Tech That Makes a Difference: Sustainability

As the Internet grows, so does energy usage. As a result, all large tech organizations have a responsibility to monitor and improve their impact on the environment. At Akamai, we are well aware of the impact we can have, both...

Execs Could Face Jail Time For Privacy Violations

A new data privacy bill threatens large tech firms, like Facebook, with tough penalties – including monetary fines and up to 20 years of jail time for executives – if they violate user privacy policies. The “Mind Your Own Business Act,” proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden D-Ore. on Thursday, gives the...

Apple's Good Intentions on Privacy Stop at China's Borders

As pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong, the tech giant’s troubling relationship with an authoritarian regime has come into focus...

Fin7 Cybergang Retools With New Malicious Code

The Fin7 cybercrime group has ramped up its offensive capabilities by adding new malicious code to its malware arsenal. Researchers said that this is evidence that Fin7 is still a growing threat despite the arrest of several Fin7 members in 2018. The notorious group has adopted a new dropper samp...

China's Sway Over Tech Companies Tested with Apple, Blizzard

At least two American tech companies, Apple and gaming giant Blizzard, have come under fire – from different quarters – for wading into waters surrounding the Hong Kong protests that have been ongoing since June. The situation is shaping up to be a test for the American tech sector’s commitment t...

Overview of the Marsh-Microsoft 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception survey results

Technology is dramatically transforming the global business environment, with continual advances in areas ranging from artificial intelligence AI and the Internet of Things IoT to data availability and blockchain. The speed at which digital technologies evolve and disrupt traditional business...

Operational resilience begins with your commitment to and investment in cyber resilience

Operational resilience cannot be achieved without a true commitment to and investment in cyber resilience. Global organizations need to reach the state where their core operations and services won’t be disrupted by geopolitical or socioeconomic events, natural disasters, and cyber events if they...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

weison-tech/yii2-rbac is vulnerable to cross-site scripting XSS. The attack is possible because it does not sanitize a name filed to /contact.html via protected\core\modules\home\models\Contact.php , allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary script through it...

Cold War Analogies are Warping Tech Policy

Opinion: Politicians and pundits' fixation with flawed Cold War metaphors have produced overly combative policies on emerging tech...

Google Wants to Help Tech Companies Know Less About You

By releasing its homegrown differential privacy tool, Google will make it easier for any company to boost its privacy bona fides...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: State-Sponsored Espionage Group Targeting Multiple Verticals with ‘Crosswalk’

FireEye recently reported on APT41, a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group. The group has been documented as targeting healthcare, high-tech, and telecommunications companies for traditional corporate espionage purposes. Additionally this group has also targeted companies in the video game...

Big Tech Needs to Use Hazardous Materials Warnings

Opinion: Tech users don’t have time to read novel-length terms of service. Give them a danger icon that tells them their personal risk...

'Opt Out' Is Useless. Let People Opt In

It's not so crazy to want Big Tech to ask for your data—and conversations with AI assistants—before they take it...

Diversity of Thought in Tech

At Akamai, we believe innovation is only possible when the various viewpoints and experiences of a collective, culminate to make a great idea. It is the variety of these ideas which is important. Why does diversity of thought matter? When...

Changing California’s privacy law: A snapshot at the support and opposition

This month, the corporate-backed, legislative battle against California privacy met a blockade, as one Senate committee voted down and negotiated changes to several bills that, as originally written, could have weakened the state’s data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act. Though the...

Facebook's Ex-Security Chief Details His 'Observatory' for Internet Abuse

Alex Stamos' Stanford-based project will try to persuade tech firms to offer academics access to massive troves of user data...

In Conversation: It's Never Too Late

There can be barriers to pursuing a career in tech. For many people, the journey isn't straightforward. Many of our Akamai employees have diverse backgrounds and have overcome obstacles to pursue their dream career. Often, the way forward into a...

Hi, honey. It’s mom. My phone is acting funny again.

Whether it’s setting up access to a Netflix account on a smart TV or enabling personal email on an iPhone, some people—of all ages—have a hard time figuring out user-friendly technology. However, often times it's older generations that have to turn to their progeny for everything from uploading...

Privacy Experts: Facebook's $5B Fine Unlikely to Do Much

The $5 billion fine that the Federal Trade Commission has slapped on Facebook for privacy violations may be the largest ever levied by the agency, but it’s being derided as “chump change” and ineffective by lawmakers and privacy analysts. The settlement, reported Friday evening, stems from...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in the Login Interface of BodaTech Enterprise Website Management System

Liaocheng Boda Network Technology Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in developing commercial websites. SQL injection vulnerability exists in the login interface of Boda's enterprise website management system, which can be exploited by attackers to obtain database information...