Popular password manager LastPass issued a statement yesterday that it had suffered a breach. Two weeks ago, an unauthorised party…
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Many of us vaguely remember the word “hacktivism” from a decade ago. This was a time before serious ransomware attacks dominated current…
SpaceX’s new satellites have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of everyday life – from bringing internet access to remote corners of the globe to monitoring the environment and improving global navigation systems. Amid all the fanfare, a critical danger has flown under the radar: the lack of cybersecurity standards and regulations for commercial satellites, in the U.S. and internationally
The unique nature of biometrics is also its flaw. Biometric data might provide a way to identify people with a high degree of accuracy but once it is stolen there is nothing you can do to make it secure again. Of course, if your fingerprint is stolen you could always use another finger, but you could only do this 10 times.
Data breaches are a regular part of the cyberthreat landscape. They generate a great deal of media attention, both because…
While dormant for much of last year, cybercriminals managed to turn 2013 into the worst year on record for data…