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IBM Warns of Apple Siri Shortcut Scareware Risk

Apple's Siri voice assistant is intended to help users, but according to new research published by IBM on Jan. 31, attackers could potentially abuse...

Microsoft Launches Public Preview of Azure IoT Hub Device Streams

To encourage continuing development and secure connectivity for a diverse range of new internet of things devices, Microsoft has launched a public preview of...

DoJ Files Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Against Huawei

Today’s topics include the U.S. Department of Justice unleashing a 13-count criminal indictment against Huawei, and the Nginx Application Platform expanding with new API...

Mozilla Improves Privacy Controls in Firefox 65

Mozilla released its first web browser update for 2019 on Jan. 29, with the debut of Firefox 65.The open-source Firefox 65 web browser improves...

FaceTime Security Flaw Gives Apple a Black Eye: Analysts

Apple's FaceTime video chat app remained out of service Wednesday morning after being temporarily disabled by the company Jan. 28 due to a security...

Salt Security Launches API Protection Platform

Startup Salt Security announced its API Protection Platform on Jan. 29, providing organizations with advanced capabilities to help discover, prevent and then remediate API...

Apple FaceTime at Risk From Severe Flaw

Since the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the basic protocol for any type of voice communication has been that...

U.S. Drops the Hammer on Huawei

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced Jan. 28 that the Department of Justice has filed charges against Huawei Technologies Co. and its CFO,...

Microsoft CEO Says Privacy a Basic Human Right, Calls for Global GDPR

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella renewed his company’s call for privacy on a global basis at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking during...

Apple Patches Multiple iOS, macOS Flaws in Latest Security Updates

Today’s topics include Apple issuing its first iOS and macOS security updates for 2019, and Microsoft offering hundreds of new Dynamics 365 and Power...