Google: ‘Quantum-safe algorithms are necessary against data breaches’
Google is already taking security against quantum computers one step further. According to the company, the investment is already necessary because hackers are still cracking widely used encryption systems within the next decade. Still, the threat is immediately relevant.
According to Google, p... Read more
Google enhances Chrome security for remote workers
Google will soon begin testing adding Private Network Access (PNA) technology on the Google Chrome Enterprise and Education versions of the browser Chrome. The addition will provide enhanced security aimed primarily at remote workers.
According to the tech giant, the new feature in its Chrome b... Read more
Russia-backed hackers attack Microsoft: senior leadership hacked
Russian-backed hackers managed to gain access to the mail accounts of important people within Microsoft. Microsoft itself reported this in a blog post last night. Customers need not worry about this hack, the company indicated. However, internal procedures may be tightened a bit.
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HR topics used the most as attack method in phishing attacks
HR-related topics are the most commonly used among hackers to enable phishing attacks. The tactic is far from new, but it generates successful attacks time and again.
Those are the findings from research done by KnowBe4. E-mail phishing is still very popular among hackers and generates a lot of ... Read more
Researchers foil MitM attack on military robots with algorithm
Australian researchers at UniSA University have succeeded in preventing Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks on autonomous military robots. They did so using an algorithm that taught the robot to detect MitM attacks.
In the experiment, researchers from Australian universities succeeded in preventing... Read more
Cloudflare detects a new type of DDoS, inspired by an acoustic beat
Someone has put a new spin on the good old DDoS attack. This new one is inspired by an acoustic beat, of all things. The attack was first spotted by the web infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. It comes as pulsating waves instead of bombarding a site in the old style.
This attack simulates the beat ... Read more