In early 2003, F.B.I. agents hit a roadblock in a secret investigation, called Operation Trail Mix. For months, agents had been intercepting phone calls and emails belonging to mem... More
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F.B.I. Used Hacking Software Decade Before iPhone Fight (New York Times)
Meet the $100 Million Cyber Security Startups (CSO Online)
A dozen cybersecurity startups have each raised $100 million or more in funding since 2014, according to Dow Jones VentureSource -- a database that reports on companies globally wh... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 17, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates AVG Free Edition: AVG has released version 2016.0.7539 of its 64 and 32 bit Free Edition. Updates are available on AVG’s website. Comodo Free Firewal... More
Cyber Coverage Seen as Security Incentive (Business Insurance)
Congressional interest in promoting cyber insurance as a market-based way to manage business and critical infrastructure risks is growing. That was evident when a subcommittee of ... More
Study: Almost Half of Dropped USB Sticks will get Plugged in (Naked Security)
People are still plugging in USB sticks scattered around parking lots, a new study has confirmed. This time, the researchers hail from the University of Illinois. They decided to ... More
The California Bill to Undermine Smartphone Encryption Actually Got Worse (EFF)
State lawmakers recently introduced some misguided changes to California’s Assembly Bill 1681, which would require that manufacturers and operating system providers be able to de... More
Forget Apple vs. FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People (Wired)
For most of the past six weeks, the biggest story out of Silicon Valley was Apple’s battle with the FBI over a federal order to unlock the iPhone of a mass shooter. The company�... More
Sony Breach Settlement: A Good Deal? (Bank Info Security)
A court has approved the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against Sony Pictures Entertainment on behalf of current and former employees in the wake of the company's massi... More
Copyright Group Likens Massive DMCA Abuse Protests to ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ (TorrentFreak)
In recent years there have been a lot of complaints about the current state of the DMCA takedown process. To hear the growing concerns from all sides, the U.S. Copyright Office la... More
