Security

The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st Century

Security practitioners weigh in on the 15 worst data security breaches in recent memory.

Privacy tussle brews over social media monitoring

Monitoring of sites like Facebook, Twitter, others prompts calls for oversight

FTC warns enforcement action may be next for mobile apps for kids

It found that apps targeted at kids do a poor job disclosing what information they collect

8 Tips to Defend Against Online Financial Fraud Threats

DDoS attackers start targeting IPv6 networks

2011 brought the first DDoS attacks against IPv6 networks, but their number remains insignificant

IRS unearths Dirty Dozen tax scams of 2012

IRS list includes identity theft, phishing other scams

Exactly what is Homeland Security watching for on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube?

Department of Homeland Security on congressional hot-seat over social media website monitoring

Waledac malware returns after two years with password-stealing capabilities

A new version of the Waledac malware. capable of stealing passwords and BitCoins, has been detected in the wild

Quortus moves intelligence to edge of mobile networks to offload core

The company has turned the mobile network core into an application that can run on a regular server

Cool cop tech: 5 new technologies helping police fight crime