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Threat actors impersonate Google Play store in scam as Sony pulls the game off the PlayStation store due to myriad performance issues.

Howard professor says security must reach all types of networks, including IoT and ad hoc networks.

Howard University professor talks about his research in emerging technologies.

The ongoing, growing campaign is “effectively an attack on the United States and its government and other critical institutions,” Microsoft warned.

The attacks have reportedly hit the US Energy Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as well as other vital agencies and companies around the world.

TechRepublic spoke with email security firm Tessian's CEO Tim Sadler, who tells us how to avoid being phished or scammed during the search for perfect presents.

Expert pleads with companies to realize they are potential attack victims, no matter their size.

Expert sees improvement in attacks as well as defense technologies. He reminds businesses that all companies are potential targets.

Examining the backdoor's DNS communications led researchers to find a government agency and a big U.S. telco that were flagged for further exploitation in the spy campaign.

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Researchers predict software security will continue to struggle to keep up with cloud and IoT in the new year.