Social engineering takes advantage of the emotions and fallibility of end users rather than relying on technical hacking techniques — and it represents a massive threat to modern organizations.

Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to ...

Apple is removing the ability to install home screen web apps from iPhones and iPads in Europe when iOS 17.4 comes out, saying it’s too hard to keep offering the feature under the European Union’s new ...

Apple has changed its stance on allowing web apps on iPhones and iPads in Europe and will continue to let users put them on their home screens after iOS 17.4 arrives. They will, however, have to be ...

Microsoft is rolling out support for sensitivity labels with custom permissions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web.

Faced with volumes of browser vulnerabilities and Web-based exploits designed to take advantage of the flaws, security researchers presented a new process for protecting users with execution-based ...

Google is working on a new Unrestricted WebUSB feature, which allows trusted isolated web apps to bypass security restrictions in the WebUSB API. WebUSB is a JavaScript API that allows web ...

And the companies are not only enforcing Web 2.0 security policy in appliance form, but also in the cloud via Blue Coat's WebPulse SaaS offering. Essentially, the channel will be able to offer ...

From vendors offering code security tools to those protecting inboxes and websites against attacks, here’s a look at 20 key companies in web, email and application security. Among the major ...

The home screen web app feature allows users to install certain websites as standalone apps on their iOS devices. This allows users to have quick access to websites, as well as other app ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...