by Lily Hay Newman | Sep 18, 2019 | News
By this point hopefully you’re at least generally aware that the digital ad ecosystem tracks you across the web, building a composite profile to more effectively target ads your way. But new research shows that the tentacles of that octopus extend farther than...
by Lily Hay Newman | Sep 18, 2019 | News
One of the trickiest things about stopping DDoS attacks is that hackers constantly develop new variations on familiar themes. Take a recent strike against an unnamed gaming company, which used an amplification technique to turn a relatively tiny jab into a digital...
by Lily Hay Newman | Sep 14, 2019 | News
In digital security, the less stray information floating around the better. The fewer companies storing your financial records, the less likely they’ll be exposed in a breach. But though there are lots of ways to cut down on data sharing and retention, there are...
by Lily Hay Newman | Sep 12, 2019 | News
The Internet of Things security crisis has persisted for decades, producing a seemingly endless stream of under-secured consumer gadgets, corporate phones, printers, networking equipment, medical devices, and critical infrastructure sensors and controllers. By now,...
by Lily Hay Newman | Sep 10, 2019 | News
The Department of Justice today announced the arrest of 281 suspects in connection with email scams and wire transfer fraud. The action is the biggest of its kind yet against this type of digital scammer, and is a strong symbol of law enforcement’s sense of...
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