Cybersecurity training to start with children as young as 11
School children as young as 11 are going to get lessons in the fine art of securing all things cyber. The government also plans to plug university students into internships so they get the security skills that employers so desperately need. more…The Final Countdown – Windows XP end of support popup starts tomorrow
Microsoft has announced that from Saturday 08 March 2014, Windows XP will openly start talking itself out of a job on your PC. Watch out for unsolicited invitations to help you install the latest version of Windows in its place… more…The Final Countdown – Windows XP end of support popup starts tomorrow
Microsoft has announced that from Saturday 08 March 2014, Windows XP will openly start talking itself out of a job on your PC. Watch out for unsolicited invitations to help you install the latest version of Windows in its place… more…Google Encouraging More Women-Led Startups
L33tdawg: On a related note, there’s still time to apply for the Google Women in Tech Travel and Conference Grant for #HITB2014AMS Google is committing $1 million to 40 groups that work with technology and other startups to encourage them to find ways to bring more women into businesses that are beginning from the ground […] more…Google acquires sound authentication start-up SlickLogin
Just five months after the company’s launch, SlickLogin has announced its acquisition by Google. The Israeli security start-up has developed a method of authenticating your smartphone using an inaudible sound wave transmitted from your computer. more…Google buys Israeli security startup SlickLogin
Google might be considering improvements to its two-factor authentication. The search engine outfit has just written a cheque to buy SlickLogin which was a company only founded a year ago. SlickLogin developed a new smart identification Two-Factor Authentication which uses high frequency sounds as pass keys. The technology is expected to be put under the […] more…Kickstarter breached – change your passwords
Hackers gained unauthorised access to crowdfunding site kickstarter.com earlier this week. Compromised details include usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and password hashes. Kickstarter users should change their passwords immediately. more…Kickstarter breached – change your passwords
Hackers gained unauthorised access to crowdfunding site kickstarter.com earlier this week. Compromised details include usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and password hashes. Kickstarter users should change their passwords immediately. more…Kickstarter hacked, user names and encrypted passwords accessed
The crowdfunding website Kickstarter said Saturday it had been hacked and that user names, encrypted passwords and other data had been accessed. read more more…SSCC 132 – More breaches, treacherous gas pumps, poor passwords and Data Privacy Day [PODCAST]
This week’s Chet Chat starts out with credit card breaches, covers the issue of whether you really need good passwords everywhere, and ends with an upbeat and encouraging conclusion… Listen and learn more! more…SSCC 132 – More breaches, treacherous gas pumps, poor passwords and Data Privacy Day [PODCAST]
This week’s Chet Chat starts out with credit card breaches, covers the issue of whether you really need good passwords everywhere, and ends with an upbeat and encouraging conclusion… Listen and learn more! more…VMware buys mobile security startup Airwatch to bolster product offering
VMware will buy mobile management and security startup outfit Airwatch for $1.54bn, or about £930m. The firm announced today that the deal has been approved by both companies’ boards and is forecast to close by the end of this quarter. The deal will see VMware, which also announced estimated revenue of $1.48bn for the fourth […] more…Firewall start-up Aorato sniffs out Active Directory anomalies
Start-up Aorato comes out of stealth mode today with what it calls a firewall designed to protect Microsoft Active Directory shops. Tags: Security Industry News more…Starbucks admits "your security is incredibly important", updates password-spilling app
Starbucks got into and out of privacy trouble in over the past week. The brouhaha started when a US security researcher publicly reported a rather serious data leakage problem in the Starbucks iOS mobile app… more…Starbucks admits “your security is incredibly important”, updates password-spilling app
Starbucks got into and out of privacy trouble in over the past week. The brouhaha started when a US security researcher publicly reported a rather serious data leakage problem in the Starbucks iOS mobile app… more…Looking Forward Into 2014: What 2013′s Mobile Threats Mean Moving Forward
2013 was the year that the Android malware not just grew, but matured into a full-fledged threat landscape. Not only did the number of threats grow, the sophistication and capabilities associated with these threats grew as well. As we noted earlier, the number of mobile malware threats has crossed the one million mark, and as of […] more…More information
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