Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app
If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google – as it continues to add new features […]
Emotion-detection in AI should be regulated, AI Now says
It’s built on junk science, yet it’s being used to determine who gets hired, fired, insured, medicated and more, the research institute […]
Monday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
From Snatch ransomware’s safe-mode reboot to Facebook’s view on end-to-end encryption – and everything in between. It’s roundup time. ——– Free High […]
Security Vulnerabilities in the RCS Texting Protocol
Interesting research: SRLabs founder Karsten Nohl, a researcher with a track record of exposing security flaws in telephony systems, argues that RCS […]
Financial Services Breaches Less Common, More Damaging, Than Those in Other Sectors
While far less common than breaches in other industry sectors, financial services breaches were more than twice as expensive, per record exposed, […]
Weak Crypto Practice Undermining IoT Device Security
Keyfactor says it was able to break nearly 250,000 distinct RSA keys – many associated with routers, wireless access points, and other […]
Mobile Devices Account for 41% of DDoS Attack Traffic
DNS amplification attacks continue to dominate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, while mobile devices make up a larger share of traffic. ——– Free […]
Ransomware ‘Crisis’ in US Schools: More Than 1,000 Hit So Far in 2019
Meanwhile, the mayor of the city of New Orleans says no ransom money demands were made as her city struggles to recover […]
SQL Server 2019 Tool Tells Attackers Which Data Is Sensitive
The design of SQL Data Discovery & Classification could let attackers pinpoint sensitive information while flying under organizations’ radars. ——– Free High […]
What Should I Look for in a Data Protection Officer?
The right candidate will possess the following skills. ——– Free High Security Email from Sigma