by ray | Dec 29, 2021 | Security, Security Breach
Hackers are increasingly targeting health-care institutions and threatening people’s well-being as their software attacks get more sophisticated and brazen. Ransomware attacks, in which hackers cripple a software system until they receive a bounty, have surged this...
by ray | Dec 19, 2020 | Security, Security Breach
The massive state-sponsored espionage campaign that compromised software maker SolarWinds also targeted Microsoft, as the unfolding investigation into the hacking spree reveals the incident may have been far more wider in scope, sophistication, and impact...
by ray | Oct 16, 2020 | Security
Tech giant Google has reportedly rolled out an update to its Android mobile platform that will enable devices to listen to every sound in users’ homes and alert them to certain household sounds. The Independent reports that Google has rolled out a new...
by ray | Apr 28, 2020 | Security
Eric Risberg/AP Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the tech giant is setting its sights on the healthcare business and promised to respect patient privacy. Reuters reports that speaking at the...
by ray | Apr 28, 2020 | Security, Security Breach
LEON NEAL/AFP Standard Chartered is reportedly the first major global bank to instruct employees not to use the Zoom video conferencing app or Google Hangouts during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic due to cybersecurity concerns. Reuters reports that Standard...
by ray | Apr 28, 2020 | Security
ProtonMailImage Credit: Paul Sawers / VentureBeat **This article was updated on March 16, 2020, to reflect additional input from Proton, which told VentureBeat that it would only use Google’s infrastructure in very limited situations — and that it won’t be...