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Comcast Joins Mozilla’s Secure Browsing Initiative

Matt Milano - June 26, 2020

Emerging Tech

Boston Bans Facial Recognition For Government Use

Matt Milano - June 25, 2020

CybersecurityUpdate

Sony Announces $50,000 PlayStation Bug Bounty

Matt Milano - June 25, 2020

CybersecurityUpdate

Senators Introduce Legislation Attacking Encryption

Matt Milano - June 24, 2020

Business

How Does Hacking Impact Password Security?

Brian Wallace - June 22, 2020

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Knoxville’s Network

Knoxville, TN has suffered a major ransomware attack, forcing it to shut down its entire network....

Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police

Microsoft has become the third major tech company to announce it will not sell facial recognition technology to police....

UK/Huawei Showdown Heats Up

The ongoing showdown over the UK’s decision to revisit Huawei’s role in the country’s 5G network is heating up....

Signal Now Allows Chat History Transfer on iOS

Secure messaging app Signal has added the ability to transfer one’s chat history on iOS devices. Signa...

Honda Partially Halts Production Due to Cyberattack

Honda has had to halt production at some of its facilities as a result of a cyberattack. Honda’s...

Java Ransomware Spotted In The Wild

A Java-based ransomware that targets the software market and education sectors has been spotted in the wild by Blackberry....

IBM Unveils Homomorphic Encryption Toolkit for macOS and iOS

IBM has unveiled a toolkit for developers to start implementing homomorphic encryption on macOS and iOS....

Messaging App Signal Adds Blur Tool

Popular messaging app Signal has added blur tools to help protect the identities and privacy of people in photos....

The Case For Paid Zoom Plans: Free Plans Don’t Have End-to-End Encryption

Following Zoom’s addition of end-to-end encryption, the company’s CEO made it clear that only paying customers benefit from it....

Parachute Introduces Superlock, Prevents Others From Stopping Your Video

Parachute has introduced a new feature, Superlock, that is designed to stop an unauthorized user from killing your live-streamed video....

Majority of Users Don’t Change Passwords After Data Breach

A new study has found the vast majority of users fail to change their passwords after being notified their data was impacted by a security breach....

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Clearview AI

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Illinois against facial recognition firm Clearview AI. Clearview...

Britain Wants to Create 5G Alliance to Counter China

Following ongoing issues with its decision to include Huawei in part of its 5G network, Britain is now interested in creating a 5G alliance to counter Chi...

Qatar Demonstrates Danger of Contact Tracing Apps

A major security vulnerability left Qatari citizens open to having highly sensitive, personal information stolen....

Google Bringing End-to-End Encryption to RCS Messages

Google appears prepared to bring end-to-end encryption to RCS messages, helping it better compete with Apple iMessages....

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