MacKeeper Threatened Legal Action Against 14-Year-Old

Teenager Continues to Defy Anti-Virus Firm's Video Takedown DemandMacKeeper squared off with a 14-year-old over four videos he posted that criticized the anti-virus firm's marketing practices, warning the teenager that his parents... Read more »

Report: New York Fed Fumbled Cyber-Heist Response

'Total Fluke' Prevented Full $951 Million Theft From Bangladesh Bank"Inertia and clumsiness" at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York nearly led to one of the biggest cyber-heists in history - resulting... Read more »

France Slams Windows 10 Privacy, Security Controls

Data Protection Watchdog Could Fine Microsoft $1.7 MillionFrance's data protection watchdog has slammed Microsoft Windows 10 for collecting excessive amounts of personal data and failing to use strong security controls. Under the... Read more »

RSA’s Yoran Issues Call to Action

Security Leaders Respond to President's Keynote AddressAmit Yoran, president of RSA, says Asian organizations should move away from traditional processes and embrace change with sharper perspectives in building defences against advanced threats.... Read more »

A Look at GOP Cybersecurity Platform

An analysis of the GOP platform, which takes a tough stand against Chinese and Russian hackers and suggests 'hack back' as a suitable cyber defense, highlights this edition of the ISMG Security... Read more »

Securing the World-Sized Web

Bruce Schneier, CTO of Resilient Systems, is busy exploring how IoT - the name given to computerization of everything in our lives - is changing the security world. "We're building a world-sized... Read more »

MacKeeper Hid Product Update Error

Security Software Wasn't Receiving Updated Anti-Virus SignaturesMacKeeper failed to alert customers earlier this year that for at least four weeks, its anti-virus software wasn't receiving regular signature updates. Industry experts say any... Read more »

Code-Hooking Flaws Affect Millions of Office Users

Many AV Products Also at Risk From Hooking Engine Hacks, Ensilo WarnsAt the Black Hat event in Las Vegas later this month, researchers plan to reveal vulnerabilities in hooking engines, a critical... Read more »

Preview: RSA Asia Pacific & Japan Conference 2016

Here's What Not to Miss in Singapore
The 2016 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan, to be held July 20-22 in Singapore, will offer a security road map, imparting lessons to practitioners to... Read more »

Japan Issues Pokémon Go Safety Guidance

Players Face Real-World Hazards: Cars, Cliffs, Gun-Wielding Homeowners
As Japan preps for its official in-country launch of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go, the government's cybersecurity organization has issued a... Read more »