Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft’s Edge browser has finally joined Mozilla Firefox and Google’s Chrome in supporting a working version of the emerging WebAuthn. Continue reading Microsoft Edge adds WebAuthn as passwords near the end
Mozilla’s Firefox browser doesn’t have site isolation security yet, but plans to enable it are in the works. Continue reading Mozilla still working on Firefox’s site isolation security revamp
Researchers have found a new variant of the Spectre CPU flaw that shows how attackers could steal data remotely without having to run malicious code on a local system. Continue reading Spectre chip weakness can be used to steal data remotely
The US network of one of the world’s largest shipping companies, COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), has been hit by a disruptive ransomware attack. Continue reading Nerves jangled by new ransomware attack on shipping giant
The pop-up blocking function of many apps and browser extensions appears to obscure an ulterior motive – spying on a user’s web traffic. Continue reading More browser extensions and apps caught spying on users
Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and “got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have caused power blackouts. Continue reading Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
Phishing attackers have failed to compromise a single employee account at Google since the company mandated authentication using U2F hardware tokens in early 2017. That’s the remarkable claim made to security writer Brian Krebs. Continue reading Google hasn’t suffered an employee phishing compromise in over a year
CarePartners said its forensic investigation identified 1500 affected records – the hackers say they took 80,000. Continue reading Hackers hold 80,000 healthcare records to ransom
To its fans, Venmo is a hassle-free P2P app that lets anyone living in the US send money to friends, split a restaurant bill, pay for a ride on Uber, or buy a hotel room. To the security conscious, it’s a privacy nightmare. Continue reading Venmo users: time to hide your drug deals and excessive pizza consumption
SemanticLock replaces passwords, PINs and patterns with a sequence of graphical icons which work semantically. Continue reading Could semantic icons replace passwords and PINs?