• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Senate proposal to require encryption workarounds may be dead

A proposal in the U.S. Senate to require smartphone OS developers and other tech vendors to break their own encryption at the request of law enforcement may be dead on arrival.The proposal, released as a discussion draft last month, may […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Senate proposal to require encryption workarounds may be dead

A proposal in the U.S. Senate to require smartphone OS developers and other tech vendors to break their own encryption at the request of law enforcement may be dead on arrival.The proposal, released as a discussion draft last month, may […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on New JavaScript spam wave distributes Locky ransomware

Over the past week, computers throughout Europe and other places have been hit by a massive email spam campaign carrying malicious JavaScript attachments that install the Locky ransomware program.Antivirus firm ESET has observed a spike in detection... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-26-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Up to a dozen banks are reportedly investigating potential SWIFT breaches

More banks have reportedly launched investigations into potential security breaches on their networks after hackers stole US$81 million from the Bangladesh central bank earlier this year through rogue SWIFT transfers.Security firm FireEye, which was... Read More