Newest Version Bluetooth 5 Is Currently Available
It’s official – Bluetooth 5 is out, and that means good things for the Internet of Things. The new version brings lots of changes and improvements, but there are two that are ...
New Ransomware Encourages You To Infect Friends To Retrieve Files
There’s an unfortunate new ransomware variant making the rounds on the internet. As with all other forms of the software, once it infects your system, it locks all the files on your ...
Exiting Employees Should Be A Concern For Confidential Data Theft
A recently fired Expedia IT Specialist used his position to access the emails of company executives and make more than $300,000 in an insider trading stock scheme, according to investigators. While the ...
Will Your Thermostat Be The Next Device Held For Ransom?
An interesting and disturbing new form of Ransomware was on display at this year's Def Con convention, in Las Vegas. So far as anyone knows, this is the first, proof of concept ...
Is Your Home’s New Smart Deadbolt Secure?
Much has been written in previous months about the explosion in growth of the (IOT) Internet of Things, and the security risks posed by that growth. Where PCs, laptops, and smartphones all ...
Internal Breaches On The Rise For Many Companies
In some important ways, the media has a tendency to distort the reality where hacking and data breaches are concerned. The stories that tend to make the headlines are the external breaches ...
Passwords More Popular Than Fingerprint Scanners in U.S.
Although a number of tech companies have been working hard to create new and ever more robust security and authentication protocols, a recent survey revealed that the American public in general remains ...
USB-C Getting Certification Program To Protect Against Safety Issues
You probably don't know the name Benson Leung. He's one of the internet's unsung heroes, and in recent months, he's been quietly waging a one-man war against manufacturers producing faulty USB-C chargers. ...
Survey Shows Company CIO’s Are Looking At Cloud Services
There has been an explosive growth in companies offering private cloud as part of a broader offering of managed services, and businesses are responding positively to the trend. Interestingly, while companies are ...
Sage Is Latest Company To Report Internal Data Breach
Sage, LLC, a British company providing business software solutions for clients around the world, was the latest victim of a data breach. This one, however, came from inside the company itself. This ...
