Cyberattacks

Tests confirm Heartbleed bug can expose server’s private key

CloudFlare said its challenge shows how dangerous is the OpenSSL bug

Businesses face rising political pressure from data breaches

Google amends terms to clarify that data is analyzed for ads

The company seeks to add greater clarity around its scanning of data such as email content

Sality malware, growing old, takes on a new trick

Sality is scanning the Internet for routers with public-facing configuration panels, Eset says

Yahoo turns on encryption between data centers

Users must, however, manually flip the switch for some sites like Yahoo News and Yahoo Sports

Smaller banks warned of hackers raising ATM withdrawal limits

A US federal agency warns of 'unlimited operations' where payment card limits are raised by attackers

How to respond to a data breach

GAO: Data breaches have more than doubled since 2009, how should government, companies respond?

Mozilla steps up damage control as pressure for CEO Eich’s ouster mounts

Petition calling for Brendan Eich to renounce past support for same-sex marriage ban nears 70K signatures

Beyond Meritocracy: 6 Ways IT Employee Performance Evaluations Are Changing

The Grill: Rep. William Keating wants cross-sector data sharing

This cybersecurity-focused lawmaker wants cross-sector data sharing for faster response to cybersecurity threats.