Security

Feds to Unveil Insider Threat Defense Plan by Year End

Microsoft acquires 20 new Windows security ideas for $13,400 each

$268,000 BlueHat Prize contest 'cheap way to get someone else to innovate,' says expert

Microsoft details Azure security features

Microsoft is one of the few companies that has joined the Cloud Security Alliance's registry

CDT: Cybersecurity bills raise major civil liberties concerns

Four bills before Congress would allow private companies to share cyberthreat information

IT pro rethinks infrastructure from the ground up, ends up in clouds

Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug

Have Java? Then apply the update ASAP, say researchers

Facebook, Twitter are life lines as tornadoes wallop Texas

People, organizations take to social networks to warn neighbors, offer help

Rogue US Airways-themed emails distribute ZeuS-based malware

Spam campaign targeting US Airways customers distributes a computer Trojan called GameOver

High-tech laser guns will zap targets in Olympic pentathlon event

Modern pentathlon event in London Olympic Games will feature laser guns, electronic targets

DHS: America’s water and power utilities under daily cyber-attack

DHS industrial-control systems (ICS) response team offers glimpse into how bad it is