ControlFlag can automatically detect anomalies in software code - and it could spare developers hours of tedious work.
ZDNet From ACM News | October 25, 2021
Six major ISPs collect far more user data than consumers realize, the FTC warns, including data grouping those consumers by race and sexual orientation.
CNet From ACM News | October 22, 2021
The rule is not intended to keep American researchers from working with colleagues overseas to find software flaws.
The Washington Post From ACM News | October 22, 2021
The McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research team found a bug in the Netop Vision Pro Education software used by about 3 million teachers and students worldwide...Fast Company From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2021
Privacy activists warn the Moscow metro's Face Pay facial recognition payment system constitutes a sinister move by Russia to monitor and control its people.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | October 20, 2021
Over a dozen cybersecurity experts have criticized proposals by Apple and the European Union to scan phones for illegal content.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 15, 2021
Freely available voice-mimicking software can deceive people and voice-activated tools like smart assistants, according to University of Chicago scientists.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2021
An Apple analysis of the threats of side-loading warned of malicious apps migrating to third-party stores and infecting consumer devices.
Reuters From ACM News | October 14, 2021
Vendor-customized Android variants transmit significant amounts of data from mobile phones to the operating system developer and third parties.
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2021
Singapore and Finland have agreed to recognize each other's cybersecurity labels for Internet of Things devices.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2021
A spokesman for Check Point said it was the company's "strong suspicion" that Twitch's code had truly been leaked, which was "potentially disastrous."
The New York Times From ACM News | October 7, 2021
The leaders of Venice, Italy, are gathering the cellphone data of tourists and are using it, along with surveillance cameras, to monitor them.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
Google is investing $1 million in the Linux Foundation's Secure Open Source pilot program to make open source projects more secure.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
A survey of more than 1,000 U.K. residents showed high compliance among the half of participants who had downloaded the National Health Service App.
University of Nottingham (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2021
Google's Open Source Security Team is starting with a $1-million investment, and plans to expand the program's scope based on community feedback.
Computing (U.K.) From ACM News | October 5, 2021
Crafting more difficult algorithms to protect secrets so they are resilient to future quantum computers is creating, in effect, post-quantum cryptography.
R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | October 5, 2021