Microsoft’s Legal Head: U.S. must Stop Secret Gag Orders

Microsoft president and CLO Brad Smith says secretly subpoenaing data from cloud providers—blocking them from telling customers—must stop.
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An Inside Look at How Hackers Operate

We’ve all seen shows where a character like The Flash, for instance, needs eyes on a situation to fight the bad guy, and a computer nerd, like Felicity, breaks into Central City’s camera network to help save the day. Movies like WarGames, … Continue reading An Inside Look at How Hackers Operate

How Will Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Be Seen Moving Forward?

Artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity can be a double-edged sword. While AI can effectively mitigate threats and prevent potential cyberattacks, criminals can also exploit the technology to their advantage – putting businesses and customers at … Continue reading How Will Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Be Seen Moving Forward?

EA’s Source: It’s in the Game (and in Hackers’ Hands)

Electronic Arts got hacked, and its source code stolen. Hackers took hundreds of gigabytes of game source code and tools.
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Is Apple’s App Store ‘Teeming’ with Scams?

Roughly 2% of the top-grossing apps in Apple’s store are, in some way, “scams,” claims the Daily Bezos.
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White House Pushes Private Sector to Address Ransomware

The White House put the private sector on notice Thursday, June 3, 2021, demanding that organizations bolster security to meet increasingly aggressive and disruptive cybersecurity threats and urged them to “immediately convene their leadership teams” … Continue reading White House Pushes Private Sector to Address Ransomware

Chrome Fake Reviews: It’s Worse than We Thought

The problem of fake reviews in the Google Chrome extensions store is bigger than it seems, new analysis shows.
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Compromised Cloud Costs Orgs $6.2 Million Annually

Compromised cloud accounts cost companies an average of $6.2 million each year according to the Ponemon Institute, and more than two-thirds of professionals said the compromised accounts represented a “significant security risk” to their c… Continue reading Compromised Cloud Costs Orgs $6.2 Million Annually

Microsoft Office 365 a Major Supply Chain Attack Vector 

Performance issues are not the only concern users have about Microsoft Office 365 and Azure cloud services: the office productivity suite also represents a major threat vector and an attractive target for network and supply chain attacks.  On a quanti… Continue reading Microsoft Office 365 a Major Supply Chain Attack Vector