An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electronic Frontier Foundation: No one should have to fear losing their internet connection because of unfounded accusations. But some rights holders want to use copyright law to force your Internet service provider (ISP)…
Disney IT Workers, In Lawsuit, Claim Discrimination Against Americans
dcblogs quotes a report from Computerworld: After Disney IT workers were told in October 2014 of the plan to use offshore outsourcing firms, employees said the workplace changed. The number of South Asian workers in Disney technology buildings increased, and…
Fossil Fuel Divestment Has Doubled In the Last 15 Months
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A little over a year ago, it was big news that thousands of people and hundreds of institutions controlling more than $2.6 trillion in total assets had pledged to remove their investments…
Google, Cuba Sign Deal Allowing Faster Access To Company's Data
Google has signed a deal with the Cuban government on Monday that will grant internet users in the Communist-run country quicker access to its branded content. Google plans to install servers on the island that will store a majority of…
German Industrial Giant Victim of Cyber Espionage
German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp said it’s working with authorities to investigate a data breach of unspecified amount of internal data.
Alpha Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Released
A sandboxed alpha version of the Tor Browser was released over the weekend and while there are still some rough edges and bugs, it could be a step toward protecting Tor users from recent de-anonymization exploits.
Netgear Routers Remain Exposed to Critical Flaw
Netgear has confirmed a critical vulnerability in its Nighthawk routers that expose devices to command injection attacks. A public exploit is available.
Apple Fixes 12 Vulnerabilities in iOS 10.2
Apple released iOS 10.2 on Monday, addressing a handful of security vulnerabilities, including two issues that could have led to arbitrary code execution.
Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week
From guessing credit card security codes and double crossing Goldeneye ransomware to the sysadmin jailed for crashing ex-employer’s network!
Give the gift of a social engineering demo this Christmas
How’s this for a nice Christmas present: their jaw, scraped off the floor and handed back.