26 Nov

The Privacy Sandbox saga continues: UK watchdog extracts more commitments from Google over advertising tech

The torrid tale of Google’s Privacy Sandbox took another turn today with the UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) saying it has “secured improved commitments”

Author rabih
26 Nov

Government-favoured child safety app warned it could violate the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act with message-scanning tech

A company repeatedly endorsed by ministers backing the UK’s Online Safety Bill was warned by its lawyers that its technology could breach the Investigatory Powers

Author rabih
26 Nov

If you want to see off next year’s cyber-threats, the time to prepare is … now

Paid Post Whatever sector you’re in, 2022 is likely to mean more and nastier cyber-threats. But you’ll be much better prepared to face them down

Author rabih
25 Nov

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint laid low. Not by malware, but by another buggy Windows patch

A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has had to reset the “Days since we last shot ourselves in the foot” counter at the company’s HQ after a

Author rabih
25 Nov

McAfee Enterprise Defender Blog | CISA Alert: MS Exchange & Fortinet Vulnerabilities

Threat Summary On November 17, 2021, The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) pushed an Alert entitled “Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Cyber Actors Exploiting Microsoft

Author rabih
25 Nov

It’s about the survival of the fittest – CISOs must be brave enough to throw away their security playbook, or suffer the consequences

Advertorial I’m always asked what keeps me awake at night. Being targeted by APT groups? New ransomware strains? But if you’re worrying about being attacked

Author rabih
25 Nov

UK.gov emits draft IoT and smartphone security law for Parliamentary scrutiny

A new British IoT product security law is racing through the House of Commons, with the government boasting it will outlaw default admin passwords and

Author rabih
25 Nov

Google advises passwords are good, spear phishing is bad, and free clouds get attacked

Google’s Cybersecurity Action Team has released its first “threat horizon” report on the scary things it’s found on the internet. The advertising giant launched the

Author rabih
25 Nov

Huawei’s AppGallery riddled with malware-infected games

Cybersecurity researchers at anti-virus software company Dr Web have discovered a treasure trove of malware-laced Android games on Huawei’s AppGallery. The trojan, Android.Cynos.7.origin, is a

Author rabih
25 Nov

US bans Chinese firms – including one linked to HPE’s China JV – for feeding tech to Beijing’s military

The US Dept of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has added 27 companies to its list of entities prohibited from doing business with the

Author rabih
24 Nov

Max Schrems hits Irish Data Protection Commissioner with corruption complaint

Data privacy campaign group noyb, founded by Austrian lawyer Max Schrems, has filed a complaint with the Austrian Office for the Prosecution of Corruption (WKStA)

Author rabih
24 Nov

Apple’s Pegasus lawsuit a ‘declaration of war’ against offensive software developers, says Kaspersky director

Kaspersky’s APAC director of Global Research and Analysis, Vitaly Kamlyuk, has called Apple’s lawsuit against Pegasus maker NSO a “declaration of war against software developers.”

Author rabih
24 Nov

How a malicious Android app could covertly turn the DSP in your MediaTek-powered phone into an eavesdropping bug

Check Point Research will today spill the beans on security holes it found within the audio processor firmware in millions of smartphones, which can be

Author rabih
24 Nov

Yes, ransomware is your number one security nightmare. But here’s how to sleep easy

Advertorial It may have escaped your notice, but last month was Cybersecurity Awareness month, and this year’s theme is “Do Your Part. Be #CyberSmart”. That

Author rabih
24 Nov

China trying to export its Great Firewall and governance model

China is actively trying to export its internal internet governance model, according to a paper from the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic

Author rabih
23 Nov

Apple sues ‘amoral 21st century mercenaries’ NSO for infecting iPhones with Pegasus spyware

Apple today sued NSO Group, which sells spyware to governments and other organizations, for infecting and snooping on people’s iPhones. In a strongly worded filing

Author rabih
23 Nov

Zero-day proof-of-concept exploit lands for Windows make-me-admin vulnerability

The day has a ‘y’ in it, so it must be time for another zero day to drop for a Microsoft product. In this case,

Author rabih
23 Nov

FBI, CISA urge organizations to be on guard for attacks during holidays

Threat actors have previously timed ransomware and other attacks to coincide with holidays and weekends In the run-up to Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the

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