Identity Management News
Bitcoin payments could be a landmine for companies
Businesses that accept Bitcoins as payment risk making the transactions publicly traceable, which could get companies in trouble with government...
Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication
Microsoft's next OS update offers native fingerprint reader support
Cyberespionage campaign 'NetTraveler' siphoned data from hundreds of high-profile targets, researchers say
An ongoing cyberespionage campaign compromised over 350 high-profile victims from more than 40 countries over the past eight years, including...
Google biometrics tests show there's no magic pill for passwords
While passwords fall short of the tight security businesses would like, the use of electronic tattoos and pills that Google is experimenting with...
Malware going retro in 2013, security firm finds
Malware perpetrators turned to their old tricks in the first quarter of this year, a threat report released Monday by the cybersecurity firm McAfee...
LinkedIn aims to keep hackers out with two-factor login
Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication.
Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements
Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned...
Spear phishing paves road for Advanced Persistent Threats
Cyber intrusions that remain undetected for long periods of time and leak information to hackers and online spooks are on the rise, spearheaded by an...
Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming...
IT security vendors seen as clueless on industrial control systems
Many IT security vendors have a minimal understanding of industrial control systems (ICS) and try to sell technology that could easily damage the...
Experts ding DHS vulnerability sharing plan as too limited
The Department of Homeland Security's plan to selectively share information on zero-day vulnerabilities is too restrictive and should be opened up to...
Feds' offensive fueling hacker underground, report says
The U.S. government is contributing to the Internet's underground economy by scooping up hacker tools to incorporate into offensive cyber weapons, a...
Companies, government unprepared for new wave of cybersabotage
A new wave of cyberattacks reportedly aimed at industrial control systems comes at a time when private companies and government are still struggling...
Google's five-year plan for authentication: It's complicated
Google has released a draft of its next five-year plan for login authentication that tries to stay at least on par with criminal hackers, but...
Payment card processors hacked in $45 million fraud
A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted US$45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the U.S. and India.
The Onion explains how its Twitter account was hacked
Hackers who commandeered The Onion's Twitter account used simple but effective phishing attacks to obtain passwords, according to a writeup by...
Adobe warns customers of unpatched critical flaw in ColdFusion
Adobe has warned users of its ColdFusion application server platform of a critical vulnerability that could give unauthorized users access to...
Lesson from the Google office hack: Do not trust third-parties
The recent hack of the building management system in a Google's Australian HQ demonstrates how organizations should not trust third-party installers...
Experts wary of Pentagon cybersecurity report fingering China
A recent Pentagon report blaming the Chinese military for cyberattacks on U.S. government computers and defense contractors marks an escalation in...
Welcome sign for hijackers on 24-7 for 30% of social networkers
Online social networkers invite data marauders to compromise their accounts by choosing a convenient but risky option offered by many websites,...
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