A new report titled “Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination Report and Action Plan” has shed some light on the cybersecurity inadequacy of U.S. federal agencies. Please note that: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing this Federal Cybersecurity Risk…
A flaw has been discovered in Windows’s JScript component. The vulnerability can lead to execution of malicious code on a vulnerable system, researchers warn. More about the JScript Component Vulnerability The JScript flaw was discovered by security researcher Dmitri Kaslov…
Is GDPR going to reflect the activity of the WHOIS database which has been helping law enforcement and security researchers uncover malware operators? According to two cybersecurity and privacy attorneys, GDPR is very likely to interfere with the availability of…
Endpoint attacks on medical management have become common today. Learn about some tips that can help you increase the security of such devices. Ponemon recently created a report in which they demonstrated how attacks on the healthcare industry aren’t only…
Chrome 67 for Windows has just been released. The stable release brings along 34 security fixes and default support for WebAuthn, the new specification that kills off passwords. More about Chrome 67 Chrome 67 is the first version of Chrome…
An industry-wide security flaw identified as CVE-2018-11235 has been discovered in Git. The vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user performs operations in a malicious repository. CVE-2018-11235 Official Description In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x…
Facebook has finally introduced two-factor (2FA) authentication to users who are not willing to share their phone numbers. Instead of giving away such highly sensitive personal details, users are now welcome to try out Facebook’s 2FA via authenticator apps where…
A new privacy-related (perhaps inspired by the GDPR activation) scam, this time affecting Facebook users, has surfaced the web. Read carefully this article in case you have posted a notice to your Facebook timeline where you proclaim your copyright ownership…
Pornhub is launching a VPN service with free, unlimited bandwidth to improve the privacy of its users. The service is called VPNhub and the apps for iOS and Android are already available for download, with Windows and MacOS apps for…
Microsoft has once again been found to push Windows 10 to users who specifically said they didn’t want it. This time user complaints are about Windows 10 version 1803 – the upgrade has been pushed onto systems that were set…
Security experts discovered a dangerous malicious instance in Android devices. Yesterday one of the major anti-virus vendors announced that they have found that over 140 cheap Android devices that are being sold to customers include a threat known as the…
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently revealed that Amazon has started selling facial recognition software to at least two US law enforcement agencies. A recently published ACLU report has shown that…
Security experts discovered a dangerous bug that affects applications built for Apple’s mobile software infrastructure. According to the published information the ZipperDown vulnerability affects around 10% of all iOS apps released publicly. It is possible that this bug can function…
A relatively new research recently uncovered that there is a hidden patch gap in Android devices. Researchers spent two years analyzing 1,200 Android phones and presenting the results during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam. Now, new research…
A Spectre variant 4 vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel and represents a very dangerous threat to all affected machines. All system administrators are urged to apply the latest updates as soon as possible to mitigate any possible…
LocationSmart claimed that it could locate any phone in the United States, and now it is being investigated after a security researcher exposed a security vulnerability on its website. As a result, the Federal Communications Comission (FCC) has started an…
Has your Facebook Android app been acting strangle lately? User reports indicate that the app has been users for superuser (root) permissions which grant Facebook full access to users’ devices. The superuser prompt says “Grants full access to your device”…
Small business owners who choose to discount the risks associated with a cyber attack or data breach could be making a very serious error. From social engineering to the vulnerabilities found within outdated software, identifying the biggest threats to their…
GDPR (General Data Privacy Regulation) is on its way, replacing the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive, and it is going to change the world of personal information for good. Exactly what will change and how are enterprises handling our data…
A new report reveals that yet another Facebook app has been gathering personal details from millions of users, and selling it to interested parties. Apparently, data from millions of Facebook users who used the popular myPersonality app, including their answers…
