European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users’ online behavior. […]
Meta halts routing via Deutsche Telekom over €20M peering fee
Meta announced that it’s ending its direct peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom following a court’s ruling earlier this year that would oblige the tech firm to pay the telecom €20,000,000 to continue using its network. […]
Google sees 68% drop in Android memory safety flaws over 5 years
The percentage of Android vulnerabilities caused by memory safety issues has dropped from 76% in 2019 to only 24% in 2024, representing a massive decrease of over 68% in five years. […]
Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years.
The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not only reduces the overall security risk of a codebase, but also makes the switch
The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not only reduces the overall security risk of a codebase, but also makes the switch
CISA: Hackers target industrial systems using “unsophisticated methods”
CISA warned today of threat actors trying to breach critical infrastructure networks by targeting Internet-exposed industrial devices using “unsophisticated” methods like brute force attacks and default credentials. […]
Cyber Founder Recipe for Success: Clear Vision and Trusted Experts
A clear, consistent vision, along with reliable experts, are the two essential ingredients for startup founders to achieve success—both in cyber and beyond.
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Tamnoon Raises $12 Million for Cloud Security Remediation Service
Tamnoon has raised $12 million in Series A funding for its Managed Cloud Security Remediation service.
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Winamp releases source code, asks for help modernizing the player
The iconic Winamp media player has fulfilled a promise made in May to go open-source and has now published its complete source code on GitHub. […]
The “Llama” is freed: Winamp goes open source after 27 years
The iconic Winamp media player has fulfilled a promise made in May to go open-source and has now published its complete source code on GitHub. […]
Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent
Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) without explicitly seeking users’ consent.
“Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites,” noyb said
“Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites,” noyb said