Facebook, Google, Twitter, Woz, Trump, McAfee, Snowden, and more take sides on Apple vs. the FBI
Tech leaders and politicians debate Apple's fight against the FBI in the court of public opinion.
Oscar Raymundo | 19 Feb | Read more
Tech leaders and politicians debate Apple's fight against the FBI in the court of public opinion.
Oscar Raymundo | 19 Feb | Read more
The year's most significant attacks highlight how hackers are changing tactics -- and how IT security must evolve in the year ahead
Fahmida Y. Rashid | 28 Dec | Read more
Here’s what enterprises need to do in order to protect their development environments from attack.
George V. Hulme | 29 Sep | Read more
<em>This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.</em>
By Kevin Mahaffey, CTO, Lookout | 15 Aug | Read more
After last week's column on Apple's built-in firewall, Frank Lowney asked the following question in the column's comments section:
Jeffery Battersby | 02 Jul | Read more
"We at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to make tradeoffs between privacy and security," said Apple CEO Tim Cook earlier this month during an Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) event where he was honored for corporate leadership. "We can and we must provide both in equal measure."
Matt Kapko | 24 Jun | Read more
I'm starting to see signs for Apple Pay and Google Wallet everywhere I go. Google just announced its Android Pay platform and deals with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to pre-install it on Android phones. Samsung is gearing up for its own payment system, Samsung Pay, Walmart is planning its retailer-focused CurrentC system, and PayPal, about to spin off from eBay, has been buying up payment technology vendors and can't be counted out yet.
Maria Korolov | 19 Jun | Read more
Recycling is generally a good thing. But it may not be such a good thing when it comes to digital devices -- smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Taylor Armerding | 14 Apr | Read more
Biometric security is on a sharp growth curve, according to a number of recent research reports. The technology is on the rise in large part due to the fact that many mobile users have become comfortable using tools such as fingerprint identification for access.
Bob Violino | 04 Mar | Read more
Participants in the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection on Friday called for government/private sector information sharing, updated regulations, and improving the trust citizens have in the government's respect for privacy and civil liberties.
Tim Greene | 18 Feb | Read more
It sounds like the operating system that really needs some serious security patches is the human one.
Taylor Armerding | 14 Oct | Read more
It's so far been another sorry, sorry year in the technology industry, with big name companies, hot startups and individuals making public mea culpas for their assorted dumb, embarrassing and other regrettable actions.
Apple has improved its security in recent years, but is it enough?
Bob Violino | 10 Mar | Read more
With millions of new iOS and Android devices pouring into the enterprise every quarter, it's important to know just how much risk these devices bring - and if one mobile operating system has an edge over another when it comes to securing enterprise applications and data.
George V. Hulme | 29 Jan | Read more
It's the time of year when we make promises for the new year that are routinely broken before that year is a week old. And for this reason, far too many of us simply resolve to never make another resolution. (Because, after all, that's an easy one to keep.)
Christopher Breen | 30 Dec | Read more