On IoT Botnets, Ransomware, and More

Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook recap 2016’s biggest news stories, including the proliferation of IoT botnets, the rise of ransomware, the FBI vs. Apple battle, Yahoo, and a rash of old password breaches. Download: Threatpost2016YearinReview.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

EFF: NSA's Support of Encryption 'Disingenuous'

CAMBRIDGE, Ma.—The National Security Agency came out in support of encryption again Wednesday, but privacy advocates were quick to contest the agency’s stance, criticizing it for having a different definition of the term than others. Glenn Gerstell, general counsel for the NSA, stressed that the...

FBI Has Successfully Unlocked Terrorist's iPhone Without Apple's Help

End of Apple vs. FBI. At least for now, when the FBI has unlocked iPhone successfully. Yes, you heard it right. The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has unlocked dead terrorist's iPhone 5C involved in the San Bernardino shooting without the help of Apple. After weeks of arguments, the United...

Recapping RSA 2016, FBI vs. Apple, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap RSA 2016, including how pervasive the FBI vs. Apple debate has been around the conference, OpenSSL two years after Heartbleed, and why hacking back is always a bad idea. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapMarch42016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...