Security flaws haunt Ghostscript
For the third year in a row, researchers have found exploitable flaws in the open source software Ghostscript, a PDF and PostScript interpreter used by hundreds of programs on all major platforms. While the software in…
In 2016, an app called “Sex Game” was available in the Google Play store. And while it was legitimate, the bluntly titled app did not last long in the store. Soon it was gone.
Google may still be tracking you…
Adding to the growing mistrust consumers have about what tech companies do with the data they collect, we learned this week from an Associated Press investigation that Google still tracks and stores your whereabouts…
Google may still be tracking you…
Adding to the growing mistrust consumers have about what tech companies do with the data they collect, we learned this week from an Associated Press investigation that Google still tracks and stores your whereabouts…
Intel started 2018 with an unfortunate bang — the Spectre and Meltdown flaws inherent in the architecture of their chips was the main topic of conversation in the cybersecurity world. While damage control continues regarding those vulnerabilities,…
Here’s the news #nofilter: thousands of Instagram users are reporting that their accounts were hacked this month, possibly the result of a so-called spam bot attack.
At DEFCON last week, white hat hackers explained during a presentation that it is indeed possible to hack an Amazon Echo. Security researchers from Chinese conglomerate Tencent described the steps they took to turn a regular, working Echo into a spying…
A slice of Pie
Grabbing headlines this week was the release of Google’s Android 9 Pie software, which started rolling out on Tuesday to Google Pixel phones. Standard whiz-bang OS enhancements aside, from a security perspective, here’s what we found no…
When you’re using a Wi-Fi network these days, chances are you are counting on one of these protocols: WPA or WPA2. In short, your Wi-Fi signal is protected by the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA or WPA2) encryption standard. These wireless industry standar…
Questions still surround the TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) computer virus incident which shut down operations for the world’s largest semiconductor foundry last Friday, August 3. While the company maintains this was not due to a cyb…