Collaborate Disseminate
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) have published their combined response to the UK government’s Online Harms White Paper. The white paper, published in April 2019, with a public consultation peri… Continue reading EFF, OTI Respond to UK’s Online Harms Legislative Proposal
During an investigation into a possibly shared RTF weaponizer by Indian and Chinese APT groups, researchers have discovered that multiple Chinese groups have updated the weaponizer to exploit the Microsoft Equation Editor (EE) vulnerability CVE-2018-07… Continue reading Multiple Chinese Groups Share the Same RTF Weaponizer
Americans are keen on security, but do not necessarily understand it. This is the conclusion of a new survey of 1,300 Americans undertaken by YouGov, which basically suggests that attitudes towards cybersecurity exceed actions taken to ensure cybersecu… Continue reading Americans Want to Protect Their Information, but Don’t Know How: Survey
Bruce Schneier announced in a brief blog post, “I’m leaving IBM.” His three-year stint with what he calls “the nicely ambiguous title of ‘Special Advisor'” ended at the end of June 2019. He gives no specific future plans beyond saying that he will cont… Continue reading Bruce Schneier Moves on from IBM
Hacking Smart Homes – the Stuff of Horror Movies
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Continue reading Smart Home Hacked via Vulnerabilities, Social Engineering
It may sound far-fetched, but American tech firms could be excused for wondering if the European Union is using consumer-oriented legislation as a form of protectionism for its smaller industry against foreign giants.
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Continue reading European Legislation and the American Tech Industry
On June 25, 2019, Cybereason reported that hackers, most likely China’s state affiliated APT10 group, had comprehensively hacked numerous telecommunications companies around the world.
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Continue reading Industry Reactions to Nation-State Hacking of Global Telcos
A New ENISA to Develop New Harmonized European Security Certifications
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Continue reading ENISA Transforms to European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
Waltham, MA-based email security firm GreatHorn has raised an additional $13 million in a new funding round technically filed as a Series A-1. The round was co-led by new investor RRE Ventures and existing investor .406 Ventures, with participation fro… Continue reading Email Security Firm GreatHorn Raises $13 Million
Researchers have discovered a chain of flaws in EA Games’ login process that could allow an attacker to take over the accounts of any or multiple EA gamers — and there are 300 million of these around the globe. Stolen gaming credentials are valuable a… Continue reading EA Games Login Flaw Exposed Accounts of 300 Million Gamers