Linus is secure - it is its users who are not
Most exploits are misconfigurations or poor administration
The rise in attacks on Linux in recent years is not due to its insecurity problems but more down to user error.
Fake fingerprints take down security
They can do it 80 percent of the time
If you are determined enough to make a fake fingerprint of a phone, you can unlock it 80 percent of the time, according to a new Talos security study.
FCC warns about smart padlock which isn’t
Tapplock blasted
An electronic padlock which unlocks with a fingerprint or an app connected by Bluetooth to your phone does not work, according to the FCC.
Zoom poses security threats
Probably not the best for your video communications
While many are switching to Zoom to solve their coronavirus lockdown communications problems, the video conferencing software has been dubbed a security nightmare by those in the know.
90 percent of security breaches caused by humans
Time to get rid of humans for total security protection
Over 90 per cent of cyber data breaches were caused by user error last year, according to analysis of data from the UK’s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) by the cyber security awareness and data analytics company, CybSafe.
Cisco firewall has a giant bug
Lets hackers in and makes them a cup of tea
Cisco is urging customers to update its Firepower Management Centre software "after users informed it of a critical bug that attackers could exploit over the internet".
Five top technology trends set to impact the security sector in 2020
We are living on the edge
Axis Communications Johan Paulsson, CTO has issued a list of his top five technology trends that will have an impact on the physical security industry next year.
British people snub planning for disasters
Seems to be a theme lately
A quarter of UK businesses are gambling with the continuity of their business by not having any form of a disaster recovery plan in place, according to new research.
Labour defended its website with a $20-a-month package
Security for the many, not the few
Britain’s Labour Party was using a $20 a month “basic security” service to protect its website when hackers attempted to force it offline last week and temporarily slowed down online campaigning.
Evolving threats keep cybersecurity industry on its toes
Necessity is the mother of invention
Evolving threats and hacks have had the biggest impact on moving the cybersecurity industry forward in the last 25 years, according to 39 percent of respondents to a social media poll conducted by Infosecurity Europe.