The Swiss state owned Banque Cantonale de Geneve has confirmed that hackers have released confidential customer correspondences after the bank refused to pay the ransom demanded by the attackers
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Presenting a recorded webinar that seeks to answer this question: How is the landscape changing for cybersecurity and what do businesses need to know to protect themselves?
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President Barack Obama is planning to push legislation which would protect companies from lawsuits for sharing cyberthreat data with the government, reports the Washington Post.
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A vulnerability found in certain AMD processor firmware has been patched by the company it was revealed at the 31st Chaos Communication Congress.
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The rent-a-DDoS service that knocked out Xbox Live and Playstation Network is powered by thousands of hacked residential internet routers.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated his belief that encrypted messaging services must have backdoor access to government agencies
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Do you need Linux antivirus software? The answer is more than a simple yes or no...
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Twitter and YouTube accounts run by the US military's Central Command are hijacked by hackers claiming to back Islamic State.
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Microsoft is changing the way it distributes its Advance Notification Service, and will no longer make the security bulletins publicly available, according to eWeek.
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The Anonymous hacking collective has "declared war" against the terrorists said to be responsible for the shootings of staff at France's satyrical Charlie Hebdo magazine, reports The Telegraph.
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Google has revealed that Android smartphones and tablets running versions of the software released before 4.3 (Jellybean) will no longer be given official updates to an important part of the software
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President Barack Obama is today to propose legislation that would ensure companies inform customers of any leaks within 30 days of a data breach, reports Physorg.
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Paypal is one of the safest ways to make online payments, but there can still be security breaches if you’re not careful. Keep in mind these top 5 tips when paying online or sending money to your contacts
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Ello Privacy was launched in March 2014 as an ad-free social network alternative, however the site still needs access to your personal data. Here’s the lowdown on the network’s key privacy principles.
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Transferring all your data from iPhone to Android may seem like a hassle, but these 5 simple tips will make the transition a lot easier.
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Continuing from Consumer Electronics Show 2015 here in Las Vegas where we were covering this week the first impresisions of the show and also some lessons that this digital invasion is leaving us. Now, we will approach another interesting topic that involves privacy and new technology: drones.
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The Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission has offered stern warnings of privacy in relation to the Internet of Things in her opening remarks at CES 2015, reports SC Magazine.
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Thieves have managed to extract money from an ATM with just a Samsung Galaxy S4, a circuit board and the machine's USB based circuitboard reports Krebs on Security.
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Ever lost a kid somewhere? Not anymore if the gadget vendors have anything to say about it. Now you can digitally strap your kid to your tablet and keep track of them. Kids not running enough to stay trim? There’s an app for that that works the same way. Got high blood sugar? You can keep track of that too using the sensor-du-jour highlighted at CES 2015 in Las Vegas.
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In the wake of several high profile hacks in 2014, companies are set to spend more on cybersecurity this year, according to a survey by Piper Jaffray.
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