Security

IT security’s scariest acronym: BYOD, bring your own device

‘Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?’

With Bank of America, it can be difficult to know

‘War texting’ lets hackers unlock car doors via SMS

But with hundreds of embedded mobile devices, car hacking is just the tip of the iceberg

Sniffer hijacks secure traffic from unpatched iPhones

Nine-year-old bug patched for newer iPhones, iPads, but older models 'perpetually vulnerable,' says expert

Exploit demo on tap at Black Hat could ‘make your water undrinkable’

Homeland Security taking note as car-alarm hack portends larger risks

Prototype drive-by attack shows mobile threat

Passwords in Mac OS X can be pilfered with new tool

The tool capitalizes on a long-known issue in how FireWire can be used to read a computer's memory

Sexting: Loss of control = Embarrassment, bullying & potential prosecution

NASA teams with Chevron to build energy exploration technologies

NASA, Chevron expect to develop, test exploration, communication technologies

E-health records still scare most of us

Healthcare industry needs to put more time into consumer education, survey shows