Data Too Dear? Set YouTube to Download in India While You Sleep
Indians love to watch video. Yet data is expensive for most users, and speeds are often so slow that even a short YouTube clip …
80 Percent of Organizations Experienced a Cyber Security Incident in 2015
According to the results of a recent Spiceworks survey of 197 IT professionals, 80 percent of respondents acknowledged having experienced a cyber security incident …
And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered
The plot thickens: After Dell confirmed that one of its support tools installed a dangerous self-signed root certificate and private key on computers, users …
Hilton says malware targeted its credit card system
Hilton Worldwide says it has identified and removed malware that targeted card payment systems at some of its hotels over a 17 week period …
Google Claims Innocence In Accusations That It Deceptively Collects Student Data
Google GOOGL -2.79% denied accusations that it deceptively tracks and stores student data through its education services on Wednesday in a public post defending …
Blackberry to ‘exit’ Pakistan over data-retention row
Phone-maker Blackberry is to stop operating in Pakistan at the end of 2015 because of government requests to monitor customer data. The Pakistani government …
FTC allows selfies to verify parental consent for kids using online services
Rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act require websites and online services directed at children to take the consent of the child’s parent …
CISA won’t do much to turn threat intelligence into action
With the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) the feds are trying to make it more attractive to share threat intelligence, but it won’t do …
All CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware victims can now recover their files for free
If your computer was infected with the CoinVault or Bitcryptor ransomware programs you’re in luck — at least compared to other ransomware victims. Chances …
Police seek powers to access browsing history of UK computer users
Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication …
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