August 17, 2017 Samsung's Galaxy S8 may include a new facial recognition feature When Samsung rolled out the Galaxy Note 7 last year, it introduced a new iris scanning technology designed to bolster device security.
August 16, 2017 Petya ransomware: What you need to know Petya has affected more than 12,500 machines in Ukraine alone, and spread to another 64 countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Russia, and the US.
July 10, 2017 How to secure your (easily hackable) smart home As more devices and appliances with Internet capabilities enter the market, protecting those devices from hackers becomes critical.
July 10, 2017 Your Smart TV could be hacked a lot more easily than you might think As first reported by Ars Technica, there's a new hack whose proof of concept suggests that terrestrial radio signals could be used to take control of a large swath of Smart TV sets without having actual physical access to any one of them.
July 3, 2017 Petya cyberattack: Ukraine software firm may face charges, official says The small Ukrainian tax software company that is accused of being the patient zero of a damaging global cyberepidemic is under investigation and will face charges, the head of Ukraine's CyberPolice suggested Monday.
June 29, 2017 Petya ransomware: Experts tout 'vaccine' to protect computers from crippling cyber attack Security experts say that a digital "vaccine" can protect individual computers from the crippling Petya ransomware.
June 29, 2017 After NSA tool used in Petya cyberattack, congressman urges agency to thwart malware Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu wants the National Security Agency to stop the crippling Petya ransomware from spreading, if it can.
June 27, 2017 Huge 'Petya' ransomware attack hits Europe, sparks mass disruption A new ransomware attack has hit organizations across Europe, sparking mass disruption, particularly in Ukraine.
June 27, 2017 Israel security chief: Tech prevented more than 2,000 'lone-wolf' terror attacks last year In a rare public speech Tuesday, Nadav Argaman, the head of Israel's security agency, the Shin Bet, explained how the country has harnessed tech to prevent "lone-wolf" terrorist attacks.
June 27, 2017 Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft join up to battle terrorist content Amid concern about the recent spate of terror attacks, some of the world's largest technology companies are teaming up in an effort to put a stop to terrorist content on their platforms.
