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Today, Google started rolling out an update to its iOS apps and online services that adds support for WebAuthn-capable security keys. Hardware security keys are devices that generate unique cryptographic keys that are used as a second proof during an authentication process after users have successfully entered their username and password. Security keys can be […] More
Image: ZDNet, WordPress Hackers have launched a massive campaign against WordPress websites over the past weekend, attacking old vulnerabilities in unpatched plugins to download configuration files from WordPress sites. The goal of the attack was to use old exploits to download or export wp-config.php files from unpatched websites, extract database credentials, and then use the […] More
Linux kernel head Linus Torvalds has trashed a patch from Amazon Web Services (AWS) engineers that was aimed at mitigating the Snoop attack on Intel CPUs discovered by an AWS engineer earlier this year. The so-called ‘Snoop-assisted L1 Data Sampling’, or Snoop (CVE-2020-0550) attacks affecting a range of Intel Xeon and Core CPUs were disclosed […] More
BlackBerry on Wednesday announced it’s partnering with the airspace security firm Dedrone to deliver counter-drone technology. Dedrone will be integrating BlackBerry’s AtHoc crisis communications software into its products to enable real-time alerts when a malicious or unauthorized drone is detected in a customer’s airspace. The new integration will allow customers to create automated, highly targeted […] More
External drives are a great way to store and backup data, but without proper encryption they make the data vulnerable to theft and snooping. And while software-based encryption solutions exist, they require effort on the part of the user and can risk leaving data unencrypted. This is why built-in hardware encryption is recommended. And the […] More
A Facebook software engineer has publicly resigned over how the social network is handling US President Trump’s posts throughout the current protests. Timothy Aveni, who has worked for the social media giant since June 2019, resigned from his post and has explained why in two separate updates on LinkedIn and Facebook, as reported by Business […] More
Germany’s various commissioners for data privacy have been kept busy during the country’s lockdown. Working from home, millions of citizens turned to online communications, including video conferencing and messaging services. Recent research shows that 57% of Germans currently use video conferencing regularly, mostly for school or work. More on privacy But even as the word […] More
CIOs are under more pressure than ever before when it comes to cybersecurity concerns, especially now that many or even all of the staff in their organisation are working from home, perhaps using unfamiliar software and hardware as they try to do their jobs on lockdown. The array of devices and applications that they have […] More
