Cyber Security: Why we’re scared and why we should be optimistic
Guest Post We all know we've got a cyber security problem. But while new attack vectors like BYOD and the cloud are making things tougher, there might be a reason for optimism.
Court increases transparency on government digital snooping
March 15, 2013 5:33 PM
Meghan Kelly
National Security Letters allow the government to secretly request information about you from companies you're associated with. A judge ruled them unconstitutional today.
President Obama reportedly discusses cyber security with China’s new president
March 15, 2013 12:19 PM
Meghan Kelly
While on the phone congratulating China's new president Xi Jinping on his appointment, President Obama reportedly slipped in some conversation around cyber security and intellectual property theft.
DoJ brings charges against Reuters social media editor for conspiring with Anonymous
March 14, 2013 2:52 PM
Meghan Kelly
Matthew Keys, the social media deputy editor, was indicted today for giving Anonymous hackers access to his former employee's servers.
Former NSA director joins security firm Endgame’s board after it raises $23M
March 13, 2013 6:15 PM
Meghan Kelly
Endgame, the security software solution that looks at "billions" of data points to give you actions to take while an attack is happening, received $23 million in funding today and a new board member -- the former director of the NSA.
Ensuring papal-level secrecy … without the black smoke
Guest Post It’s incredible to witness the secrecy the papal conclave is able to maintain in an era of over-sharing, data breaches, social postings and texting. Why is it with all of our encryption tools and safety nets, virus protection and firewalls, that breaches still happen?
China responds to U.S. demand to talk about recent cyber attacks
March 12, 2013 10:49 AM
Meghan Kelly
After the U.S. national security adviser said that China needs to acknowledge the cyber attack issue between the two countries, China said it will happily begin discussions.
U.S. national security adviser calls for China to discuss cyber ‘rules’
March 11, 2013 5:46 PM
Meghan Kelly
Tom Donilon, U.S. national security adviser, explained that Chinese hacking is top of mind for the administration in a speech today.
New details emerge about the hack on Facebook
March 11, 2013 2:01 PM
Meghan Kelly
The recent hack on Facebook was traced back to one infected website called iPhoneDevSDK.com, but now it seems there may have been up to three infected websites involved.
Harvard secretly scanned faculty emails to find source of leaked cheating memo
March 10, 2013 12:53 PM
Ricardo Bilton
The moral of the story: Keep the illegal stuff to your personal email accounts, kids.
After collecting private Wi-Fi data, Google may give out $7M to U.S. states
March 8, 2013 5:18 PM
Meghan Kelly
After two years, Google may soon pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit that says Google siphoned off private information from personal Wi-Fi connections while collecting its Street View information.
Apple fixes App Store vulnerability after Google dev reports it
March 8, 2013 3:57 PM
Meghan Kelly
A Google developer discovered a number of attacks that could be aimed at Apple App Store, all fixable if Apple turned on HTTPS for all network activity regarding the marketplace. Apple finally took that action today.
Apple gets spanked by yet another judge in iPhone location/privacy suit
March 8, 2013 9:07 AM
John Koetsier
“Luckily for the plaintiffs, Apple has provided more than enough evidence itself to suggest to the court that it has not fully complied with the court’s order,” Grewal wrote. “In light of Apple’s performance in this case, the court cannot rely on its representations that this time it really has or will produce all responsive documents.”
Fail: Chrome, Firefox, and IE all crack during hacking competition
March 7, 2013 4:03 PM
Meghan Kelly
Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla all patched up their browsers before the Pwn2own competition in Vancouver today, but the "hackers" still got in and in some cases were able to grab hold of the whole operating system as a result.
Lock up the stable before the horses are stolen
Sponsored Post As smartphones continue to proliferate, so increases the number of thieves who can’t resist their lure.
F-Secure says Android malware is king, but are these reports just FUD? (updated)
March 7, 2013 10:06 AM
Ricardo Bilton
Android malware has reached a new, dangerous high -- at least if you believe F-Secure.
MyPermissions raises $1M from 500 Startups to improve personal security online
March 6, 2013 9:05 AM
Jolie O'Dell
The robots are looking over your shoulder, and you don't even recognize it. Enter MyPermissions, flush with a million clams and ready to smack those apps down.
Hackers take down popular Rasperry Pi website with DDOS attack (updated)
March 5, 2013 3:36 PM
Meghan Kelly
Raspberry Pi is being hit with a distributed denial of service attack, which has taken the company's website offline. The Internet is asking, "Why these guys?"
Your weakest link: All those online accounts you’ve forgotten about
March 5, 2013 9:00 AM
Meghan Kelly
Editor's Pick Many of us don't know how many accounts we have online, though it's likely hundreds. Not knowing where you information is puts us at risk for losing that information.
Following Facebook & Apple hacking, Oracle issues emergency Java update
March 5, 2013 6:28 AM
Sean Ludwig
Oracle has issued an emergency patch for its Java software after a string of high-profile hacking incidents at companies including Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft.
