Identity and Access Management

Tech titan funding just a start in securing critical open-source projects

Netgear patch said to leave backdoor problem in router

A security researcher claims Netgear's firmware update further hides the backdoor, but doesn't remove it

NEC launches face-recognition protection for PCs

NEC's face-recognition technology is being rolled out as an enterprise security solution

Web apps and point-of-sale were leading hacker targets in 2013, says Verizon

The telco's annual data breach report incorporates data from more sources than ever before

Hundreds of medical professionals targeted in multi-state tax scam

Satellite communication systems rife with security flaws, vulnerable to remote hacks

Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in satellite communications devices used in the defense, maritime, aerospace and other sectors

Facebook users targeted by iBanking Android trojan app

A computer Trojan injects messages into Facebook to trick users into installing Android malware, researchers from ESET said

Oracle identifies products affected by Heartbleed, but work remains on fixes

Oracle also shipped 104 patches as part of a regular quarterly update

Organizations suffer SQL Injection attacks, but do little to prevent them

VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

The company has identified over two dozen affected product versions so far and is releasing updates