Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says
Alexei Bulazel said that even as the Trump administration is aiming to ratchet up cyber offense, there’s still a vital role for defense.
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Bulazel mentioned the energy sector in particular, given the potential for hackers to turn off the power in the United States. It’s a sector that relies in large measure on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems to monitor and control industrial processes. (Image Credit: AndreyPopov via Getty Images) Geopolitics -
Apitor collected data without informing parents or asking for permission, the FTC said, violating federal parental consent requirements. (Image Source: Apitor Technology) Privacy FTC announces settlement with toy robot makers that tracked location of children
Apitor collected data without informing parents or asking for permission, the FTC said, violating federal parental consent requirements.
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Workers enter a building on the Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025, in Mountain View, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Technology Google patches two Android zero-days, 120 defects total in September security update
The critical, actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affect the Linux kernel and Android runtime.
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Attendees walk by the Epic Games booth at the 2019 GDC Game Developers Conference on March 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Privacy Court ruling in Epic-Google fight could have ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences, former gov’t officials say
The group of experts sided with Google against the makers of Fortnite in the long-running antitrust battle.
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A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to it office at St. John’s Terminal on March 11, 2025, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Cybersecurity Google addresses six vulnerabilities in August’s Android security update
Android partners and customers have experienced a temporary respite from double-digit vulnerabilities this summer. Google issued no security patches in its update last month.
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Devices are displayed at the research lab of the Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology on November 9, 2016 in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva. It only takes a few seconds for an employee of Cellebrite’s technology, one of the world’s leading hacking companies, to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Technology Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing firm Corellium in $200 million deal
Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features
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(GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) Technology Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update
The most serious flaw in the monthly security update affects the Android system and could be exploited to achieve local escalation of privilege, the company said.
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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Cybersecurity Google adds suite of security features to Android 16
The company plans to add its Advanced Protection program on devices, as will use AI to detect and stop scams.
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Google logo. Technology Google addresses 1 actively exploited vulnerability in May’s Android security update
The monthly Android security update covers 47 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity defect in the widely used FreeType software library.
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A 3D render of a vintage moonshine jug on an isolated white studio background. (allanswart, iStock/Getty Images Plus) Geopolitics BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns
In a joint advisory with Western allies, the National Cyber Security Centre sounded the alarm about variants of BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE.