• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-24-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on US state officials worry about their ability to respond to cyberattacks

Many states aren’t confident of their ability to respond to cyberattacks on physical infrastructure such as water and electric systems, U.S. emergency response officials say.The U.S. government could do several things to help states improve their response to cyberattacks, including increased […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-24-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on New DMA Locker ransomware is ramping up for widespread attacks

The TeslaCrypt creators called it quits recently, but unfortunately for users, there’s a new ransomware program that’s ready to take its place.
Called DMA Locker, this threat first appeared in January, but its encryption implementation was so flawed that it was […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-24-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on New DMA Locker ransomware is ramping up for widespread attacks

The TeslaCrypt creators called it quits recently, but unfortunately for users, there’s a new ransomware program that’s ready to take its place.
Called DMA Locker, this threat first appeared in January, but its encryption implementation was so flawed that it was […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• May-23-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Google’s Trust API pushes password-free login capability for Android apps

Google remains on its quest to replace passwords with something more secure. The latest effort is from the company’s Project Abacus, which favors a system of biometrics to authenticate identity. The head of Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) unit Daniel […]