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Hospitals are becoming an increasingly tempting target for cyber criminals. The size of hospital networks, the vital importance of PCs on those networks remaining operational — and the way in which a large proportion of healthcare related computer systems are left running on unsupported operating systems — means that securing hospitals against cyber attacks is increasingly […] More
Special Feature Enterprises are seeing more mobile and Internet of things attacks amid broad threat surfaces and security lapses, according to a Verizon report. Verizon’s Mobile Security report for 2020, which is based on 1,100 cybersecurity and business professionals, lays out some the landscape. To wit: 43% of companies have said they have sacrificed security. […] More
Google Cloud on Monday announced a series of new security capabilities, including a new way to detect threats with Chronicle’s security analytics platform. The new security tools line up with Google Cloud’s broader efforts to cater to enterprise customers. Chronicle, a cybersecurity company hatched from Alphabet’s moonshot X unit, was folded into Google Cloud last […] More
Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s young company, Inrupt, which aims to steer the web away from oligopoly, has announced five key hires, including cryptography expert Bruce Schneier. Inrupt is the company that’s backing the open-source project, Solid, which was launched in late 2018 to address the problem of large corporations controlling most of the world’s […] More
It would probably be an exaggeration to say that Amazon Prime transformed my life, but it has made it a lot easier. My wife and i live in a historic rural community without many nearby retail resources, so the ability to get what we need, generally quickly and with no shipping costs beyond our annual […] More
Cloud storage and collaboration services like Dropbox are convenient, but not every business is comfortable with the level of security provided. If employees are sharing files with customer information or details of your next product launch, how do you make that more secure? You can hope that employees use a strong password and don’t get […] More
Did you know that all the apps on your iPhone and iPad can snoop on whatever you copy to the system clipboard (called pasteboard on iOS)? A new security demo by researchers at Mysk shows how this could be used by apps to get detailed information about the user. Must read: DOOGEE S68 Pro: One tough […] More
For many, Google is the backbone of their Internet experience. The company offers so many varied services, from the ubiquitous search and Gmail, operating systems and browser, to services such as YouTube and ads. Lots of ads. And the more you use Google services, the more Google knows about you, your browsing habits, and your […] More
