Google is conducting a “root-and-branch review” of third-party developer access to user data. The company has now said its new policy for Minimum Permission and Updated User Data Policy will be enforced starting October 15, 2019 — in other words, Chrome will no longer support sketchy extensions that gather data on Read More…
As many as 1% of enterprises say they cannot detect breach attempts today without the use of AI technologies and 48% say their budgets for AI in cybersecurity will increase by an average of 29% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, according to a report titled Capgemini’s Reinventing Cybersecurity with ArtificialRead More…
Hassan El-Banna, Business Development Manager, META, Genetec, speaks to Anita Joseph about AI in cybersecurity, IoT, risk assessment strategies and predictive analysis.Read More…
Firefox should soon be equipped with a new function that will tell you if your personal data (e-mail address, passwords, address, etc.) has been pirated, says a report on the Bleeping Computer. The Mozilla team is gradually integrating its independent Firefox Monitor service natively into Firefox. The service, which lists everyRead More…
Cybersecurity researchers have reported a critical flaw in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram that allows attackers to manipulate media files sent via the apps. This vulnerability could allow attackers to alter photographs, modify invoices (in financial scams), swap files in a particular channel feed, or potentially even manipulate audioRead More…
The most common factors holding back security awareness programmes in companies are the lack of time and staff rather than budget, although nearly 60% of the professionals surveyed say they are not even aware of the budget allocated to security awareness in their companies.Read More…
Researchers from anti-virus company Avast found seven “stalker” apps from the Google PlayStore. All of the apps were subsequently removed by Google, but not before they had been installed a total of 130,000 times in aggregate. Two of the apps, Spy Tracker, and SMS Tracker, were installed over 50,000 timesRead More…
In a research paper titled Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices, researchers have revealed that a security flaw in Bluetooth communication protocol affects iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, and Microsoft tablets and laptops. The flaw can be used to spy on users’ devices and collect their locations and IDs despite the nativeRead More…
