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Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday updates include 64 fixes, 17 of which are rated critical.

Or C. It's all a libtard plot?

A developer specializing in mobile apps for US conservatives is under fire for threatening to call the Feds on someone who reported security shortcomings in its software.…

Scammers used both older, tested-and-true phishing tactics in 2018 - but also newer tricks, such as fresh distribution methods, according to a new report.

Hey, at least it was discovered, eventually, and fixed – which is the whole point

The Swiss Federal Chancellery (SFC) on Tuesday said security researchers have found an fascinating flaw in the Swiss Post's e-voting system as part of an ongoing penetration test.…

Service says that's ерунда

ProtonMail is "back to running normally in Russia now" after the country blocked access to the encrypted email service, claiming that students at a sports competition were using it to spread anti-regime propaganda.…

Data protection police come a-knocking. 'Put your computers and docs in the facking bag!'

The UK's data protection watchdog today raided two businesses suspected of making millions of nuisance calls.…

Microsoft won't be patching the bug, but a proof of concept shows the potential for successful malware implantation.

Adobe fixed two arbitrary code execution flaws in its Photoshop and Digital Edition products.

The benefits of pragmatism

Promo  With companies of all sizes anxious to protect themselves from the growing danger of cyberattacks, what does it take to reach a leading role in the security field?…

Open-source debugger takes to the stage in OS's next release

Windows 10 has been tweaked to let devs enjoy the delights of DTrace while chasing down pesky bugs.…

Dystopian forced pregnancy scenarios likely a figment of Western media biases

An unprotected MongoDB database of 1.8 million women in China has been taken offline after drawing media attention for the inclusion of a data field designating whether the women are "BreedReady."…

IRIDIUM is an APT that uses proprietary techniques to bypass two-factor authentication for critical applications, according to security firm Resecurity.

In all, Google reported 45 bugs in its March update with 11 ranked critical and 33 rated high.

In this video, Josh Zelonis, senior analyst at Forrester Research, discusses the next great security threats to enterprises.

Inspectors not happy with stagnant security practices

NASA's Office of the Inspector General has once again concluded the American space agency's tech security practices are "not consistently implemented".…

Infosec skills are useful. But so are locked doors

Journalists were able to bimble into a UK cable landing station almost completely unchallenged after security gates were left open and unlocked.…

Facebook is suing two Ukrainian men who were able to scrape data from 63,000 users' profiles by enticing users to download a malicious browser extension.

Moxa boxes caught using plain text passwords and insecure web apps

Bug hunters have discovered yet another set of flaws in industrial control systems used by electric utilities, oil and gas companies, and shipping and transportation providers.…

Boffins find pros-for-hire no better at writing secure code than compsci beginners

Freelance developers hired to implement password-based security systems do so about as effectively as computer science students, which is to say not very well at all.…

Hacking into smart homes is becoming increasingly easy and a great way to steal victims' personal information, Trend Micro said at RSA 2019.