WordPress fixed three security issues, including a XSS and SQL injection, with WordPress 4.7.2 this week.

Mozilla released its first Internet Health Report, examining the dangers of over-sharing eroding privacy, and the security of connected devices.

Security researcher and activist Claudio Guarnieri talks to Mike Mimoso about a new project announced last week at the Chaos Communication Congress called Security Without Borders.

The insecurity of WordPress plugins has been well documented, especially over the last year, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not as bad as it seems, experts claim.

The Department of Homeland Security formally announced its plan to develop a set of strategic principles for the Internet of Things.

Chrome users who navigate to some HTTP sites will be notified, starting in January, they’re on a site that isn’t secure. Google said today the browser will begin explicitly labeling HTTP connections that feature either a password or credit card form as non-secure. The company said the plan is its first step toward marking all HTTP sites...

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including a Bitcoin phishing campaign, the Kaspersky Lab ransomware report, misconfigured email servers, and a decline in Angler exploit kit traffic. Download: Threatpost_News_Wrap_June_24_2016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves

Privacy experts are arguing this week the FBI, which maintains a vast – and apparently even larger than expected – treasure trove of facial recognition photos, isn’t doing enough to safeguard the databases, many which contain images of innocent citizens. According to a report released by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday the FBI has access to...

The method the FBI used to unlock the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone 5C does not work on newer models, FBI Director James Comey told a crowd of students on Wednesday night. In a Q&A following a keynote address at Kenyon College’s Expectation of Privacy conference in Gambier, Ohio, Comey spoke vaguely but clarified that the...

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the week in news, including how the FBI cracked that iPhone, the barrage of ransomware hitting hospitals, and the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty trial program announcement. Download: Threatpost_News_Wrap_-_April_1_2016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves