Security
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Nest to require two-factor authentication starting this spring
Google Nest, the smart home brand for Google’s line of smart speakers, thermostats, smoke detectors, and more, announced this morning…
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Randori introduces ‘Red Team’ attack platform as a service
Companies spend a lot of money and time testing their security defenses (or at least they should). Sometimes they hire…
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A US House candidate says she was hacked — now she’s warning others
“I cannot think of a reason not to share this with the public,” Brianna Wu tweeted. “Two of my non-campaign…
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Develop a serious cybersecurity strategic plan that incorporates CCM
Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is the founder and managing director of AllegisCyber, a venture capital…
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Justice Dept. charge China-backed hackers over Equifax breach
U.S. prosecutors have charged four hackers said to be working for the Chinese military for the 2018 cyberattack at Equifax,…
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California’s new privacy law is off to a rocky start
California’s new privacy law was years in the making. The law, California’s Consumer Privacy Act — or CCPA — became…
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Facebook’s Twitter account compromised, hacker group claims credit
There’s this brilliant feeling on Fridays if you’re a reporter when you think that all the things you have to…
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ACLU says it’ll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union plans to fight newly revealed practices by the Department of Homeland Security which used commercially…
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Dumb things companies do with user security
After iterating on a few ideas, you’ve found something people are interested in. Users are signing up! You’ve got traction!…
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