Symantec acquires LifeLock for $2.3 billion
Identity theft protection acquisition forms "world's largest digital safety platform for consumers and families."
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BlackBerry pens framework for securing connected and autonomous cars
Four industry trends are making vehicles vulnerable to cyber attacks and failures: vehicles access, software control, autonomous driving, and the changing state of software, according to BlackBerry.
Google pauses removal of apps that want to use accessibility services
Google is giving developers another 30 days to help it consider "responsible and innovative uses of accessibility services."
Apple updates OS X, Safari after spyware exploit found
Days after Apple updated iOS 9.3.5 for security vulnerabilities circulating the Middle East, Mac users are greeted with the same fixes.
Verizon says Yahoo email hacking could scupper $4.83 billion deal
Yahoo's massive data breach could have a material impact on Verizon's buyout deal.
GoToMyPC resets user accounts amid "very sophisticated password attack"
The remote desktop software could give hackers access to private information — not to mention, complete control of your machine.
FBI testing code-based method to get into San Bernardino iPhone
The Justice Dept. says it's too early to know how the hack will turn out.
Instagram begins rolling out two-factor authentication
It's about time. Instagram has confirmed it's begun to roll out two-factor authentication to users. Facebook, the parent company of the photo social network, has had the feature for sometime.
WhatsApp opens up end-to-end encryption for everyone
Facebook-owned WhatsApp spent a year-and-a-half rolling out end-to-end encryption to its more than one billion users.
Blizzard hit with DDoS attack disrupting play for gamers
Gamers were knocked offline after Poodle Corp took Blizzard's servers in a social media ransom.