U.S. surveillance disclosure mostly useless to business
Businesses will find very little value in the government's first annual report on surveillance activities, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 01 Jul | Read more
Businesses will find very little value in the government's first annual report on surveillance activities, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 01 Jul | Read more
The recent discovery of command-and-control software sending instructions to malware-infected computers from Dropbox raises the question of how such threats can be discovered.
Antone Gonsalves | 30 Jun | Read more
The two U.S. airports that had their computers compromised by an unknown group of hackers is a wake up call that America's best IT talent needs to focus less on money and more on national security, an expert says.
Antone Gonsalves | 27 Jun | Read more
A PayPal error made it possible to bypass two-factor authentication on a user account, demonstrating what can go wrong in deploying a tricky security mechanism.
Antone Gonsalves | 26 Jun | Read more
Newly released research has uncovered several hundred command-and-control servers across more than 40 countries powering controversial spyware sold to governments and law enforcement.
Antone Gonsalves | 25 Jun | Read more
Patching of Internet-connected systems that contain the Heartbleed bug has slowed to a snail's pace, and security experts are advising companies to take extra precautions to avoid a security breach.
Antone Gonsalves | 25 Jun | Read more
The demise of Code Spaces, a code-hosting service that had its customer data deleted by extortionists, is an example of the dire consequences from inadequate cloud security.
Antone Gonsalves | 22 Jun | Read more
University researchers have found that developers often store authentication keys in the Android apps on Google Play, making it possible for criminals to steal corporate or personal data.
Antone Gonsalves | 20 Jun | Read more
Companies should be on the lookout for exploits of a troubling vulnerability in the Linux kernel that exists in nearly every popular mobile device running Android, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 19 Jun | Read more
A data breach like the one recently reported by AT&T demonstrates that security policies alone are only a paper tiger without the technological teeth to make sure they are enforced, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 18 Jun | Read more
University researchers have found that HTML5-based mobile apps, which are expected to become more prevalent over the next several years, could add security risks for businesses.
Antone Gonsalves | 17 Jun | Read more
In hiring its first CISO to prevent another massive data breach, Target made a mistake in not having the top security officer report directly to the chief executive, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 16 Jun | Read more
Whether a computer-powered chatbot recently passed the Turing Test for artificial intelligence is debatable, but there's little doubt that the growing sophistication of the conversation programs could one day make them a threat to corporate security, an expert says.
Antone Gonsalves | 13 Jun | Read more
A majority of IT security pros believe that continuous monitoring of the database network is the best approach to prevent large-scale breaches like the ones that occurred at retailers Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus, a study showed.
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Jun | Read more
When Apple releases iOS 8 in the fall, corporate employees who use their iPhones and iPads for work will have better privacy protection when walking in places with Wi-Fi networks.
Antone Gonsalves | 11 Jun | Read more