An attempt to silence feminism blog Femsplain backfires on DDoS attackers, as they only help to raise its profile.
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Air traffic control vulnerability could allow criminals to hack the skies
The Federal Aviation Administration must tighten the security around air traffic control in the United States, according to a new report filed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Lysa Myers: “There are still only a handful of women in the security fieldâ€
There are many female researchers and computer experts who contribute to the field, helping everyone enjoy safer technology. We spoke to one of the most prominent: Lysa Myers, a member of our research team in the US.
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Adobe crowdsources its bug-hunting, but no rewards offered
Adobe, the company behind Flash, Photoshop and Adobe Reader, has launched a program encouraging security researchers to find and report possible vulnerabilities to the firm.
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Casper Malware: After Babar and Bunny, Another Espionage Cartoon
In this post, we lift the veil on Casper – another piece of software that we believe to have been created by the same organization that is behind Babar and Bunny.
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Anthem refuses IT security audit following massive data breach
Anthem Inc. has refused to allow a federal watchdog to conduct an audit of its IT systems, following a huge data breach last month that could have affected up to 80 million of its customers.
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Five alternatives to Bitcoin
Here’s a small selection of alternatives to Bitcoin – each of which has its own advantages. All of them share Bitcoin’s fundamental strengths, however – minimal or zero transfer fees, and freedom from traditional banking restrictions.
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Fake Amazon gift cards offer only malware to Android devices
Fake Amazon gift cards are being sent to Android devices via text message, but it’s malware not discounts that is being spread among the recipients.
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FREAK attack: security vulnerability breaks HTTPS protection
A widespread, long-standing security flaw that allows attackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected traffic between certain device and potentially millions of websites has been uncovered by security researchers, reports Ars Technica.
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Toys “R†Us resets account passwords to counter stolen reward points
Account holders with Toys “R” Us have been informed that their passwords will be reset, after unauthorised third-parties attempted to gain access to the company’s reward program.
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