Security

10 questions for Layer 7 Technologies CTO Scott Morrison

Ecuador grants Julian Assange political asylum

The Wikieaks founder is on the run from Swedish prosecutors on a sex abuse case

Intellectual property rights squabble erupts in industry group

Industry group Certification Authority Browser (CA/B) Forum a heart of debate

New NIST encryption guidelines may force fed agencies to replace old websites

NIST's updated Transport Layer Security standard requires number of security changes

Bill Gates and his passion for reinventing the toilet

CalTech won “Reinvent the toilet Fair” prize for solar powered toilet

Germany reopens proceedings against Facebook’s facial recognition

Facebook either has to delete its database with faces or ask for explicit user consent, the data protection watchdog said

Why passwords are failing us — still!

Passwords aren't working, and replacement technologies haven't caught on. Why can't we develop a simple way to secure our data?

Microsoft patches critical security holes in Windows, Office, IE

The company issued fixes for 26 security vulnerabilities, including for SQL Server and Exchange

NFC Not Just for Mobile Payments: Six Future Uses

8 IT Lessons Learned From the 2012 Summer Olympics