Security

US, Romanian authorities target Internet fraud scheme

Justice Department says police in the two countries have arrested more than 100 people since 2010

Pentagon unveils five steps for better cybersecurity

The identity list

Mobile security risks: comparing iOS to Android

Critics: U.S. cybersecurity plan has holes, few new items

The U.S. Department of Defense introduced a Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace on Thursday

Study: Ad networks not honoring do-not-track promises

Some NAI members continue to leave tracking cookies on computers of those who opt out of targeted ads, a study says

Banking Trojan hits Android phones

Android users hit by banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone users

US hails progress with Russia on cybersecurity cooperation

The two countries continue to meet to strengthen cooperation on computer security issues

Building the Borg: US intelligence agency wants to know how your overtaxed brain works

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity wants systems that can analyze fast-moving battlefield video, audio and text data quickly

The Phone Hacking Scandal: The Answer is in Infrastructure

News regarding the hacking of handsets in the UK is everywhere, and there are simple countermeasures that users can take to prevent problems in this area. The real answer, though, is in needed changes to infrastructure, and questions abound as to why