Security

Former research analyst charged in IBM insider trading case

The Australian man made about $7,900 on a tip that IBM was buying a software vendor

Cybercriminals are just businessmen at heart

Ransomware scammers push panic button with bogus claims

No sign that newest cyber extortion racket wipes Windows PCs' hard drives, says Symantec

Iranian official disputes report that power station was hit by virus attack

An Iranian civil defense official claims he only said the country was ready to repel cyberattacks, media reports say

Why SELinux is more work, but well worth the trouble

Cybercriminals are just businessmen at heart

The 4 leading causes of data security breakdowns

From Doomsday to James Bond to NASA’s last mainframe: The year in hot Layer 8 blog posts

Chrome 25 will disable ‘silently installed’ extensions

All Chrome extensions installed using offline methods will be disabled until the users decide otherwise, Google says

E-waste firm convicted of falsely promising to recycle in the US

Executive Recycling sent CRTs to China and other countries, contrary to the company's marketing, the DOJ says