• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-05-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on File sync services provide covert way to control hacked computers

File synchronization services, used to accommodate roaming employees inside organizations, can also be a weak point that attackers could exploit to remain undetected inside compromised networks.Researchers from security firm Imperva found that attackers could easily hijack user accounts for services […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-05-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on China to plant Internet police in top online firms

China’s control over the Internet is set to expand. In a bid to better police local websites, the country’s security forces are establishing offices at the biggest online firms in the country.The country’s Ministry of Public Security announced the new […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-05-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on China to plant Internet police in top online firms

China’s control over the Internet is set to expand. In a bid to better police local websites, the country’s security forces are establishing offices at the biggest online firms in the country.The country’s Ministry of Public Security announced the new […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-05-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Sounds can knock drones out of the sky

Knocking a drone out of the sky is sometimes possible using an invisible weapon—sound.The vulnerability in some drones comes from a natural property of all objects—resonance. Take a wine glass: if a sound is created that matches the natural resonant […]