The initial apps in Google Play were safe, but the creators found a way around the Play Store’s protections to install malware on Android users’ devices. Here’s how it happened and how to stay safe. Image: marchmeena29, Getty Images/iStockphoto A November report from ThreatFabric revealed that more than 300,000 Android users unknowingly downloaded malware with banking trojan capabilities, and that it bypassed the Google Play Store restrictions. The cybercriminals developed a method for successfully infecting Android…

If you are a cybersecurity professional with at least five years of experience, you can take the exam that will boost your career with an elite certification. Here’s a great way to prepare. Image: iStock/LeoWolfert Cybersecurity skills are among the most in-demand in the tech industry, and that isn’t likely to change any time in the near future with good reason. And Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is considered one of the most valuable…

Amazon‘s cloud computing network suffered a five-hour outage on Tuesday, chiefly impacting individuals and businesses in the eastern United States. Online services provided by a swathe of companies were disrupted by the incident at Amazon Web Services, which also affected Amazon’s own e-commerce business. Gaming site League of Legends PUBG went down, and Tinder, Coinbase, Netflix, Slack, Ticketmaster, Instacart, Robinhood, and Disney+ were disrupted. Other companies waylaid by the outage included the Associated Press, whose publishing…

The latest version of Firefox is now available and includes an important step forward for web browser security. Image: Jack Wallen Firefox, the little browser that could, continues chugging along. And while other browsers are constantly battling one crisis or another, the Mozilla developers are addressing what matters most for modern web browsers: security. This time around, the developers have released Firefox 95, which includes a new subsystem, called RLBox.  RLBox is a new method…