Cyber Security Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University | Cyber… Oct 30, 2018 A New Jersey man received a court order to pay $8.6 million for launching a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Rutgers…
Cyber Security If Firm Implies Secure, Does That Imply My Firmware Is Secure? | Cyber Security Oct 29, 2018 Has there ever been a time in your life when you asked, “How does that work”? In the early days of computing, we learned that BIOS stood for “Basic…
Cyber Security IBM Buys “Red Hat” Open-Source Software Company for $34 Billion | Cyber Security Oct 29, 2018 It’s been quite a year for the open source platforms. Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired popular code repository hosting service GitHub for $7.5…
Cyber Security British Airways hack may have hit 185,000 more customers | Cyber Security Oct 27, 2018 British Airways says its data breach potentially impacted more customers than originally thought. Kent German/CNET A British Airways data breach…
Cyber Security British Airways shows hackers to have stolen data of a total of 4,29,000 customers | Cyber Security Oct 27, 2018 International Airlines Group said an investigation into the theft of customers’ data at its British Airways unit showed hackers may have stolen the…
Cyber Security Google and Facebook accused of secretly tracking users’ locations | Cyber Security Oct 26, 2018 Google and Facebook have been hit separately by class action lawsuits accusing the companies of secretly tracking users’ locations, even after those…
Cyber Security Google Makes 2 Years of Android Security Updates Mandatory for Device Makers | Cyber Security Oct 26, 2018 When it comes to security updates, Android is a real mess. Even after Google timely rolls out security patches for its Android platform, a major…
Cyber Security Cathay Pacific breach leaks personal data on 9.4 million people | Cyber Security Oct 25, 2018 Cathay Pacific Airways passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Hong Kong’s international airport. Anthony Wallace / AFP/Getty Images Cathay…
Cyber Security WordPress takes aim at ancient versions of its software | Cyber Security Oct 25, 2018 If you’re running a very old version of WordPress on your website, the project’s staff would like a word with you. The people responsible for…
Cyber Security Survey: Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Experienced a Data Breach in the Past Three Years | Cyber… Oct 24, 2018 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual, national observance to raise awareness for online security. This is a relevant topic…