Security

Lawmakers question Google on its new privacy practices

The company's decision to share user data across its online services led 8 US legislators to voice concerns in a letter to CEO Larry Page

Facebook, Washington state sue alleged ad scammer

Facebook and the Washington attorney general allege Adscend Media has been scamming Facebook users

Diving deeper into that 9-0 Supreme Court vote on GPS

Legal experts say unanimous decision signals anything but broad agreement

Video conferencing mistakes make espionage easy, say researchers

HD Moore finds thousands of exposed conference and board rooms where secrets aren't so secret

Are You at Risk? What Cybercriminals Do With Your Personal Data

Zscaler launches free-to-use URL scanning service

Cloud security vendor Zscaler launched a new service that can assess risks associated with URLs

6 security companies to watch

Young companies' offerings range from content delivery networks to securing BYOD to multi-factor authentication

A vision for secure mobility management in the enterprise

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere and waiting for security patches

Symantec identified serious security issues in pcAnywhere after the product's code was stolen

Threatened by Anonymous, Symantec tells users to pull pcAnywhere’s plug

Source code leaked years ago, but now Anonymous hacking group has software in its sights