Новости за 21.12.2018

The latest Android iteration brings along a great deal of security improvements, including better encryption and authentication, Google says. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, the Department of Justice announced. 

The government of Singapore this week announced plans to launch a second bug bounty program in collaboration with hacker-powered security platform HackerOne.

Executives may need to reconsider whether Amazon's Alexa personal assistant is listening to more than just their commands. Or perhaps the telephone conference attendee who pauses to gather details from Alexa is giving the device more than just his or her own comments.

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan have pointed the finger at China for sophisticated cyberattacks launched by a threat group known as APT10 against organizations around the world. The U.S.

Almost since its inception in October 2016, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been considering how to formalize its vulnerability disclosure process. While the agency has a wider role in strengthening the overall cyber security of UK business, it has a more specific responsibility towards government systems.

France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide.

Caribou Coffee informed customers this week that more than 260 of its stores in the United States were hit by a data breach that resulted in the exposure of payment card information.

Phishing attacks have become more targeted and sophisticated and also show a focus on enterprises, cloud-based Internet security services provider Cyren says.

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand officially blamed China on Thursday for the cyberattacks launched by a threat group known as APT10 against organizations around the world.

A vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an attacker to retrieve files or replace software images on a device.