Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000
A new report lays out existing US police surveillance capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor pregnant people.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there’s a lag on cleaning up Big Tech.
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Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
You don’t want just anyone in your inbox. Here’s how to take control.
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Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:02:00 -0700
In a move that could have a major impact on enterprise penetration testing and other cybersecurity tactics, the US Department of Justice last Thursday reversed one of its own policies by telling prosecutors not to prosecute anyone involved in “good-faith security research.”
This is one of those common-sense decisions that makes me far more interested in exploring the original DOJ policy (set in 2014, during the Obama era).
The underlying law at issue is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which made it illegal to access a computer without proper authorization. It was passed in 1986 and has been updated several times since then.
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:00:00 -0700
Pay for some IT professionals is failing to keep up with inflation, according to a salary survey by IT employment consultancy Janco Associates for calendar year 2021. But preliminary data indicates pay for tech workers could soon change drastically with job market in IT tight, and many companies eyeing major tech projects in the year ahead.
With inflation in the US running at about 8% over the past year, salary increases — even for IT execs — have failed to keep pace.
The mean compensation for all IT pros last year rose only 2.05%, with the median salary at $100,022 for those at large enterprises and at $95,681 for IT workers at mid-sized firms, according to Janco.
Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft uncovered high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used by multiple large mobile service providers in pre-installed Android System apps that potentially exposed users to remote or local attacks.
The post Android apps with millions of downloads exposed to high-severity vulnerabilities appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: The Conti ransomware gang shuts down, Canada bans Huawei and ZTE, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000
New research from Google’s Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry.
Read moreCredit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Observing a 254% increase in activity over the last six months from a versatile Linux trojan called XorDdos, the Microsoft 365 Defender research team provides in-depth analysis into this stealthy malware’s capabilities and key infection signs.
The post Rise in XorDdos: A deeper look at the stealthy DDoS malware targeting Linux devices appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 10:56:57 +0000
To protest the war in Ukraine, WasteRussianTime.today auto-dials Russian government officials, connects them to each other, and lets you listen in to their confusion.
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