Security

Tracing attack source key to cybersecurity strategy, Chertoff says

Former DHS chief talks of difficulties in creating a national deterrence plan

Source code management a weak spot in Aurora attacks

McAfee says that hackers were after the source code management systems

Typical Windows user patches every 5 days

75 Microsoft, third-party patch events each year are a burden most users can't bear, says Secunia

Tweet this: Social network security is risky business

Panel discussions at RSA focus on a more social attack vector

Former NSA tech chief: I don’t trust the cloud

RSA Conference hears warnings about trusting cloud services

Open Identity Exchange backs U.S. gov’t privacy guidelines

Founding members of Open Identity Exchange include Google, Equifax, PayPal and Verizon

Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year

F-Secure CTO says it seems years of attacks are part of a single operation

Underrated computing threats you need to know about

FBI embeds cyber-investigators in Ukraine, Estonia

Agents are working cybercases with local law enforcement

Hoping that early attention to security will bolster cloud offerings