Until recently, security was a backwater in the world of computing. Many people cite Albert Einstein’s aphorism “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Only a hand... Read more
The app gives users the option to set a self-destruct timer When it comes to mobile apps and social networks, the devil, increasingly, is in the default settings. Companies have little, if a... Read more
“This is a game-changing idea in cybersecurity“ In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the securi... Read more
A shake-up in the hacker underground and fresh attacks suggest change is coming to computer security AN 18-YEAR-OLD with 16 computers in a small house in the Shetland Islands: that is where... Read more
Countries are beginning to develop cyberwarfare policies to protect their national interests, but defending oneself in the borderless Internet will prove problematic There is speculation amo... Read more
Last year’s Stuxnet virus attack represented a new kind of threat to critical infrastructure. Just over a year ago, a computer in Iran started repeatedly rebooting itself, seemingly wi... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Computer security researchers are raising alarms about vulnerabilities in some of the Web’s most secure corners: the banking, e-commerce and other sites that use encrypti... Read more