The Dark Side of BYOD: Privacy, personal data loss, and more
Guest Post This post covers the things you always wanted to know about BYOD but were too afraid to ask.
‘Biggest ever’ Internet attack is indeed huge, but it isn’t global
March 27, 2013 10:11 AM
John Koetsier
Have you noticed that the global internet is slowing down as it experiences its "biggest-ever" attack by hackers flooding the web via distributed denial of service attacks (DDOS)?
Boneheaded congressman brags about getting money for supporting CISPA
March 23, 2013 2:10 PM
Tom Cheredar
As a member of congress, it's one thing to support a bad piece of tech policy because you don't fully understand the Internet but it's quite another when you brag about all the money you're making on the side from that position.
RoboteX private security robots gets $2.06M backed by Peter Thiel
March 22, 2013 3:41 PM
Meghan Kelly
Robotex, the private company creating robots that go where it might be too dangerous for humans, brought in $2.06 million in funding today.
How big brother could make wiretapping mandatory on all VoIP services
Guest Post Here's what you should know about the future of wiretapping on VoIP services.
Apple Whack-a-Mole: One day after Apple patches 2 lock screen bugs, another one pops up
March 20, 2013 1:43 PM
John Koetsier
Perhaps Apple will provide a coupon for a free game of Whack-a-Mole with its next iOS update.
Andrew Auernheimer: 41 months of jail and a $73,000 fine for querying AT&T servers
March 18, 2013 10:06 AM
John Koetsier
"It looks like Andew got slammed into a desk by federal agents while trying to hand his phone to his lawyer after the court asked for his phone," his publicist told me via email.
Terrorist, hacker, freedom fighter: Andrew Auernheimer parties tonight in expectation of jail tomorrow
March 17, 2013 1:29 PM
John Koetsier
"It's a f*cking ludicrous charge," Auernheimer told me this morning from New Jersey. "The FBI has tried to frame me for terrorism five times, and by their own admission they've been surveilling me since I was 15 years old."
How Scout Alarm crowdfunded $160K — without Kickstarter or Indiegogo
March 11, 2013 4:11 PM
John Koetsier
Hassle-free home security sounds good, right? Perhaps $160,000 good, if you're Scout Alarm ... with none of that money going to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo.
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.
Does Outbox’s snail mail alternative solve a problem — or just create one?
Guest Post If you determine that you need an alternative to USPS, is Outbox worth the risk?
Evernote users, you’re gonna want to change your password
March 2, 2013 9:27 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Security! Evernote says users' email addresses and passwords have been hacked. Here's what you need to do next.
Armor5 grabs $2M for its novel approach to the BYOD problem
February 27, 2013 4:30 AM
Christina Farr
Armor5, a startup launching today, addresses BYOD -- "bring your own device," or workers who use their devices, not the company's -- without requiring software installation on a mobile phone or tablet.
Juniper Networks said to be raising a PE round to boost its enterprise and security business
February 26, 2013 11:09 AM
Christina Farr
With talks falling through to sell off its assets, Juniper Networks is considering raising a private equity round to bolster its enterprise and security business, Reuters reports.
Stop looking for the hackers and start sharing data about the hack, says RSA chairman
February 26, 2013 9:08 AM
Meghan Kelly
Big data is going to be the difference between us getting in front of attacks and getting bogged down trying to find our attackers, according to RSA's Arthur Coviello.
Profile of a cyber criminal (infographic)
February 22, 2013 8:28 AM
John Koetsier
Yesterday, Zendesk was hacked and the personal information of an unknown number of Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr users was stolen. Last year, 12.6 million U.S adults were the victims of identity fraud.
Zendesk hacked: Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr users were affected
February 22, 2013 12:25 AM
John Koetsier
A security breach at cloud-based customer support vendor Zendesk has exposed personal information including email addresses of Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr clients, the company said today in a blog post.
Twitter joins Facebook, LinkedIn in using DMARC email authentication (too late for Jeep and Burger King)
February 21, 2013 10:01 AM
John Koetsier
Jeep's Twitter account recently told the world that the iconic brand had been "sold to Cadillac." And Burger King's account started mysteriously promoting McDonalds. Two high-profile hacks in less than a week means, apparently, that Twitter had to take some action.
Chinese government’s response to hacking claims: ‘Nuh-uh’
February 19, 2013 2:08 PM
Tom Cheredar
The People's Republic of China would like you to know that it had nothing to do with large scale cyberattacks against more than a hundred U.S. businesses, a government spokesperson stated in a news conference today.
Apple hit by the same Chinese hackers that breached Facebook
February 19, 2013 10:48 AM
John Koetsier
Apple's not invulnerable, after all.
