Security

Cybersecurity staffing issues may be putting you at risk

Cybersecurity is a priority for most businesses, but many are finding a lack of available cybersecurity talent. But not being able to hire the right candidates is no excuse to ignore your security needs.

US transport agency guidance on vehicle cybersecurity irks lawmakers

The guidelines issued by the NHTSA are only voluntary

Lyft customers face potential hack from recycled phone numbers

The problem involves Lyft's use of cell phone numbers to verify customers' identities

White House: Small satellites bring “Moore’s Law” into space

Smallsats finding big role in space operations

Answers to ‘Is the internet broken?’ and other Dyn DDoS questions

What you need to know about the attacks and what to do

Physical RAM attack can root Android and possibly other devices

Attackers can reliably flip bits in physical memory cells in order to compromise mobile devices and computers

Media fails to tell consumers about device flaws in Friday’s internet outage

When reporting on Friday’s DDoS attack, the national media should have warned consumers not to install internet-connected devices that have a 4-year-old flaw

Does Southwest’s new ‘password’ commercial need to get away?

Bots may be trumping online polls

Online polls should be viewed with skepticism anyway – they are not scientific. But with the help of bots, they are even less credible – millions of people voting aren’t even people

Better safe than sorry: 5 apps for encrypting and shredding files

If you want to protect sensitive data -- especially if you’re sending it via email or via an online service -- one of these programs can help.