Microsoft Wants to Protect Your Business From Cyber Attacks
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection firstly aims at detecting advanced attacks. Not a day goes by when we don't hear about another hack.To ensure that your business is not next, Microsoft has...
View ArticleNSA boss reveals top 3 security nightmares that keep him awake at night
Hint: None of them are Apple RSA 2016 Admiral Michael Rogers, head of the NSA and the US Cyber Command, has told delegates during his keynote address at RSA 2016 the three things that keep him awake at...
View ArticleJohn McAfee better prepare to eat a shoe because he doesn’t know how iPhones...
John McAfee announces a rather implausible plan. Former antivirus developer and presidential wannabe John McAfee claimed a couple of weeks ago to have the perfect solution to the FBI-Apple stand-off....
View ArticleMen behind Diffie-Hellman key exchange receive top computer science prize
Before Diffie-Hellman, symmetric cryptography—as exemplified by this Nazi-era Enigma machine—was the norm.Michele M.F. On Tuesday, the Association for Computing Machinery, the nation’s leading...
View ArticleStupid Patent of the Month: 100+ companies sued over “personalized content”
USPTO via EFF"Personalized content" is a phrase so vague that it could mean just about anything.That quality makes it just about perfect for use by a patent troll.This month, the Electronic Frontier...
View ArticleSecurity Pros Speak Out on the Need for Cyber-Insurance
A good cyber-insurance policy can help enterprises weather storms more effectively when a data breach or network security failure has occurred.Cyber-insurance, now being offered by virtually all the...
View ArticleSSL’s DROWN not as bad as Heartbleed, still a security ship wreck
Just set SSLv2 on fire Security experts are split on how easy it is for hackers to exploit the high-profile DROWN vulnerability on insecure systems. One-third of all HTTPS websites are potentially...
View Article10-Plus Hot New Security Solutions From Big-Name Vendors At RSA 2016
Red-Hot Products, Red-Hot Market Some of the biggest names in technology were using the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week to introduce their latest and greatest in security.Among the vendors at...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Don't let the rhetoric fool you: The U.S. and the EU...
In this era of big data, small differences in privacy policy can easily become major controversies.Such is the case with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework, which, for years, bridged the differences...
View ArticleACLU: You can kiss trust in software updates goodbye if Apple's forced to...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today filed an amicus brief with a California federal court, taking Apple's side in the dispute about whether the company should be compelled to help the...
View ArticleSchneier: We’re sleepwalking towards digital disaster and are too dumb to stop
Coders and tech bros playing chance with the future RSA 2016 Security guru Bruce Schneier has issued a stark warning to the RSA 2016 conference – get smart or face a whole world of trouble. The level...
View ArticleU.K. 'Snooper's Charter' Expands Police Access to Web Histories
The final bill would allow police access to all web-browsing activities, not just those suspected to be illegal. It's time for more snooping in the U.K. Not content with a draft bill that would allow...
View ArticleDOD Chief Discusses Encryption, Innovation at RSA Conference
At the RSA Conference, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter offers his take on encryption, the importance of innovation to the nation's defense, and more. SAN FRANCISCO—U.S.Secretary of Defense Ashton...
View ArticleMusician sues Jay-Z’s Tidal and Google Play, says he was cheated of royalties
TidalJohn Emanuele, who plays in the ambient and electronic music group The American Dollar, has sued three different music streaming services in the past two weeks.Emanuele and his lawyers say that in...
View ArticleForget data thieves, data vandals will be your next major pain
When trust fails, thieves rush in RSA 2016 For years, the security industry has been primarily focused on stopping data theft, but more and more people in the trade are worried that the next wave of...
View ArticleUpdate: Yes, Hackers Did Steal Your Taxes and Shut Off the Power
A security breach that plunged Ukraine into darkness could happen in the U.S., according to reports. A recent cyber attack on Ukraine's power utilities that plunged hundreds of cities into darkness...
View ArticleOops: Is Kanye West Downloading Software on The Pirate Bay
A screen shot suggests he might have been on the site to download music software. Kanye's prolific tweeting has landed the artist in hot water.It seems the self-proclaimed best musician of all time...
View ArticleAmazon removed device encryption from Fire OS 5 because no one was using it
Amazon's $50 Fire tablet, which runs Fire OS 5.Mark Walton Apple's encryption battle To get back at Apple, GOP congressman introduces pointless bill Apple’s new ally in unlocking battle: A man whose...
View ArticleConfirmed: The U.S. Is Launching Cyber Attacks Against ISIS
The goal is for ISIS not to know the difference between a cyber attack and just needing to reset their router. ISIS has been successful at recruiting supporters in large part because of its well-oiled...
View ArticleDevastating Vulnerability Affects 66 Percent of Android Phones
SAN FRANCISCO—Most of us aren't stupid enough to click on a window that hands over control of our phones to a stranger.And most of us definitely wouldn't do it if our phones kicked up numerous warnings...
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