Endpoint/Device Security

While Patch Tuesday is a well-known event for Microsoft and Adobe users, Apple product owners this week received a dose of reality when they found themselves on the receiving end of several security updates.

Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, told SCMagazine.com that 2016 is the year that organizations and individuals become aware of fact that when they're operating in cyber space, they're managing risk.

Cisco has created a patch for a vulnerability in the WebEx Meetings app for Android that was remotely exploitable, according to a company advisory.

China is looking to construct its own secure smartphones capable of evading U.S. surveillance programs.

A hearing was held highlight the efforts that automakers are making to address cybersecurity concerns of connected automobiles.

The deadly ISIS terror attack in Paris and the on-going police activity stemming from that incident may bring to a head the argument over whether or not the benefits encryption brings to privacy is worth the risks run when bad guys use the technology to pull off attacks or run criminal operations.

Further security and privacy risks to users of Siri, Apple's personal assistant, have been revealed that could allow anyone to gain entry to personal data on someone else's iOS device.