Samsung’s new Galaxy Quantum 2 uses quantum cryptography to secure apps
Launched in South Korea, the Quantum 2 smartphone has a quantum random number generator chip built in.
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ZDNet | Security
Billions of smartphone owners will soon be authorising payments using facial recognition
New analysis shows that facial recognition and other biometric authentication technologies will increasingly help to keep mobile payments safe from fraudsters.
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PayPal rolls out new fraud management tools for merchants
PayPal said its new Fraud Protection Advanced service uses device fingerprinting, machine learning and analytics to help businesses identify, investigate, resolve and mitigate fraudulent transactions.
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Ransomware: The internet’s biggest security crisis is getting worse. We need a way out
Making it illegal to pay a ransom might be the answer, but it will have painful consequences.
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Nation-state cyber attacks targeting businesses are on the rise
Analysis of attacks over the last few years shows that the enterprise is increasingly becoming a target for significant hacking campaigns by government-backed operations. But it’s possible to try to protect your network against attacks.
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These are the terrible passwords that people are still using. Here’s how to do better
National Cyber Security Centre issues advice on best practice for passwords – and that includes not using the name of a pet or family member to secure your accounts.
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US adds seven Chinese supercomputing organisations onto Entity List
Seven Chinese supercomputing organisations have been added to the US Entity List for allegedly helping China build weapons of mass destruction programs.
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Facebook tackles deepfake spread and troll farms in latest moderation push
AI-generated images and an exiled militant group are now on Facebook’s radar.
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Ransomware crooks are targeting vulnerable VPN devices in their attacks
Researchers at Kaspersky detail how hackers were able to get hands-on and compromise a whole network with Cring ransomware.
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