UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism, minister says Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalizing people or helping them to prepare attacks, […]
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Cyber-Attack: US blames North Korea for WannaCry The US administration has said North Korea was “directly responsible” for the WannaCry malware attack affecting hospitals, businesses and banks across the world earlier this year. The attack is said to have hit more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations, causing billions of […]
Mexican authorities warn cryptocurrency offerings could be a crime Mexico’s finance ministry and central bank warned on Wednesday that cryptocurrencies were risky investments and said fundraising programs known as initial coin offerings (ICOs) could potentially violate Mexican financial law. Amid the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the authorities […]
Germany bans smartwatches for kids over spying concerns Germany bans smartwatches for kids over spying concerns:- Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) issued a blanket ban on smartwatches aimed at children this week — and asked parents who’d already purchased such a device to destroy them, for good measure. The aggressive […]
Google Play Store Let Millions Of Users Download Malware-Laden Android Apps Antivirus company McAfee published its findings on the presence of a new kind of malware in a large number of Google Apps, which could make your Android smartphone vulnerable to hacking. The malware, which has been called “Grabos,” was […]
Google announces Files To Go, takes on ShareIt Google announces Files To Go, takes on ShareIt:- Google has announced a new Files To Go app to share and manage files on Android. The company has been very quick with the launch as only few days ago the app was spotted […]
Nest Secure cellular backup taps T-Mobile for coverage Nest Secure cellular backup taps T-Mobile for coverage:- This week the folks at Nest announced that their exclusive cellular backup provider for Nest Secure will be T-Mobile USA. At the same time, the folks at T-Mobile USA announced their plans to sell […]
Google Adds New Features in Chrome to Fight Malvertising Google Adds New Features in Chrome to Fight Malvertising:- Google announced plans today for three new Chrome security features that will block websites from sneakily redirecting users to new URLs without the user or website owner’s consent. While all three additions […]
Amazon’s Cloud Cam checks all the right boxes at a very nice price Amazon’s Cloud Cam checks all the right boxes at a very nice price:- Amazon is taking over my house. Cardboard boxes emblazoned with its brand arrive in a steady stream at my doorstep. I watch shows from […]
Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark for $110M in cybersecurity consolidation play Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark for $110M in cybersecurity consolidation play:- As malicious groups continue to become more sophisticated in their hacking techniques, cybersecurity efforts are attempting to expand in their reach, and that is leading to some consolidation in the field. Today, […]
