Security

Dropbox upgrades security with two-factor authentication

Users who desire a higher level of security can enter a one-time passcode

Cybercriminals take advantage of Android Flash Player gap on Google Play

Fake Android Flash Player installers hide malware and adware, security researchers say

How to handle a digital-certificate fraud incident

Criminals undermining PKI ecosystem may mean the need to replace thousands of certificates fast

Computerized conveniences make cars next target for hackers

No confirmed serious attacks on cars, but automakers are skittish about publicizing efforts to deal with increasing risk

Kill timer found in Shamoon malware suggests possible connection to Saudi Aramco attack

Shamoon's disk-wiping functionality was set to activate at the exact time when hackers claim to have attacked Saudi Aramco

60-minute security makeover: Prevent your own ‘epic hack’

Got an hour? Here are some ways to better secure your digital life.

BYOD: What Can We Learn from China?

Siemens works to fix vulnerability in critical control networks

Remotely exploitable flaw could disrupt devices used by utilities, refineries others

ICS-CERT warns of SSL security flaw in RuggedCom industrial networking devices

Industrial Ethernet switches and other devices from RuggedCom contain a hard-coded RSA private key used for SSL communications

New BIOS security standards aimed at fighting rootkit attacks

NIST changes come in response to discovery in the wild of BIOS malware Mebromi