Cyber Security Headlines is a six-minute news podcast available every weekday at 6 A.M. ET. At the end of the week (Fridays at 3:30 P.M. ET) we invite a security practitioner to comment on the top stories on the companion Week in Review show (20 minutes) where viewers can participate live. Week in Review also made available via podcast feed.
Apple responds to macOS privacy concerns
Apple's Gatekeeper security service was first released on Mac's in 2012, and “performs online checks to verify if an...
Finland pushes through change to ID code law
The Finish government said it was preparing new legislation to allow citizens to change their personal identity...
Facebook extends ban on political ads
In the announcement, the social network said that the ban would extend for another month. Facebook cited the delays...
Biden aide Bill Russo attacks Facebook’s post-election role
Mr. Russo, who is deputy press secretary to the US president-elect tweeted that Facebook is not doing...
Inrupt launches enterprise privacy platform
In 2017, Tim Berners-Lee launched a company called Inrupt to market products that used the open-source Solid system. Monday, Inrupt...
Net neutrality and broadband expansion possible under Biden presidency
Of the many changes expected to come about in a Biden presidency, tech industry watchers are...
Facebook updates its premature victory policy
On election night, Facebook told the Wall Street Journal that it's policy to label candidate posts claiming premature victory...
Facebook and Instagram add pop-up banners about election results
The banners inform US users that the results of the US election have not been determined,...
Instagram banner mistakenly advertises Wednesday as Election Day for some subscribers
On Tuesday, a subset of Instagram subscribers saw a notification that stated “Tomorrow is...
Twitter clarifies its election results policy
The company had previously said it will label misleading tweets claiming premature victory in the US presidential election. Now...
Cybersecurity specialists list their election week fears
Calling it the Super Bowl for malicious actors, cybersecurity specialists have a long list of fears over election...
Hackers steal funds from the Wisconsin Republican Party
According to the party’s chairman Andrew Hitt, the attackers stole $2.3 million from the state, with suspicious...
NSA refuses to say if it still uses encryption backdoors
The National Security Agency declined to disclose to Sen. Ron Wyden its promised new guidance...
TikTok partners with Shopify on social commerce
The deal aims to make it easier for Shopify’s over one million merchants to reach TikTok’s younger audience...
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