CUPERTINO, Ca. - The next version of Android will for the first time encrypt data by default, Google confirmed last week, preventing both thieves and law enforcement officials from gaining access to personal information on the devices running the web giant's mobile operating system. While data encryption has been optional on Android smartphones and tablets
CUPERTINO - Apple is beefing up iCloud's security following promises by CEO Tim Cook to take stronger measures in the aftermath of the high-profile breaching of accounts belonging to celebrities who use the service. Apple quietly reactivated two-factor authentication for iCloud on Tuesday, according to MacRumors.com, after the feature was initially tested but then disabled
CUPERTINO - Apple published a long list of iOS 8 security changes on Wednesday as the operating system update got delivered to users. While Apple credited many independent security experts, it continued to not differentiate bugs by severity and buried the fix to a major vulnerability. The most notable fix of the Apple Knowledge Base
LANSING - Customers who used Unemployment Insurance Agency debit cards at Home Depot between April 2014 and August 2014 could potentially be impacted by the store's recent announcement that its payment data systems were breached, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said Tuesday. Some unemployment insurance claimants receive their benefits via debit cards issued
KALAMAZOO ? The next Michigan Cyber Awareness Luncheon on Sept. 15 will focus on Hot issues in Cyber ? What it means to Business and Education, Cyber Security and Global Threats ? Are We Ready? and Privacy ? What?s Hot, What?s Not. The dynamic speaker line-up includes: Rod Davenport, Chief Technology Officer, State of Michigan
SAN FRANCISCO - The same malware that hacked the accounts of Target customers late last year may have compromised credit card information at Home Depot. In his Krebs on Security blog published late Sunday, security researcher Brian Krebs cited "sources close to the investigation" who told him that two different variants of the same malicious
SAN FRANCISCO - By sniffing out the details of network communications, University of New Haven researchers have uncovered a host of data-leakage problems in Instagram, Vine, Nimbuzz, OoVoo, Voxer and several other Android apps. The problems include storing images and videos in unencrypted form on Web sites, storing chat logs in plaintext on the device,
ATLANTA - Home Depot said Tuesday it is investigating "unusual activity" related to customer data but stopped short of confirming it had fallen victim to a major credit card breach. The home-improvement retailer announced it was working with law enforcement officials after security reporter Brian Krebs reported that "multiple banks" had seen evidence that Home
WASHINGTON DC - A hacker broke into part of the HealthCare.gov insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malicious software, the Wall Street Journal has reported. A computer hacker broke into part of the HealthCare.gov insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malicious software, according to federal officials. Investigators found no evidence that consumers' personal
DETROIT ? A huge line up of government, industry and academic speakers will soon be announced for the November Michigan Summit, says Michigan Chief Information Officer David Behen. Behen, in an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, said those announcements will be made sometime this month. Also on tap for the third Cyber Security Summit