• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-06-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on ICANN resets passwords after website breach

The overseer of the Internet’s addressing system said Wednesday that someone obtained information related to user accounts for its public website, although no financial information was divulged.ICANN, short for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, said user names, […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-06-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Attackers could use Internet route hijacking to get fraudulent HTTPS certificates

Inherent insecurity in the routing protocol that links networks on the Internet poses a direct threat to the infrastructure that secures communications between users and websites.The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which is used by computer network operators to exchange information […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-06-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Android device makers to release monthly security fixes

Google, Samsung and LG will start to issue monthly security patches for Android devices, taking a cue from the PC industry after critical vulnerabilities put hundreds of millions of smartphone users at risk.Security experts have warned for years that Android […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-05-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Senate delays vote on CISA cyberthreat info sharing bill

Privacy concerns have delayed a U.S. Senate vote on a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill until lawmakers return from a month-long recess.The Senate will not vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) before lawmakers le... Read More