Security

How malware defeats strong security controls

Oracle’s emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits, researchers confirm

Fixes flaws that hackers have been using in an ever-increasing number of attacks

Ready Or Not, BYOD

Talk is cheap, but companies enforcing BYOD policies are on the rise

Feds Probe Mobile App Privacy Safeguards

Mysterious Wiper malware possibly connected to Stuxnet and Duqu, researchers say

Kaspersky researchers present their findings about the Wiper malware that affected servers at Iran's oil ministry in April

Cloud security company Zscaler attracts $38 million in funding

CEO expects venture funds to be used to expand sales and marketing, allow push into mobile

Will cyberattacks define the future of war?

Report of U.S. admission of involvement in cyberwarfare in Afghanistan does not indicate a shift in posture, experts say

Hackers shift to outflanking the first line of defense

Techniques on rise include using short-term domains in drive-by attacks

Former Motorola employee sentenced to four years imprisonment for trade secrets theft

Hanjuan Jin, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, was said to have secretly worked for a Chinese telecommunications company

Leaky web sites provide trail of clues about corporate executives