Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including this week’s House hearing on the Internet of Things, Samy Kamkar’s PoisonTap tool, and Windows 10’s ransomware protections.

PoisonTap is toxic even to the password-protected laptop – make sure it doesn’t happen to you

IBM introduced on Wednesday a new Cyber Range attack simulator during the opening of its global security headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.

The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.

Ricardo Hill was accused of running a bitcoin exchange that laundered ransomware scam money, including that flowing from the JPMorgan breach.

The master decryption keys unlocking files encrypted by the CrySis ransomware have been released. Kaspersky Lab has already updated its Rakhni decryptor to help victims restore their data.

Microsoft beefs up ransomware defenses in Windows 10 Anniversary Update starting with Edge browser and the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) tool.

The judge authorized FBI agents to infect computers that were clearly seeking, accessing, or sharing child pornography

Google is toughening its Safe Browsing policies for sites that won’t clean up their act

Google’s Safe Browsing program expands to include “Repeat Offender” websites in blacklisting program.