DefenseCode said it discovered the firmware flaw and reported it to Cisco 'months ago'
It is not know whether the operation was state-sponsored or a criminal group gathering information to sell to the highest bidder
Experts and government officials believe the attacks are in retaliation for sanctions, and for U.S. cyberattacks on Iranian computer systems
The EFF lauds Yahoo for adding HTTPS, but one expert criticized the move because the additional security was not required but only an option
Gearing the product to work 100 percent only on Intel-based smartphones and tablets is a problem because few use the company's chips, one analyst notes
While no DDoS attacks have been linked to mobile devices, one analyst is convinced it's only a matter of time
National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding to begin the process of government entities setting up data-sharing mechanisms
