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- April 05, 2018
05 Apr'18
Intel's Spectre microcode patch not coming for older chips
No Spectre microcode patches will be coming for older Intel processors, but the newest generation of Intel CPUs will have mitigations built in when they ship later this year.
- April 03, 2018
03 Apr'18
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS promises more private web browsing
Cloudflare promises its new 1.1.1.1 DNS service is faster and enables better privacy for web browsing than competing offerings, but it's unclear how different its service will be.
- March 31, 2018
31 Mar'18
Privacy protections are needed for government overreach, too
Following the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica controversy, major tech companies pledged to defend users from corporate data misuse, but they're ignoring a more serious privacy threat.
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- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
Kaspersky KLara malware hunter now open source
Kaspersky's KLara tool has been made open source in an effort to help security professionals search related malware samples more easily and efficiently with distributed Yara rules.
- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
Apple GDPR privacy protection will float everyone's privacy boat
With its embrace of new tools for protecting consumer privacy, Apple GDPR privacy protection will be available to all users as the EU's new privacy protection legislation is set to start ...
- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
OIG report on San Bernardino iPhone case criticizes FBI
A new government report claims poor communication was to blame for the FBI's court case being filed against Apple despite a San Bernardino iPhone unlock method being almost ready at the time.
- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
Risk & Repeat: IBM Think 2018 highlights AI, blockchain
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors recap IBM Think 2018 and discuss Watson's Law and Big Blue's pledge to keep user data safe from misuse and exposure.
- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
New Facebook privacy features and bug bounty aim to repair damage
News roundup: New Facebook privacy features and updates to the company's bug bounty program are being rolled out. Plus, Drupalgeddon 2.0 threatens over 1 million sites, and more.
- March 29, 2018
29 Mar'18
RSA Innovation Sandbox highlights threat detection, AI
Security startups competing in this year's RSA Innovation Sandbox will present new offerings for threat detection, cloud security, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- March 28, 2018
28 Mar'18
Windows Meltdown patches open up more severe issue
A security researcher discovered the recent Windows Meltdown patches may fix the Intel flaws, but also introduced a more severe vulnerability in some versions of Windows.
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- March 27, 2018
27 Mar'18
RSA Conference keynotes miss the point of diversity
RSA Conference keynotes now include a handful of distinguished women, but very few will be speaking about cybersecurity, falling short of truly equal representation.
- March 27, 2018
27 Mar'18
Five days after Atlanta ransomware attack, recovery begins
After battling the fallout from an Atlanta ransomware attack for five days, Mayor Keisha Bottoms said City Hall has finally begun to recover and turn systems back on.
- March 27, 2018
27 Mar'18
TLS 1.3 update is finalized with encryption upgrade
The IETF approves the TLS 1.3 encryption protocol upgrade after four years and 28 versions; improvements include better security and performance, as well as middlebox support.
- March 23, 2018
23 Mar'18
CLOUD Act stirs tension between privacy advocates and big tech
Privacy advocates criticize Congress for passing the CLOUD Act as part of the omnibus spending bill, while big tech companies have expressed support for the controversial legislation.
- March 23, 2018
23 Mar'18
CSO Stamos leaving Facebook, according to reports
News roundup: Is Alex Stamos leaving Facebook? The CSO hasn't confirmed, but reports say yes. Plus, an Orbitz breach exposed the payment card data of 880,000 people, and more.