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The wireless gateways are used in PoS, industrial IoT and distributed enterprise settings.

A new phishing scam asking for selfies,embedding malware in video games, and the latest IoT vulnerability are all covered in this week's Friday Five.

A research team found that thousands of websites were tricking users into entering credit card information by spoofing trustworthy sites.

You can enforce various policies to make sure your users meet certain requirements with their Windows passwords. Learn about some of the password-related settings in Group Policy.

GoDaddy works with researchers to shut down 15,000 websites tied to 'snake oil' affiliate marketing offers promoted via spam campaigns.

On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more.

New mobile security prototyping contracting between Privoro and the United States Air Force leverages the SafeCase, intelligent smartphone case.

Yet another WordPress plugin vulnerability has put thousands of websites at risk.

Low-cost boxes that promise free TV streaming services often come complete with malware, according to a new study.

A filing prior to an IPO lists nation-state dangers to Slack's services and customers as a risk for investors.

Security experts point to seven crucial steps companies should be taking as they move data and processes to cloud environments.

Small businesses may not have the staff needed to use automated security platforms, which is one reason why opting for a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) might be the better option.

Before purchasing cybersecurity insurance for your business, be sure you have a thorough understanding of what is covered.

Researchers have found that hackers are exploiting vulnerable piracy streaming devices to steal credit card data or rope them into botnets.

It’s one of the first location data privacy cases to grapple with the warrant and surveillance implications of the Carpenter decision.

The New York Attorney General has accused major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and cryptocurrency Tether of an $850m fraud.

NIST thinks it has reached an important milestone in complex software testing with something called Combinatorial Coverage Measurement (CCM).