An anonymous reader shares a report from The Guardian, written by John Abraham, who discusses the rising ocean temperatures and the important factors that affect ocean-temperature accuracy: The most important measurement of global warming is in the oceans. In fact,…
Google Slapped With $2.7 Billion By EU For Skewing Searches
Google suffered a major regulatory blow on Tuesday after European antitrust officials fined the search giant 2.4 billion euros, or $2.7 billion, for unfairly favoring some of its own search services over those of rivals. The European Commission concluded that…
New EU Privacy Laws Will Complicate B2B Data Sharing
Exploring the legality of the international business-to-business sharing of IP addresses within the cyber threat intelligence community.
Anthem Agrees to Settle 2015 Data Breach for $115 Million
Anthem agreed late Friday to pay $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits around a data breach that hit the company in 2015.
Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware
Mobile ransomware attacks spike in the first quarter of 2017, growing three and a half times compared to the previous year.
Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Google Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy found another remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, the third since early May.
Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week
From Stack Clash to some new malware using an old trick and Amazon’s plans for in-store web tomfoolery, and more!
Google strips private medical data from searches
You may be surprised to learn that Google’s search engine was accidentally indexing such a sensitive category of data in the first place.
Snapchat starts sharing your (and your kids’) location. Turn it off.
Some police and child protection authorities are advising parents to turn off the new feature
Ransomware, botnets, surveillance, phishing and GDPR! [PODCAST]
We cover five hot topics in computer security: ransomware, botnets, surveillance, phishing and GDPR.