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The True Test of GDPR is Still Coming
More than six months after the European data privacy regulation went into effect, we still don’t know how effective GDPR will be at protecting data privacy.
Malicious Cryptomining Remains a Threat Despite Currency Crashes
The threat of malicious cryptomining has not waned even as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has plummeted in recent months.
Developers Worry About Long-Term Effects of Anti-Encryption Law
Developers of secure messaging apps say there could be unforeseen long-range effects of anti-encryption laws in Australia and elsewhere.
New Privacy Bill Would Hold Companies Liable for Data Misuse
The Data Care Act, introduced in the Senate this week, would provide large fines for companies that misuse, sell or share user data without permission or proper safeguards.
Deciphering WarGames
Decipher Editor-in-Chief Dennis Fisher is joined by Zoe Lindsey and Peter Baker of Duo Security to dive into hacker movie classic WarGames.
House Report Finds Equifax Picked Business Over Security
The report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on what happened at Equifax is customer story in how a lot of small security and technology decisions can add up over time, with catastrophic results.
Warner: U.S. Needs a New Doctrine in Cyberspace
Sen. Mark Warner said the U.S. was blinded by its assumed superiority in cyber operations and was unprepared for its adversaries' recent moves.
New Australian Law Poses Risk to Encrypted Services
The Australian Parliament has passed a new law that requires technology companies to provide access to encrypted communications.
Chrome’s Anti-Abuse Feature Blocks Ads on Dodgy Sites
Chrome 71 extends the ad-blocking technology introduced last year to block advertisements on sites with "harmful experiences" on the web.
Decipher Podcast: Melanie Ensign
Melanie Ensign of Uber joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the challenges and rewards of working in security and privacy communications.
Critical Kubernetes Bug Gives Anyone Full Admin Privileges
With a 9.8 rating on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, the privilege escalation flaw in container orchestration system Kubernetes is as bad as it can get. Any user will be able to remotely gain full administrator privileges on any node in the cluster.
Mastercard, Microsoft Team Up on New Digital Identity Platform
Microsoft and Mastercard plan to work together to develop a new platform for verifying identities online that can be used across multiple services and for different purposes.
Decipher Podcast: Katie Moussouris
Katie Moussouris of Luta Security speaks with Dennis Fisher about the security industry's constant cycle of mistakes and the hidden perils of bug bounty programs.
Microsoft Open Sources SEAL Homomorphic Encryption Library
Microsoft has made its SEAL homomorphic encryption library open source, a part of an effort to help standardize the encryption scheme.
500 Million Affected in Marriott Data Breach
Attackers had access to a portion of the Starwood network for four years, resulting in a data breach at parent company Marriott that affects as many as 500 million people.