The US is expected to press for a retrial in the high-stakes trial of Joshua Schulte, suspected of raiding the CIA’s cyber arsenal.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation
Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.
Watch out for Office 365 and G Suite scams, FBI warns businesses
The FBI has warned users of Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite hosted email about Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams.
Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant.
Ex-Inspector General indicted for stealing data on 250k govt colleagues
Crime doesn’t pay, even if you have the audacity to try to sell your employer its own, free software and personal data on your own colleagues.
Phone carriers may soon be forced to adopt anti-robocall tech
US carriers haven’t been doing enough to block robocalls voluntarily. The Federal Communications Commission’s response? Fine – we’ll make you.
It’s not a breach… it’s just that someone else has your data
If you lose someone’s data because of a configuration blunder that lets crooks in without any actual hacking… is that a “breach” or not?
One billion Android smartphones racking up security flaws
How long do Android devices continue to receive security updates after they’re purchased? The answer is: barely two years.
Microsoft: Turn off Memory Integrity if it’s causing problems
Microsoft has finally clarified how users can fix a Windows security measure that has been causing hardware problems: turn it off.
Now you need a notarized document to get a .gov domain
The US government is tightening its rules around the registration of government web domains to stop fraudsters impersonating government sites.