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Surfshark Android App Gets MASA Certified
Surfshark Android App Gets MASA Certified
Surfshark, one of the best VPNs on the market, has had its Android app MASA certified, earning a security badge on the Google Play Store. Surfshark’s Android app has undergone a MASA (Mobile Application Security Assessment) aud...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on December 19, 2023
White House Calls For Cybersecurity Tightening
White House Calls For Cybersecurity Tightening
A top White House national security officer has called for utilities and industry to tighten their cybersecurity measurements. This comes after hacker groups have ramped up their ransomware attacks targeting the US. Most recent...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on December 19, 2023
Google Tightens Its Third-Party Security Guidelines
Google Tightens Its Third-Party Security Guidelines
Google is making an effort to increase its security by expanding its recommended minimum security guidelines for its third-party vendors. The Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) has been used for years by Google to establish t...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on December 19, 2023
UK Defense Ministry Fines For Afghan Data Breach
UK Defense Ministry Fines For Afghan Data Breach
The British data regulator on Wednesday announced that the UK defense ministry has been fined for email data breaches that revealed information on Afghan nationals. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had fined...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on December 15, 2023
Apple Now Requires Court Orders for Push Data
Apple Now Requires Court Orders for Push Data
Apple has quietly updated its guidelines to add that law enforcement will now need consent from a judge to obtain push notification data from the company. The tech giant’s Legal Process Guidelines document now states that "a subpo...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on December 15, 2023
Meta Launches Threads In EU To Compete With X
Meta Launches Threads In EU To Compete With X
Meta, the parent company behind Facebook and Instagram, released Threads for the EU market. Threads is essentially Meta’s answer to Elon Musk’s company, X. Similar to X, users will be able to post and comment on “threads” that let...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on December 15, 2023
Another Crypto Hack Affects 9 Major Russian Exchanges
Another Crypto Hack Affects 9 Major Russian Exchanges
An attack on a slew of Russian cryptocurrency exchange platforms recently had a serious hack that put the privacy (and wallets) of every user at risk. Researchers with Cybernews conducted an investigation that verified the data le...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on December 14, 2023
Hackers Compromise Third-Party Android TV’s
Hackers Compromise Third-Party Android TV’s
Hackers found a way to compromise the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This attack saw them replacing the images on their televisions with images of brutality. Specifically, these images were of victims of the ongoing Gaza conflicts...
Tyler Cross by Tyler Cross Published on December 14, 2023
FBI Details How Companies Can Delay SEC Cyberattack Disclosures
FBI Details How Companies Can Delay SEC Cyberattack Disclosures
The FBI this week issued a policy notice, outlining rules that companies must follow to request a delay in reporting cyber incidents to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the document, companies can ask...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on December 13, 2023
European Parliament Faces Challenges in Cyber-Securing Election
European Parliament Faces Challenges in Cyber-Securing Election
The European Union’s Parliament isn’t quite yet ready for the upcoming June election, at least not in terms of cybersecurity. According to an internal view by the European Parliament’s IT department that was presented to key me...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on December 13, 2023