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Google has issued a reCAPTCHA Android API as part of Google Play Services. reCAPTCHA is a free service developed by Google 10 years ago that protects websites from spam and bot abuse. It works to separate bot activity from that

When crypto currencies were first released, not a lot of people knew about them. Today, even the general mass seems to have somewhat of an idea about crypto currencies. In light of recent events coupled with the rise of cypto

Even though a company might have all the resources whether in terms of financial capabilities, manpower, or actual products, one can easily argue that it is not enough. Having resources on one side and hiring the wrong people on the

The recent successful ransomware attacks against hospitals demonstrate how two-factor authentication technologies could strengthen security postures, at least according to security vendors. Boroditsky and George Brostoff, co-founder and CEO of SensibleVision, a multi-factor authentication security vendor that specializes in facial recognition

The United States Computer Emergencies Readiness Team (US-CERT) released a Technical Alert (TA) to warn organizations of North Koreas “Hidden Cobra” activities, particularly a DDoS botnet network. The technical alert was based from the analytic efforts of the FBI and

Applications can be downloaded from the Google Play Store for free on an android and these apps can be downloaded millions of times but these apps have been found to have a malicious ad library that collects sensitive user data

As part of June’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a total of 96 security vulnerabilities across its products, including fixes for two vulnerabilities being actively exploited in the wild. While two of the vulnerabilities have been exploited

The era of infecting users via tricking them into clicking might as well be over. A new attack vector has spawned to drop malware on victims. It is known as the “mouse over” technique which was discovered by Trend Micro

We can all remember the nightmares of BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). Over time and with newer releases of the Windows Operating System, there has been less occurrences of BSOD. However, it has resurfaced as a new bug was discovered

In December 2016, the capital of Ukraine, Kiev was a victim of a power grid hack that blacked out the entire capital for several hours thus showing of what skillful hackers can do to damage critical infrastructure. A Slovakia-based anti-virus

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On a day by day basis do IOT (Internet of Things) and SCADA become more integrated in our lives. However, with the introductions of these new technologies, security issues have been evolving at an unprecedented rate. Little did manufactures of

The Persirai backdoor allows more than 1000 IP camera models to be easily exploited and more than 120,000 devices are vulnerable to this backdoor. The backdoor was first discovered in the late 2016 after being involved in multiple high-profile DDOS

A cyber-espionage group known as “Platinum” that has been targeting governmental organizations, defense institutes, and telecommunication providers since 2009, has a found a way to hide its malicious activities from host-based protection mechanisms. The activities of the group were first

There is no doubt that WannaCry, a ransomware that exploits a zero-day vulnerability shook the world. Everyone was on alert to make sure that do not partake in the infection rate. Imagine what could potentially happen if 20 percent of

WannaCry may have caused worldwide havoc on May 12 when it rode the coattails of the NSA’s weaponized EternalBlue exploit to infect computers in 150 countries, but that doesn’t mean it was a quality piece of ransomware. A number of

QakBot, a worm-like strain of information-stealing malware that’s been around since 2009, has resurfaced again. The malware has been a thorn in the side of administrators as of late. After a recent stretch of inactivity, researchers now link a rash