Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Feature Guards Users From Spectre Attacks
Site isolation helps keep most of your data out of reach from hackers looking to exploit the Spectre vulnerability.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Admits Error Linking ID Theft Case to OPM Breach
There’s no firm evidence fraudsters are using stolen data from the massive 2015 breach, officials said.
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Future Quantum Computers Already Threatening Today’s Data
Large-scale quantum computing could be just five years away.
Cybersecurity
There’s Even More Bad News About IRS Information Security
A board charged with overseeing the agency’s sprawling active directory networks isn’t fulfilling its basic responsibilities.
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Hiring Alone Will Not Solve Government’s Security Problems
It's going to take more than increased employees to keep up with vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
When Your Personal Data Is Stolen, You’re the Last to Know
Sometimes intrusions aren’t detected immediately, and there can be a delay before the public is informed.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Demand to Know How Americans Got Their Hands on OPM Hack Data
The Justice Department says Americans may have used data from the breach in bank fraud scheme.
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Can American Technology Firms and Lawmakers Learn from Europe’s GDPR?
The European Union's privacy law is a very well-crafted law that simply mandates good data handling best practices.
Cybersecurity
Data Breach Notifications Can Now Be Brought to You
Worried you've been breached? There's now an easy way to check.
Cybersecurity
IRS’ Rush to Secure Exposed Taxpayer Data Left It Vulnerable Again
Personal information about more than 350,000 taxpayers was compromised in 2015. Three years later, it’s still not secure.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Introduces New Form of Two-Factor Authentication
Kick your security up a notch.
Cybersecurity
Bitcoin Crashed After Another Crypto Exchange Got Hacked
The alleged attacker appeared to have stolen more than $40 million worth of cryptocurrency.
Cybersecurity
Mozilla Introduces DNS Privacy to Firefox
Updating the Domain Name System for the 21st century.
Cybersecurity
White House: Federal Agencies Remain Highly Vulnerable to Data Breaches Three Years After OPM
Many agencies could not detect if a hacker stole large amounts of sensitive data, the report found.
Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Plug-In Informs You Whenever Hackers Have Your Password
But can they ward off hackers themselves?
Cybersecurity
How Firefox is Moving Beyond Passwords
The browser will now support Web Authentication.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Is Telling All of its Users to Change Their Passwords
The passwords of every account—all 336 million of them—have been exposed in an internal log.
Cybersecurity