The recently disclosed Marriott breach exposed a frequently ignored issue in the M&A process.

Buying heavily discounted, popular software from second-hand sources online has always been something of an iffy security proposition. But purchasing steeply discounted licenses for cloud-based subscription products like recent versions of Microsoft Office can be an extremely risky transaction, mainly because you may not have full control over who has access to your data.

The update comes on the heels of critical fixes in an unscheduled patch last week.

Details are scant, but compromised data may include US residents’ Social Security and bank account numbers

Just as ex-tropical Cyclone Penny moved toward the coast of Queensland, Australia, users of Early Warning Network reported receiving strange messages from the emergency system.

Apple exploits will fetch the highest price.

Security incidents are set to grow as companies lag behind in securing their containers.

By Waqas

Weak security practices have rendered IoT devices vulnerable to hacking and all sorts of cyber-attacks. According to the research from a Buckinghamshire-based security group Pen Test Partners, hot tubs can also be hacked using an app simply because there isn’t any authentication process in place. Reportedly, 26,000 hot tubs are currently vulnerable to be hacked […]

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Robert Tibbo discusses being pushed to leave Hong Kong under pressure and efforts made to the Canadian government to grant refugee status to the “Snowden refugees.”

By Waqas

WikiLeaks Fame Reverse Engineering Tool GHIDRA to be Released in March. GHIDRA is a reverse engineering tool developed by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA). According to reports, this framework will be released in March at the RSAConference. This is the same reverse engineering tool to which WikiLeaks referred to in its March 2017 […]

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