• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-17-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Here’s how the US government can bolster cybersecurity

Almost 20 years ago, Chris Wysopal was among a group of hackers who testified before U.S. Congress, warning it about the dangers of the internet.Unfortunately, the U.S. government is still struggling to act, he said. “You’re just going to keep […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-17-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Insecure Android apps put connected cars at risk

Android applications that allow millions of car owners to remotely locate and unlock their vehicles are missing security features that could prevent tampering by hackers.Researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab took seven of the most popular Android apps that accompany […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-17-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Google tweaks its Verify Apps security feature to show what’s been scanned

Google has long used its Verify Apps feature to target possible malware before it can affect our phones, but it has always been a behind-the-scenes service. Unless there was an app that Google labeled unsafe and prompted us to remove, […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Feb-17-2017
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Google tweaks its Verify Apps security feature to show what’s been scanned

Google has long used its Verify Apps feature to target possible malware before it can affect our phones, but it has always been a behind-the-scenes service. Unless there was an app that Google labeled unsafe and prompted us to remove, […]