Would you trust a robot more than your manager? A new global study found that the majority of workers most definitely would.

A third-party MongoDB database containing 2.8 million CenturyLink customer records and information was left unprotected exposing the data of several hundred thousand of the tech company’s customers. The database was found by the security firm Comparitech working with security researcher Bob […]

IBM was named a Leader in the "2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Governance and Administration" for its ability to execute and completeness of vision. The post Identity Analytics and the ‘2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Governance and Administration’ appeared first on […]

A cryptomining infection spread to half of the workstations at a major international airport.

A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel.

New free decrypter can help victims decrypt 148 of the 160 versions of the STOP ransomware.

Customer names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers were left open on a MongoDB server for 10 months, researchers report.

Organisations are aware about the damage customer data being hacked can do - but a new report suggests they underestimate the risks associated with business data being compromised.

Samsung promises software patch next week; recommends not using custom screen covers in the meantime.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is considering using facial recognition in body cameras that agents will wear in the future, sending out a request for information (RFI) on biometric options that can be used to verify identity. This after California banned the use of facial recognition […]

Which sort of company is most likely to contact you via SMS? Why, your mobile phone provider, of course!

This week, ESET experts described recent shenanigans of The Dukes and the Winnti Group, vulnerabilities in Amazon Echo and Kindle, and a fake Tor Browser stealing cryptocurrency The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.

The Darknet server running the site, "Welcome to Video", and the website's convicted admin were tracked down by a global police force.

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