Spotlight falls on Sony’s troubled cyber security
LONDON – Another massive data breach at Sony has left hackers exulting, customers steaming and security experts questioning why basic fixes haven’t been made to the company’s stricken cyber security...
View ArticleFBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords taken
LONDON— Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI partner organization have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday. The logins belonged to members of...
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Free educational website promotes cyber security and Intellectual Property...
It is often said that “the best things in life are free”. In today’s digital world, so much knowledge and data are available at the click of a button, but freedom does not mean one is free to steal...
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Obama pressed Chinese leader on cybersecurity
President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jinping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as...
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Tech Tips: Guide to protecting Internet accounts
Security experts say passwords for more than 2 million Facebook, Google and other accounts have been compromised and circulated online, just the latest example of breaches involving leading Internet...
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‘Password’ no longer the Internet’s worst password
The number sequence "123456" has overtaken "password" as the most common worst password among Internet users, an online security firm says.
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Obama focuses on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley
PALO ALTO, California— President Barack Obama says cyberspace is the new “wild West” — with daily attempted hacks and people looking to the government to be the sheriff. He’s asking the private sector...
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Cyber thugs kidnap data for ransom, eye smartphones
Marriage therapist Valerie Goss turned on her computer one day and found that all of her data was being held hostage.
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Chinese hackers stealing digital info from PH gov’t agencies
Computer security firm Kaspersky Labs said in their latest cybersecurity bulletin that a Chinese-speaking hacker group called “Naikon” had successfully infiltrated governments around the South China...
View ArticleHow secure is your password?
NEW YORK—Mix upper and lower case letters in your password? Substitute the numeral 1 for the letter l? Throw in an exclamation point and other special characters? Who can remember all that for dozens...
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The worst passwords of 2015 – is yours on the list?
Weak passwords, using the same one for different websites and unsafe surfing habits can make Singaporeans easy targets for cyber criminals looking to steal private data, cyber security experts here...
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Fortinet launches cyber threat assessment program to uncover critical...
PASIG CITY, Philippines–Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today, March 16, unveiled its new Cyber Threat Assessment Program (CTAP) designed to...
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Encryption to preserve Messenger privacy, says Facebook
As if to contradict the announcement made regarding DeepText–Facebook’s soon-to-be-launched artificial intelligence (AI) system that reads everything a user types–Facebook now says that end-to-end...
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Trend Micro offers warnings and solutions on rising cyber-attacks
Trend Micro has reported an increase in online threats going for online banking credentials of users in the Philippines. The company noted that the country now accounts for 8% of online banking...
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Great cyber security technologies need great people
As chief technology officer, my primary mandate is to develop technologies to help our enterprise customers improve their security postures. As we cross our 300-patent milestone after 16 years in the...
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Malware hacks and turns headphones into microphones
It’s understandable to be cautious about hackers taking control of a laptop’s microphone to eavesdrop. But when they start using the headphone as a mic, things start to get very creepy. The post...
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Hacked websites on the rise — Google
Google painted a bleak picture of cybersecurity trends Monday, saying the number of websites hacked rose 32 percent last year, with little relief in sight. The post Hacked websites on the rise —...
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LIST: Businesses warned of top 10 cyber security threats
Businesses in the Philippines would have to step up security measures against cybercrimes amid increasing global threats, a study by a communications technology firm showed. The post LIST: Businesses...
View ArticleMicrosoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry—report
American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyberattack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The...
View ArticleAustralia plans law to force tech giants to decrypt messages
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government on Friday proposed a new cyber security law to force global technology companies such as Facebook and Google to help police by unscrambling encrypted...
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