Colleges are taking a page out of the tech industry playbook, tracking and ranking students based on a wide range of personal information. Find out what they're tracking, how they responded, and whether or not this is a uniquely American problem.
Are concerns about biometric data warranted, or has the importance of security created an overreaction to every little misstep? Read more about the overreaction to biometric data issues and about what you should really be worried about when it comes to the controversial tech.
A new phishing scam is making the rounds within businesses, and threatens to expose private and personal details of those tha
Google's Project Zero team has uncovered a vulnerability in some Android phones that leaves them completely exposed to hacker
The Rugby World Cup is in full swing, but watching in can get expensive if you're forced to take out a subscription service o
1Password has announced a suite of new features for its business password manager, introducing Advanced Protection. The new s
Last week, security researchers from Google uncovered a bug that would have made LastPass vulnerable by directing users to a website loaded with just a few lines of javascript code. The bug has since been fixed by LastPass, and no users are known to have been affected.
NordVPN, one of the most popular VPN services available, has announced NordVPN Teams, a VPN solution aimed at businesses, wit
Security software company Kaspersky has discovered that thousands of students are unwittingly downloading malware when access
Huawei has announced the reveal date for its upcoming Mate 30 series but no one is sure whether the new flagship phone will b
The just-launched app Zao lets users slap their own faces onto movie clips, letting them cosplay as Leonard DiCaprio or Wolverine within seconds. It's only available in China, where it's a massive viral hit. Zao's success has spurred plenty of concerns about privacy violations.
A malicious app has been downloaded more than 100 million times directly from the Google Play app store. The app, called CamScanner, allowed mobile devices to create PDFs. Here's how that app slipped through, and what it means for the cyber-safety of app downloaders everywhere.
The newest iOS update, iOS 12.4, has accidentally unpatched an old security flaw that it had previously addressed, researchers have found. If your iPhone is running iOS 12.4 — and since it auto-updates, you likely are — you're theoretically at risk if you download a rogue app.
A 2012 internet hoax is making the rounds again, tricking naïve social media users into sharing a big block of legal text that in no way, shape, or form protects them, their pictures, or their data from being shared online.
There's a new type of malware on the internet: "Stealers." They're aimed at swiping the autofill information stashed in your
Suprema, a biometric security company has had its database breached, potentially leaking sensitive data about millions of peo
A new report took a dive into the most popular anti-robocall apps and found plenty of basic and obvious privacy violations. The most common: Anti-robocall apps often monetize their service by sending user data or device data to third-party companies for a profit.
President Donald Trump hopes to pass an executive order that would see social media companies face closer scrutiny from the government, following his repeated allegations that the platforms show bias against conservative viewpoints.
At its annual developers conference, Huawei finally lifted the lid on its brand new operating system. Called HarmonyOS, the new operating system is set to work on a variety of devices — including smartphones. So, will HarmonyOS spell the end for Android?
Nearly half of all phone calls made in the US are from scammers, and the growing number of robocalls is a problem.
Firefox and the Tor Project are, apparently, working on developing a new private mode for Firefox with even more proection an