(in)Secure

Apple has ignored the Mac for long enough, and there are bigger implications than just lack of new products. Multiple reports have indicated that top apps in the Mac App Store have been stealing sensitive data right. Not only did Apple not properly vet them, it ignored warnings from security researchers for weeks.

Protecting against Spectre and Meltdown isn't easy. Software and hardware fixes are far from ideal, but developing an entirely new kind of CPU core could lead to world where Spectre isn't defeated, but it is entirely toothless. What we need, is a root of trust. A secure CPU core.

Intel dropped the ball on Meltdown and Spectre. Now, it’s poised to profit off of its decision to sell critically flawed products to an unwitting populace.

Staying safe online often means using services you know and trust. But does that make it so the next-generation of connected apps and services has a harder time competing? Could malware be making the internet a more monopolized place? And what are the effects on web users?

We all know phishing is a huge security problem, but most people still believe it’s a problem limited to email. According to new reports, more and more phishing scams are appearing in text messages. The problem is much worse than you might assume. Here’s how to protect yourself and the personal data attached to your phone.

Quantum computers could defeat conventional encryption, but that doesn’t mean our data is doomed. Quantum encryption can be used for defense. We spoke to John Prisco, CEO of Quantum Xchange, about how quantum keys will keep us safe.

Three new processor vulnerabilities have appeared under the 'Foreshadow' banner. They're similar in nature to Meltdown and Spectre, only they steal data from different memory spaces. Here's everything you need to know about this dangerous new security flaw that just might exist on the computer you're using right now.

While laptops, computers, and routers are significant security attention, old-school printers and fax machines often go unnoticed. A group of researchers recently showed how they could fax their way into a network and make it out with whatever data they wanted.

Think you’re safe from Yahoo’s unethical data mining practices because it’s not your primary email account? As it turns out, Yahoo knows you use it for spam -- and it's turning a quick buck on your junk mail anyways. Here’s how Yahoo is staying alive even as its unpopular online services dwindle.

Hackers and cheaters might prove problematic for developers and gamers, but financial fraudsters are also giving everyone trouble. A new study suggests that many gamers forgo spending money on their favorite games because of the risk of fraud, and many others still are caught out by the scammers.

Spam emails are among the oldest methods of spreading malicious software, but it's proving to be the most effective in 2018. As ransomware loses its vogue status and exploit kits become less effective, spam has returned as the go-to method for spreading malware and viruses to unsuspecting email users.

Companies and individuals sink loads of money into cybersecurity each year, and yet with each passing month, the situation seems to worsen. We spoke with a former NSA expert about a new approach to cybersecurity that could keep individuals much more aware of how they were being protected.

We all love using facial recognition technology in services like FaceID or Windows Hello. But it has a serious dark side too. We spoke with a former White House official who has some legitimate concerns with what companies like Facebook is doing with it -- and how it’s being secured online.

The contents of your email are no private, at least not to third party applications that connect to Gmail. Considering what happened with Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, that should worry you. Follow these instructions to see exactly who is reading your email and how to turn them away.

WPA3 is a new security standard for Wi-Fi hardware that will charge manufactuters with meeting stricter guidelines to be certified to support it. It will bring about greater security and privacy for users in the home and when utilizing 'open' public Wi-Fi networks, as well as better password protections for everyone.

As much as password reuse is a problem because people use the same passwords for different sites and services, some think that storing passwords in a central location is a bigger problem. As we begin to move beyond password use altogether, do we need to reconsider how our login credentials are stored as well?

The public disclosure of flaws in AMD processors caught the company, and security researchers, off guard. They expose hardware some had come to regard as the PC’s last safe harbor.

At WWDC this year, Apple announced several new privacy and cybersecurity features, specifically in its Safari web browser. Apple didn’t shy away from naming names. It had Facebook right in its crosshairs. Here's how Apple is making a case for its more secure ecosystem, blocking Facebook in the process.

With the implementation of the GDPR, more companies than ever are looking to better protect their data and that of their customers. But are they going about it in the right way? Kingston believes that the recent announcement of IBM's outright ban on physical media isn't taking the right tack in protecting digital information.

Brittany Kaiser, the former director of Cambridge Analytica, is now partnering with a initiative called IOVO, or the Internet of Value Omniledger. She wants to pioneer a new understanding of data privacy, but can someone who abused data in the past really be trusted with the internet's future?

In a world still reeling from the Cambridge Analytica revelations, Cloudflare has introduced a new privacy-first DNS resolver called 1.1.1.1. It claims to make the internet safer – and faster.

They discovered the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws before anyone else, and made sure Intel was staying honest in how it reacted. Unfortunately, the Project Zero crew aren’t the only ones searching for bugs.