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Cybersecurity Headlines

CYBER SECURITY HEADLINES

Cyber Security Headlines – September 15, 2020

ByteDance chooses Oracle's bid to become TikTok's trusted technology partner Oracle confirmed that its bid for TikTok was selected, paving the way to become the...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 14, 2020

SoftBank close to a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia, creating a powerhouse "The potential deal, worth more than $40 billion, is the latest in...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 11, 2020

Portland passes bans on facial recognition technology The move comes from a unanimous vote by the Portland, Oregon City Council on two facial recognition tech...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 10, 2020

NSA, CIA have proof of Russians hacking Florida voting systems, says Woodward's ‘Rage’ It’s not November yet, but it’s time for an election dust-up in...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 9, 2020

China launches initiative to set global data-security rules "China is launching its own initiative to establish global standards for data security, as a counter measure...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 8, 2020

Visa discovers new skimming malware The company's Payment Fraud Disruption unit discovered the Baka skimmer back in February, ultimately finding seven severs distributing the malware....

Cyber Security Headlines – September 4, 2020

Facebook formally codifies policy on third-party vulnerabilities The change was published in a blog post, and Facebook says that when third-party critical bugs or security...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 3, 2020

U.S. spying exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules The government surveillance operation that National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on seven...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 2, 2020

Facebook threatens to block sharing of news stories in Australia "In a response to pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that would require...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 1, 2020

Apple accidentally notarized malware on macOS The malware was initially discovered by college student Peter Dantini and passed on to security researcher Patrick Wardle. The...

Cyber Security Headlines – August 31, 2020

China’s new salvo in TikTok war means restrictions on AI technology exports "New restrictions, unveiled Friday by China’s ministries in charge of commerce, science and...

Cyber Security Headlines – August 28, 2020

You can teach a Qbot new tricks The banking trojan Qbot was initially discovered in 2008, but a new report from Check Point Research finds...

Cyber Security Headlines – August 27, 2020

Facebook warns Apple privacy changes will decimate ads When iOS 14 hits iPads and iPhones in September, advertisers should expect weaker performance, Facebook claims. Apple...

Cyber Security Headlines – August 26, 2020

Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite Epic Games has won a partial victory against Apple thanks to a temporary restraining order...

Cyber Security Headlines – August 25, 2020

Application Guard for Office is now in public preview Microsoft released Application Guard for Office in public preview. This automatically opens files from untrusted sources...