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Qualcomm Sics Fire-Breathing Snapdragon on Android Hackers

Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon Smart Protect, a hardware-software product that could make the world a safer place for Android smartphone users ...

Apple Watch Nips at Fitbit’s Heels

Despite disparaging sales reports, the Apple Watch is closing in on market leader Fitbit, according to an IDC report released Thursday ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Shadow IT Feeds ‘Man in the Cloud’ Attacks

Shadow IT -- the use of unauthorized online services by company employees -- is a concern of cyberwarriors charged with defending business systems against network attacks. There's new evidence that those concerns are justified ...

Malvertising Headache Swells to Migraine Proportions

Online advertising that pushes malicious software to consumers has increased 325 percent over the past year, Cyphort Labs reported Tuesday. ...

Ashley Madison Hackers: Catch Them if You Can

The Ashley Madison hacker gang will be tough to apprehend, based on our informal survey of security experts. The hackers this week dumped nearly 10 gigabytes of stolen personal data onto the Web -- details gleaned from accounts established on the site, which is dedicated to matching up people who want to engage in extramarital affairs ...

Say Hello to Google’s Kinder, Gentler Router

Google on Tuesday unveiled OnHub -- a router that is not only good looking but also fast, secure and easy-to-use. It developed the router in partnership with TP-Link ...

Bezos Rebuffs Expose of Amazon’s Cold-Blooded Culture

CEO Jeff Bezos on Sunday refuted contentions that Amazon has a draconian workplace culture, which were leveled in a lengthy article published in Saturday's New York Times ...

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Study: Chinese Hackers Are Savvy, Surgical

A clandestine group of sophisticated Chinese hackers have infected scores of sites on the Web and stolen documents from industrial and government organizations with surgical precision, according to a Dell SecureWorks study released last week ...

Feds Break Up Hacker-Powered Insider Trading Ring

U.S. federal law enforcement authorities on Tuesday busted an insider trading ring that obtained market-timing information from overseas data thieves ...

Chinese Hackers May Have Burrowed Into Airlines

The China-based hacking team that has been infiltrating U.S. government and business computer systems appears to be behind two newly discovered attacks -- this time on travel reservation processor Sabre and American Airlines, Bloomberg Business reported last week ...

Hacker Demos $30 Gizmo That Unlocks Keyless Car, Garage Doors

Infamous security researcher Sammy Kamkar last week demonstrated a gadget that can intercept wireless signals to unlock cars and garage doors. Kamkar showed off the device, which cost him just US$32 to make, at the DefCon conference in Las Vegas ...

Google on Universal Right to Be Forgotten: Fuhgeddaboudit

Google last week asked French regulators to withdraw a demand to universally delist from search results links to information about French citizens who wish to be forgotten on the Internet ...

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Cyberwarrior Demand Outpaces Supply

Demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to far outpace supply, according to aBurning Glass Technologies report released last week ...

Report: Apple Is Kicking the MVNO Tires

Apple is in discussions to become a mobile virtual network operator in both Europe and the United States, where it's already running a trial of its service, Business Insider reported Monday ...

Hey, Siri – Get Out Your Steno Pad

Apple is working on a service that will enlist Siri to transcribe voice mail messages for iPhone users, Business Insider reported Monday ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Commerce Dept. Caves on Security Export Rules

Some proposed federal rules on the export of security tools created a tumult in cybersecurity circles -- a tumult that's pushed the rules into limbo ...

Consumers Fret Over Health Wearables Security

Collecting health and fitness data through wearable devices is raising concerns among consumers about the security of that information ...

Apple Watch to Decorate Best Buy Shelves

Best Buy on Monday said it would begin selling the Apple Watch in 100 of its stores on Aug. 7, as well as on BestBuy.com. As the holiday season rolls in, it expects to expand that number to 200 ...

Mobile Device Hijacking Costs Advertisers $1B a Year

A type of fraud spreading through the mobile universe could cost advertisers more than US$1 billion globally this year, according to a July 2015 study released by Forensiq ...

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OPM Director’s Resignation Draws Mixed Reactions

The resignation of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta is drawing mixed reactions from the cybersecurity community ...

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