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Apple Brings 'Plastic Butter Knife To A Gunfight' When It Comes To App Store Security — Company Engineer's Comment Surfaces In Epic Trial
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 3:07am | 526Legal documents released by “Fortnite” video game developer Epic Games Inc. revealed that a senior Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) engineer compared App Store’s defenses against malicious actors to “bringing a plastic butter knife to a gunfight,” the Financial Times...
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New Ways To Prevent Security Breaches: How Censys Is At The Forefront
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 4:32pm | 482Internet security veteran Censys Inc. provides digital asset tracking and advanced detection services, which are used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and several Fortune 500 companies. As technology and data services evolve, it's increasingly imperative for companies and individuals...
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Cloudflare Drops 'Lawless, Hate-Filled Community' 8chan After El Paso Shooting
Monday, August 5, 2019 - 12:11pm | 653The often-inflammatory internet message board 8chan, accused by many of promoting hate and violence, went offline Monday after internet infrastructure vendor Cloudflare said it would no longer serve the message board after it was used by the accused killer in the El Paso mass shooting. Cloudflare...
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Are Traffic Lights A Cyber-Security Issue?
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 4:19pm | 637If you’ve seen the movie, The Shawshank Redemption, you saw an old-school version of a high-tech problem. The film's hero, played by actor Tim Robbins, escapes from prison by taking a route nobody thought to secure: the facility's sewer line. High-tech criminals are constantly looking for ways...
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Explore Covisint, a Small Cap Recently Spun Off From Compuware
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 4:43pm | 798Shares of Covisint (NASDAQ: COVS) became available to the public late September. After surging to $14.80, shares have returned near their IPO price, a pivotal level. Before the offering, Covisint was owned solely owned by Compuware (NASDAQ: CPWR), who now owns an 82.4 percent stake. Covisint...