March 2025
How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their first app.…
It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake
Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly High-profile deepfake scams that were reported here at The Register and elsewhere last year may just be the tip of the iceberg. Attacks relying on spoofed faces in online meetings surged by 300 percent in 2024,…
Plugging the holes in open banking
Enhancing API security for financial institutions Partner Content Open banking has revolutionized financial services, empowering consumers to share their financial data with third-party providers, including fintech innovators.…
So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?
Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks Comment America's cybersecurity chiefs in recent days have been sending mixed messages about the threat posed by Russia in the digital world.…
Cybersecurity not the hiring-’em-like-hotcakes role it once was
Ghost positions, HR AI no help – biz should talk to infosec staff and create 'realistic' job outline, say experts Analysis It's a familiar refrain in the security industry that there is a massive skills gap in the sector. And while it's true there are specific shortages in…
Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows
Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a US entity, even with the guarantees in place.…
Polish space agency confirms cyberattack
Officials remain intent on uncovering who was behind it The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) is currently dealing with a "cybersecurity incident," it confirmed via its X account on Sunday.…
UK watchdog investigates TikTok and Reddit over child data privacy concerns
ICO looking at what data is used to serve up recommendations The UK's data protection watchdog has launched three investigations into certain social media platforms following concerns about the protection of privacy among teenage users.…
Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors
Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of Sweden if that government demands E2EE backdoors, it's looking bleak.…
C++ creator calls for help to defend programming language from ‘serious attacks’
Bjarne Stroustrup says standards committee needs to show it can respond to memory safety push Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been shunned by cybersecurity agencies and technical experts in recent years for its…