- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 19th, 2017
![Best Antivirus for Android Best Antivirus for Android](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/best-antivirus-for-android-1.jpg)
Best Antivirus for Android
AV-TEST conducts new research on Android security products
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- June 17th, 2017
![openSUSE Tumbleweed OS Is Now Built with PIE as Default for Increased Security openSUSE Tumbleweed OS Is Now Built with PIE as Default for Increased Security](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/opensuse-tumbleweed-os-is-now-built-with-pie-as-default-for-increased-security-1.jpg)
openSUSE Tumbleweed OS Is Now Built with PIE as Default for Increased Security
Will make attacks much harder on your Tumbleweed systems
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- June 11th, 2017
![Gentoo Linux Is Dropping SPARC as a Security Supported Hardware Architecture Gentoo Linux Is Dropping SPARC as a Security Supported Hardware Architecture](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/gentoo-linux-is-dropping-sparc-as-a-security-supported-architecture-1.jpg)
Gentoo Linux Is Dropping SPARC as a Security Supported Hardware Architecture
Existing users will be presented with an updated glsa-check
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 8th, 2017
![Bruce Schneier: Governments Will Regulate IoT Security Bruce Schneier: Governments Will Regulate IoT Security](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/bruce-schneier-governments-will-regulate-iot-security-1.jpg)
Bruce Schneier: Governments Will Regulate IoT Security
Given the madness that is IoT security now, it might be a good thing to have a single guideline to secure the industry
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 24th, 2017
![Target to Pay $18.5 Million to 47 States for 2013 Data Breach Target to Pay $18.5 Million to 47 States for 2013 Data Breach](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/target-to-pay-18-5-million-to-47-states-for-2013-data-breach-1.jpg)
Target to Pay $18.5 Million to 47 States for 2013 Data Breach
This is the latest settlement in Target's 2013 data breach
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 22nd, 2017
![Scan Your Windows PC for NSA Vulnerabilities with This Freeware Tool Scan Your Windows PC for NSA Vulnerabilities with This Freeware Tool](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/scan-your-windows-pc-for-nsa-vulnerabilities-with-this-freeware-tool-1.jpg)
Scan Your Windows PC for NSA Vulnerabilities with This Freeware Tool
Chinese company creates app to search for NSA security flaws
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 15th, 2017
![How to Update Avast with Fix for Internet Connectivity Problem How to Update Avast with Fix for Internet Connectivity Problem](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/how-to-update-avast-with-fix-for-internet-connectivity-problem-1.jpg)
How to Update Avast with Fix for Internet Connectivity Problem
The company has a fix for your Internet problems
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 8th, 2017
![Why Americans (and the Rest of the World) Should Use Windows 10 Why Americans (and the Rest of the World) Should Use Windows 10](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/why-americans-and-the-rest-of-the-world-should-use-windows-10-1.jpg)
Why Americans (and the Rest of the World) Should Use Windows 10
Three things that make a difference in today’s tech world
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 4th, 2017
![Antivirus Solutions Aren’t All Hackerproof, Research Finds Antivirus Solutions Aren’t All Hackerproof, Research Finds](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/antivirus-solutions-aren-t-all-hackerproof-research-finds-1.jpg)
Antivirus Solutions Aren’t All Hackerproof, Research Finds
Some vendors fail to protect own solutions, AV-TEST says
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 3rd, 2017
![Factory Robots Are Easy to Hack, Researchers Show Factory Robots Are Easy to Hack, Researchers Show](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/factory-robots-are-easy-to-hack-researchers-show-1.png)
Factory Robots Are Easy to Hack, Researchers Show
In a concerning report, Trend Micro hacks factory robots
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 3rd, 2017
![Google Chrome to Migrate to 64-bit on Windows, If System Permits Google Chrome to Migrate to 64-bit on Windows, If System Permits](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/google-chrome-to-migrate-to-64-bit-on-windows-if-system-permits-1.jpg)
Google Chrome to Migrate to 64-bit on Windows, If System Permits
If you're running 64-bit Windows and have more than 4GB of memory, your Chrome will migrate as well with the next update
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 27th, 2017
![Nomx, "World's Most Secure" Email Service, Is Full of Bugs, Easy to Hack Nomx, "World's Most Secure" Email Service, Is Full of Bugs, Easy to Hack](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/nomx-world-s-most-secure-email-service-is-full-of-bugs-easy-to-hack-1.jpg)
Nomx, "World's Most Secure" Email Service, Is Full of Bugs, Easy to Hack
One researcher took a look at Nomx and cracked it open
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 29th, 2017
![IBM Security Report: 4 Billion Records Leaked in 2016, 10K New Vulnerabilities IBM Security Report: 4 Billion Records Leaked in 2016, 10K New Vulnerabilities](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ibm-security-report-4-billion-records-leaked-in-2016-10k-new-vulnerabilities-1.jpg)
IBM Security Report: 4 Billion Records Leaked in 2016, 10K New Vulnerabilities
In 2015, only 600 million records leaked
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2017
![Apple Says It Fixed Vulnerabilities Detailed in WikiLeaks Docs Years Ago Apple Says It Fixed Vulnerabilities Detailed in WikiLeaks Docs Years Ago](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/apple-says-it-fixed-vulnerabilities-detailed-in-wikileaks-docs-years-ago-1.jpg)
Apple Says It Fixed Vulnerabilities Detailed in WikiLeaks Docs Years Ago
The new WikiLeaks files detail old bugs, company says
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2017
![Most Android Users Haven't Had a Security Patch in a While, Report Shows Most Android Users Haven't Had a Security Patch in a While, Report Shows](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/most-android-users-haven-t-had-a-security-patch-in-a-while-report-shows-1.jpg)
Most Android Users Haven't Had a Security Patch in a While, Report Shows
Over 70% of Android phones under the largest 5 US carriers haven't been updated to the latest security patch
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- March 21st, 2017
![OpenSSH 7.5 Has Security Fixes, Removes OpenSSL 1.0 Support for Portable OpenSSH OpenSSH 7.5 Has Security Fixes, Removes OpenSSL 1.0 Support for Portable OpenSSH](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/openssh-7-5-has-security-fixes-removes-openssl-1-0-support-for-portable-openssh-1.jpg)
OpenSSH 7.5 Has Security Fixes, Removes OpenSSL 1.0 Support for Portable OpenSSH
It's coming soon to an operating system near you
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 20th, 2017
![7 Tips to Stay Safe from Attacks like the Fappening 7 Tips to Stay Safe from Attacks like the Fappening](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/7-tips-to-stay-safe-from-attacks-like-the-fappening-1.jpg)
7 Tips to Stay Safe from Attacks like the Fappening
It's of utmost importance to take your digital security seriously, especially as your privacy depends on it