Security is not always about creating a stronger deadbolt or a more protective firewall. Sometimes it's about understanding what motivates potential attackers and using that knowledge to make your valuables look less attractive, either directly or by comparison. It's this more sophisticated approach that Apple is using with its newest devices and software.
Evan Schuman | 23 Sep | Read more
New York's plan to turn pay phones into free Wi-Fi stations could be a template for other cities, and bad news for IT departments trying to protect corporate data and intellectual property.
Evan Schuman | 29 Jul | Read more
Goldman Sachs is taking Google to court to force the cloud vendor to delete an email accidentally sent to a Gmail user. The consequences of a ruling for Goldman would be devastating.
Evan Schuman | 08 Jul | Read more
The White House's big report on big-data privacy has several shortcomings.
Evan Schuman | 13 May | Read more
FTC takes it to task for misleading privacy policy, other transgressions. You should take another look at your company's privacy policy.
Evan Schuman | 10 May | Read more
If our checks and balances are so fragile that a typo can obliterate all meaningful security, we have some fundamental things to fix.
Evan Schuman | 15 Apr | Read more
Employees can unintentionally share more than their employers want anyone to know.
Evan Schuman | 08 Apr | Read more
The alternatives to an independent list like Full Disclosure can't match it for stopping new cyberattack tactics.
Evan Schuman | 01 Apr | Read more
The evidence keeps mounting that companies that put out mobile apps are not paying nearly enough attention to security.
Evan Schuman | 25 Mar | Read more
It offers slightly greater payment convenience, but at what cost?
Evan Schuman | 11 Mar | Read more
Even if a company were willing to expunge personal data that it had been authorized to collect, the realities of IT systems mean it probably could never completely do that.
Evan Schuman | 04 Mar | Read more
A new call for transparency about what data mobile apps are retaining sounds fine and noble, but too many companies don't even know what their apps know about consumers.
Evan Schuman | 25 Feb | Read more
Match.com and eHarmony also among those now saying, 'We didn't know our mobile apps did that.'
Evan Schuman | 18 Feb | Read more
You might see security and privacy pitfalls, but the advantages of the Internet of Things mean there's no stopping it. Your smart fridge is going to miss you when you're working every night.
Evan Schuman | 11 Feb | Read more
Starbucks released a mobile app that stored passwords in clear text. There's a good chance that a lot of other companies just don't know whether they could find themselves in the same situation.
Evan Schuman | 28 Jan | Read more