Baby monitor safety: What you need to know

Do you have an impending new arrival in your family of the small and very noisy variety? If so, youre probably going to invest in a baby monitor for peace of mind both at night and during the day. But do you know what kind of monitor youre going to buy? Will it be audio only, or have images? Will...

A week in security (June 28 – July 4)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Is it Game Over for VR Advergaming? Lil’ skimmer, the Magecart impersonator What is the WireGuard VPN protocol? Binance receives the ban hammer from UK’s FCA Fired by algorithm: The future’s here and it’s a robot wearing a white collar Second colossal Linkedin...

This Week in Security News: IoT Threats and Risks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about the threats and risks to complex IoT environments. Also, learn about new security challenges and risks the food production...

Podcast: Beware These Top Security Threats in 2019

While 2018 was a whirlwind of serious threats, newly-evolving malware and high-profile data breaches, 2019 has already started with a bang. Between two newly disclosed data breaches and a hack of hundreds of German politicians‘ personal information exploding to the forefront last week, the securi...

Public Hearing on IoT Risks

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is holding hearings on IoT risks: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC, Commission, or we will conduct a public hearing to receive information from all interested parties about potential safety issues and hazards associated with...

IoT Cybersecurity: What's Plan B?

In August, four US Senators introduced a bill designed to improve Internet of Things IoT security. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is a modest piece of legislation. It doesn't regulate the IoT market. It doesn't single out any industries for particular attention, or force any...

Inside the Conficker-Infected Police Body Cameras

Rarely does one story run such a gamut of security threats, encapsulating in this case, Internet of Things risks, supply chain infiltration and some circa-2008 malware for good measure. But that’s what we have with this week’s saga of the body cameras, marketed for police use, that were shipped...