Security 101: Here's how to keep your data private, step by stepThis simple advice will help to protect you against hackers and government surveillance.September 11, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
US government's "do not buy" list shuts out Russia, ChinaThe government uses the list to ensure products and software are not purchased.July 30, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
New Spectre attack can remotely steal secrets, researchers sayThe attack can be run remotely on a target device without running code on the system.July 27, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Flaw let researchers snoop on Swann smart security camerasAnyone could watch and listen to the live stream from the internet-connected smart camera.July 25, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Dropbox still has questions to answer after claims of improper data sharingAcademics say Dropbox violated their privacy by sharing anonymized data with researchers.July 25, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
In encryption push, Chrome flags HTTP sites as "not secure"The warnings aim to push sites to adopt HTTPS to prevent snooping.July 24, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
These are 2018's biggest hacks, leaks, and data breachesDozens of breaches, over a billion affected.July 24, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Dropbox denies giving researchers non-anonymized user dataThe researchers claimed they could see "every Dropbox folder associated with a given researcher."July 23, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Venmo has no good reason to make user transactions public by default207 million transactions are public — and anyone can search them.July 20, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Thousands of US voters' data exposed by robocall firmEach record contains a voter's name, address, and "calculated" political affiliation.July 18, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security