Security

Why Google Health failed: Too litle, too soon

Widespread adoption of personal health records is still five years out

LulzSec’s parting Trojan is a false positive

The group creates one last bit of chaos as it ends its 50-day hacking rampage

DHS releases software security scoring system

Goal is to give software developers, enterprises more information on finding and fixing very dangerous programming errors

5 free ways to use crowdsourcing for investigations

Careful use of online sites can track down hard-to-find information and leads

Apple warned of phishing attack threat to iPhone, iPad and Mac OS developers

YGN Ethical Hacker Group says it will disclose 'issues' on developer website if Apple doesn't fix them

Sony ‘cut corners’ in protecting user data, lawsuit alleges

Plaintiffs charge that Sony spent 'lavishly' on protecting its own IP while skimping on securing customer data

Rapid7 Expands Its Support Of Open Source Security Projects

John the Ripper password cracker is latest open source security project to feel Rapid7's love

FTC’s Brill: New online privacy tools needed

Mobile carriers and applications should adopt a do-not-track tool for customers, the FTC member says

Mobile Payments: Don’t Buy into It

Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft

New malware hides in the PC's Master Boot Record, fools cleaning attempts