The University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare conducted a major reboot of their computer systems early Sunday morning in an effort to end a month-long cyberattack that university officials say…
IoT Insecurity: When Your Vacuum Turns on You
From vacuum cleaners to baby monitors, the IoT landscape continues to be plagued by concerning security issues that lead to privacy threats. SAN FRANCISCO – Hackable Internet of Things (IoT)…
Boots halts Advantage Card payments after cyber-attack
Boots has suspended payments using loyalty points in shops and online after attempts to break into customers’ accounts using stolen passwords. Customers will not be able to use Boots Advantage…
Bruce Schneier Proposes ‘Hacking Society’ for a Better Tomorrow
The security industry has the perfect skillset and adversarial defence outlook to deal with some of the emerging societal issues in today’s world said security technologist Bruce Schneier. SAN FRANCISCO…
Data breach hits agency overseeing White House communications
The US agency in charge of secure communication for the White House has been the victim of a cyber-attack. The US Department of Defence confirmed that computer systems controlled by…
Google warns Huawei owners against 'sideloading' its apps
Google has warned people not to circumvent the ban on Google apps that affects newer Huawei phones. Recent Huawei devices cannot download the Google Play app store or hugely popular…