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Today, at the 2020 edition of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced new privacy and security features for iOS and macOS users. Just like last year, this year’s theme has been on improving user privacy, with a special focus on the predatory online advertising industry. This year, Apple announced three main features that will […] More
Credit: CyberX Microsoft is acquiring IoT security vendor CyberX for an undisclosed amount, the two companies announced on June 22. Microsoft plans to integrate CyberX’s products and technologies with its existing set of IoT security products, officials said. CyberX allows customers to see their existing IoT assets so they can manage and better secure those devices, […] More
Almost 400 organizations have signed an open letter asking Congress to protect the funding of open source projects following some recent US political turmoil. Notable signatories include organizations like the Wikimedia Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Tor Project, Red Hat, Gnome, Digital Ocean, TunnelBear, the Open Source Initiative, AccessNow, Human Rights Watch, and the […] More
Microsoft has detailed how one sophisticated hacking group is able to get from a cracked cloud password to full control over a network in less than a week. “Every day, we see attackers mount an offensive against target organizations through the cloud and various other attack vectors with the goal of finding the path of […] More
There are plenty of security cameras you can install at home or in an office that will turn on automatically when they detect movement. What’s unusual about the £85.99 (inc. VAT) Imou Ranger IQ is that it has motorised pan and tilt, so it can follow someone as they move around, giving you the best […] More
Over £16 million has been lost to online shopping fraudsters and scams in the three months since the UK started lockdown as people became reliant on buying things via the internet – and criminals have taken advantage. The figure comes from Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, which has received […] More
Ron Jenkins, Getty Images An activist group has published on Friday 296 GB of data they claim have been stolen from US law enforcement agencies and fusion centers. The files, dubbed BlueLeaks, have been published by Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), a group that describes itself as a “transparency collective.” The data has been made […] More
The Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media has been tasked with probing the risk posed to the nation’s democracy by foreign actors online, but it’s been warned against ignoring the power of domestic influence in spreading misinformation. It’s also been cautioned against simply enforcing content blocking and leaving the responsibility to a handful of mostly […] More
