Security

Opponents step up pressure against SOPA, PIPA

Even after proposed changes, the copyright bills still contain several troublesome sections, opponents say

Oracle’s ‘thrown in the towel’ on database patching, researcher claims

But Oracle says it's already weeded out most bugs

Zappos data breach response a good idea or just panic mode?

Online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos has taken assertive steps after breach, but is it enough?

Clamor for cloud apps increases corporate data breach risk

DARPA set to develop super-secure “cognitive fingerprint”

DARPA looking to develop information security technology that goes beyond password protection

NSA releases a security-enhanced version of Android

The National Security Agency's version of Android provides better access-control policies

Indian court refuses to direct Election Commission on paper records on EVMs

Subramanian Swamy had asked the court to order a return to ballot boxes or provide a paper trail on electronic voting machines

Survey: Security deployments, training reduce cyberattack wipeouts, downtime

Average total cost of cyberattacks over 12 months said to be $470,000

Slashdotters rain on ‘cloud computing’

Runaway winner in 'least worthy' poll

SOPA on hold, PIPA may be weakened as Congress revisits the bills