FCC tells ISPs to get customer permission before sharing sensitive info
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has passed rules requiring broadband providers to receive opt-in customer permission to share sensitive personal…
No need to shoot down drones! Many of them can now be hijacked
A security researcher has devised a method of hijacking a wide variety of radio- controlled airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats and…
Qualcomm agrees to buy automotive chip-maker for over $37 billion
Microprocessor maker Qualcomm is spending its way out of a stagnating mobile phone industry, offering to buy NXP Semiconductors, a…
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Privacy group shoots legal arrow at Privacy Shield
Privacy Shield, the legal agreement allowing businesses to export Europeans’ personal information to the U.S., is under fire. An Irish…
Microsoft adds macro blocker to Office 2013 to stymie old-school attackers
Microsoft yesterday said that it had added a malware-in-macros blocker to Office 2013 after customers demanded that it expand the…
When coffee makers attack
It was shocking to learn that the recent distributed denial-of-service attack of the nation’s internet infrastructure via DNS provider Dyn…
Protection is dead. Long live detection.
When it comes to security, protection will fail. USB drives will be lost. Users will click on and respond to…
Samsung's smartphone share hit by Note7 debacle, stiff competition
Samsung Electronics continued on top of the smartphone market in the third quarter but was battered by the impact of…
IBM: In 5 years, Watson A.I. will be behind your every decision
LAS VEGAS — In the next five years, every important decision, whether it’s business or personal, will be made with…