Brian Donohue

A number of popular Android applications are putting sensitive user data at risk of exposure because the app developers are not fully implementing encryption.

New mobile and wearable devices offer users a robust set of innovative features and utilities but they often face the same traditional threats as old fashioned computers.

Malvertising is an ambiguous term referring to malicious online advertisements; some cause malware infection while others track user behavior.

Brian Donohue and Chris Brook recap the month’s security headlines from its beginnings at Black Hat and DEFCON, to a bizarre PlayStation Network outage.

Beware of phishing, malware, spam and other online scams based on the extremely popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Community Health Systems breach exposes the Social Security numbers of 4.5 million patients. Were you a victim? If so, how do you react?

In this short video, we will explain six steps you can take to conveniently maximize the security of your PayPal account.

A recap of last week’s security news and research from the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Yahoo plans to implement end-to-end encryption for all of its mail users, giving normal, non-technical users the power to communicate securely and privately.

Car hacking is back and Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek no longer have to plug their computers into the cars to make them do their bidding.

In the news this week: more APT campaigns, a look forward at the DEF CON and Black Hat Hacker conferences, and good and bad news for Facebook.

In the news: Microsoft’s No-IP takedown fiasco, Chinese APT groups curious about U.S. Iraq policy, Verizon says the government wants locations data, and Microsoft denies backdoor insinuations.

Facebook fails to fully encrypt data on its Instagram mobile app, which puts user security and privacy at risk.

Making a case for password reuse, Google hiring hackers to fix the Internet, Apple bolsters security across its services with strong Crypto, plus various fixes and more.

As ISPs push to make Wi-Fi more widely available outside the home, users are increasingly vulnerable to attacks that rely on rogue and malicious hotspots

Phishers exploit global World Cup interest with a campaign disguised as a petition to reinstate Luis Suarez. Microsoft patched 29 security vulnerabilities.

A Brazilian cybercriminal scam targeting a popular payment method known as Boletos is costing that country billions. How can you protect yourself?

Microsoft moves against a malware-supporting webhosting company, NoIP, causing collateral damage in the process. The Miniduke APT campaign returns.

It’s getting harder and harder to spot fraudulent online retailers as more and more websites peddling discounted good emerge in the already crowded field of Internet merchants.

June was a busy month with hacks and data breaches, privacy, cryptography, and mobile security news, and an update on OpenSSL Heartbleed.

This week: the first mobile malware turns 10; we check in on Android security news and recent data breaches; and we fill you in on the week’s patches.