Three U.S. presidents have issued directives over the past 21 years on critical infrastructure protection of the natural and man-made resources the U.S. depends on to function, as well as the systems needed for their delivery and protection. Because all critical assets are not controlled by the federal government, President Bill Clinton in 1998 first laid
by Lisa Vaas The online activist group Fight for the Future is calling for a Federal ban on facial recognition surveillance. Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future, compared facial recognition to nuclear or biological weapons: while we can’t go back in time to ban the development of those technologies, we still have
Few seasons are more important to the parent-child bond than summer. The days are longer, fewer activities are crowding the family calendar, and if we’re lucky, we can grab a few more quiet moments with one another. So how will you spend these last few, magical weeks of summer before the frenzy of a new
ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years The Buhtrap group is well known for its targeting of financial institutions and businesses in Russia. However, since late 2015, we have witnessed an interesting change in its traditional targets. From a pure criminal group perpetrating cybercrime for financial gain,
Are you sure the WhatsApp app you are using on your Android device is legitimate, even if it’s working perfectly as intended? …Or the JioTV, AppLock, HotStar, Flipkart, Opera Mini or Truecaller app—if you have installed any of these? I’m asking this because cybersecurity researchers just yesterday revealed eye-opening details about a widespread Android malware
Greg Yap Contributor Greg is a partner at Menlo Ventures and focuses on life science and digital health technology investments. Today’s wearables are still designed for the healthy and wealthy, not those who could benefit the most. Medical wearables offer the potential to collect health data and improve health via a combination of real-time AI
We’re opening the doors for you to showcase your tech and talent to the international startup community at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019 on 11-12 December. How? Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package. Disrupt Berlin attracts thousands of attendees from more than 50 countries around the world — including hundreds of investors and international media outlets. Plant
A new version of the advanced malicious surveillance tool, FinSpy, has been observed stealing information from global governments, law enforcement and NGOs, according to new research from Kaspersky. “The new implants work on both iOS and Android devices and can monitor activity on almost all popular messaging services, including encrypted ones, and hide their traces better
In early May, hackers infiltrated the Baltimore, Md., computer network. The ransomware attack ended normal business operations, interrupted critical city services, cost the city millions and inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of residents. Baltimore joined the list of other cities that have fallen victim to serious ransomware threats that affect business and commerce. While ransomware attacks
by Paul Ducklin A few short days ago, we wrote up the news that Mozilla was up for an internet award… …for cybervillainy! We didn’t see that one coming, but it’s no lie: the UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) shortlisted Mozilla for the dishonourable title of 2019 Internet Villain. The other two entries on
You’ve probably heard of the popular video conferencing platform, Zoom. This platform enables its millions of users in various locations to virtually meet face to face. In an effort to enhance user experience and work around changes in Safari 12, Zoom installed a web server that allows users to enjoy one-click-to-join meetings. Unfortunately, a security
ESET research discovers a zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows In June 2019, ESET researchers identified a zero-day exploit being used in a highly targeted attack in Eastern Europe. The exploit abuses a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, specifically a NULL pointer dereference in the win32k.sys
A new ransomware family has been found targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices made by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems and holding users’ data hostage until a ransom is paid, researchers told The Hacker News. Ideal for home and small business, NAS devices are dedicated file storage units connected to a network or through the Internet, which
Zoox CTO and co-founder Jesse Levinson revealed a few more details today about the company’s autonomous vehicle hardware, which it’s designing along with its software stack from the ground up. Levinson told us onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility that Zoox’s vehicle will have fully independent active four-wheel suspension — a design detail that will translate
Dataform, a U.K. company started by ex-Googlers that wants to make it easier for businesses to manage their data warehouses, has picked up $2 million in funding. Leading the round is LocalGlobe, with participation from a number of unnamed angel investors. The startup is also an alumni of Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator and graduated
The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced an intention to fine Marriott International £99m for “infringements of the GDPR.” Relating to an incident that Marriott reported in November 2018, which saw approximately 339 million guest records exposed globally, of which around 30 million related to residents of 31 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) and
Cyber threat intelligence has become a critical tool for organizations trying to defend their networks. A 2019 survey from the cybersecurity-focused SANS Institute found that 72% of survey respondents are either consuming or producing cyber threat intelligence (CTI). Only 8% say they don’t use it and have no plans to start. Yet how well organizations
by Lisa Vaas Zoom, a company that sells video conferencing software for the business market, is tweaking the app to fix a vulnerability in its software that allows malicious websites to force users into a Zoom call with the webcam turned on. The flaw was discovered by security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh, who documented it in
As a U.S. cybersecurity company, McAfee supports legislation that aims to safeguard U.S. election security. After the 2016 election, McAfee sees the importance of improving and preserving election security; we even offered free security tools to local election boards prior to the 2018 elections and released educational research on how localities can best protect themselves
The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts British Airways and Marriott Starwood are facing massive fines in the United Kingdom for cyber-incidents that compromised the personal data of their customers. Yesterday, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) unveiled its intention to slap a
Microsoft today released its monthly batch of software security updates for the July month to patch a total of 77 vulnerabilities, 14 are rated Critical, 62 are Important, and 1 is rated Moderate in severity. The July 2019 security updates include patches for various supported versions of Windows operating systems and other Microsoft products, including
Against a backdrop of rising violence against religious minorities around the world, Twitter today said that it would update its hateful conduct rules to include dehumanizing speech against religious groups. “After months of conversations and feedback from the public, external experts and our own teams, we’re expanding our rules against hateful conduct to include language that dehumanizes others
India ordered an investigation into Google’s alleged abuse of Android’s dominance in the country to hurt local rivals in April. A document made public by the local antitrust watchdog has now further revealed the nature of the allegations and identified the people who filed the complaint. Umar Javeed, Sukarma Thapar, two associates at Competition Commission of India
The Department of Energy (DOE) engaged in conversations with industry partners in order to advance the cybersecurity of industrial control systems in the nation’s critical infrastructure, including power utilities and pipelines, according to FedScoop and E&E News. “Private entities and key agencies formed a consortium over concerns industrial control systems (ICS) are increasingly being targeted by
Although there is some debate over the value of certain security certification programs, most of them can deliver… more significant benefits to professionals than the traditional self-study options. A certification, for instance, covers topics that are broader than purely the interest of the student, which requires the student to learn more than just the minimum
by Danny Bradbury Hackers just infiltrated virtual reality (VR), enabling them to manipulate users’ immersive 3D worlds. At the Recon cybersecurity show in Montreal, researchers Alex Radocea and Philip Pettersson demonstrated how to hack virtual reality worlds on three platforms. The first was VR Chat, a virtual chat room available via online gaming platform Steam
In the 17th century, poet John Donne wrote, “no man is an island entire of itself.” He also mentioned every man is “a part of the main.” Fast forward to the 21st century and you’ll find this concept still rings true, especially as it relates to security. Like everything else in the world, the security
ESET researchers have discovered a malicious campaign distributing a backdoor via torrents, with Korean TV content used as a lure Fans of Korean TV should be on the lookout for an ongoing campaign spreading malware via torrent sites, using South Korean movies and TV shows as a guise. The malware allows the attacker to connect
Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its customers during last year’s security breach. British Airways, who describes itself as “The World’s Favorite Airline,” disclosed a breach last year that exposed personal details
Instagram announced two new features today that it said are designed to combat online bullying. In both cases, the Facebook -owned service seems to be trying to find ways to limit bad behavior without outright blocking posts or banning users. “We can do more to prevent bullying from happening on Instagram, and we can do
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