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WhatsApp Denies It Has Compromised Encryption With ‘Backdoor’
UPDATED: Researcher says WhatsApp can reissue encryption keys for offline devices, compromising privacy. WhatsApp says there is no backdoor and design decision saves millions of messages
Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce
Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team
Attackers ‘Steal’ 900GB Of Data From Phone Hacker Cellebrite
The stolen information in Cellebrite hack included customer information and technical product data
BT Secures Data Centre Platform With TrendMicro ‘Deep Security’
BT makes latest move to secure cloud of clouds
Google Cloud Increases Encryption Push With Key Management Service
New beta tool for Google Cloud seeks to simplify encryption key management
Poll: Should We Fear Or Embrace AI?
POLL: What do you think about artificial intelligence and automation?
Swiss-US Privacy Shield Mimics EU Data Sharing Arrangement
Switzerland's Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US is similar to the EU, aiding multinationals and offering potential Brexit insight
Netflix Phishing Scam Targets Credit Card Data
Unsuspecting users are directed to fake Netflix login pages and tricked into handing over personal details
GCHQ Selects Seven Startups To Lead Future Of UK Cyber Security
The accelerator programme is part of the UK government's long-term plan to boost the country's cyber security sector
DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’
Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and internationally” that the U.S. considers its elections critical, the agency says
ICO Slaps Insurers RSA With £150,000 Fine After Data Protection ‘Failure’
An unencrypted hard drive containing customer's names, addresses and bank account details was stolen
Windows 10 Creators Update Brings Streamlined Privacy Controls
Redmond looks to give Windows 10 users more control over the diagnostic data it collects
Yandex Browser Brings More AI Smarts To MacOS
The enhanced browser offers boosted security and content recommendation features
Avast Adds Fresh Security Tech Into AVG 2017 Suite
AVG 2017 not has access to Avast's CyberCapture tool for real-time threat detection
Civil Liberties Group Targets Crowdfunded Court Challenge Against Snoopers’ Charter
Liberty wants to put the core parts of the Investigatory Powers Act to the legal test
Browser Autofill Profile Poses Security Risk
Form filling vulnerability. Handy autofill profiles could potentially pose a security risk, says researcher
27,000 MongoDB Databases Suffer Ransomware Attack
Widespead ransomware attack now impacts over 27,000 MongoDB databases, according to researchers
FTC Suit Against D-Link Warns All IoT Device Makers To Boost Security
ANALYSIS: Despite claims about advanced security, the FTC says D-Link hard-coded login credentials leaving encryption keys unprotected and publicly exposed
Quiz Of The Week: The Tech Quiz Of 2016
What do you know about the past year in the world of tech?
WhatsApp Scam Claims To Offer Free 3G And Wi-Fi
The fraudsters are able to tailor the content they serve depending on the characteristics shown by the victim
D-Link Charged By US For Router Security Failures
Router maker allegedly failed to take reasonable security steps to protect data against hackers
KillDisk Malware Targets Linux With £160,000 Ransom Demand
Researchers warn that paying up probably won't help you get your files back
Android Users Beware Of Fake Super Mario Run Apps
A fake, credit card-stealing Android version of Mario Super Run is doing the rounds
Google Patches Android For 90 Vulnerabilities In January Update
Google starts the new year with another large security update for Android, once again patching mediaserver, Qualcomm and Linux kernel vulnerabilities.
CES 2017: Is UK Government Support For Tech Really ‘Embarrassing’?
ANALYSIS: CES head says lack of UK presence at show is embarrassing, but is the criticism fair?
Intel & BitDefender Target Smart Home Security
CES 2017: Lock it down. Security players tout offerings to secure smart homes of the future
Hacker CyberZeist Breaches FBI Website And Leaks Data
Leaked FBI data has been posted online after a well known hacker penetrated the Fed's CMS system
Scammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service Attacks
This follows the discovery of a similar type of attack in November where an HTML5 API caused browsers to freeze
Anti-Surveillance Camouflage Created To Scramble Facial Recognition Software
HyperFace uses multiple patterns printed on clothing and fabrics that resemble features of human faces to confuse facial recognition systems