Massive Pacemaker Recall Over Hacking Threat
The FDA recently issued a recall order on nearly half a million pacemakers that have serious security flaws. They could allow hackers to take control of them, run their batteries dry or ...
Newly Discovered Vulnerabilities In Bluetooth Could Affect Your Devices
If you haven’t heard of the “BlueBorne” attack vector yet, you probably will in the months ahead It’s perhaps one of the most invasive, pervasive attack vectors in the history of the ...
HIPAA Compliance, Enforcement Top Priority For New Agency Head
Roger Severino is a man on a mission. If you’re not familiar with the name, and your company has to comply with HIPAA regulations, then you’ll probably be hearing a lot about ...
Google Has Found A Way To Increase Internet Speed
Google has taken up the task of making the internet faster, not by installing thousands of miles of fiber optic cable, but rather, with math. The big brains in Google’s engineering department ...
Hackers May Have Gained Instagram Users’ Info Through Mobile Bug
A group of hackers recently bragged about having obtained the personal details of some six million Instagram users, including a number of A-list celebrities that include the likes of Adele, David Beckham ...
Adequacy Is Unacceptable
Recently, while working on a program for a company that has been in business for over 64 years, I came ...
New Android App Allows Anyone To Create Ransomware
There’s a new Android app to be aware of. This one allows anyone, even without any technical skills, to create ransomware, in a matter of minutes. It’s a menu-driven system that automates ...
What Will You Do When This Disaster Hits Your Business?
WE PRACTICALLY GUARANTEE IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU In today's world of rampant cybercrime, every savvy business owner knows the necessity ...
Extensions In Popular Web Browsers Found To Have Vulnerabilities
Security researchers in Europe have discovered a pair of flaws that relate to modern web browsers’ extension system. Exploiting these flaws would allow a patient and determined hacker to determine with absolute ...
Microsoft May Stop Forcing Windows Updates In Upcoming Windows 10 Release
Microsoft has been under fire for forcing its legion of Windows 10 users to automatically receive security updates for the OS. The level of outcry against it has been loud and constant, ...