Security

Kill a smartphone password with a scan of your eye

Iris scanning is featured in Samsung's Galaxy Note7, and the technology will slowly reach other smartphones, tablets, and PCs.

This tiny device can infect point-of-sale systems and unlock hotel rooms

The new device generates an electromagnetic field that tricks card readers

Russia hacks, plunders the U.S. No bullets fired

Adding human experts to IT security with Red Canary

Because machines, despite what you might have read, will never entirely replace humans

Privacy Shield certifications begin trickling in

Although several companies say they have self-certified under the Privacy Shield framework, the U.S. Department of Commerce did not immediately list their compliance

Distil Networks raises $21M to fend off the bots

Venture funding may be tight, but it's still happening. Distil bucks the trend and scoops up a Series C.

200 million Yahoo accounts may be up for sale on the black market

The hacker said the Yahoo database came from a Russian group who also breached LinkedIn and Myspace.

Cybercrime infrastructure being ramped up in Brazil ahead of Olympics

The number of malicious URLs in Brazil surged by 83 percent from April to June

VCE exec: We’re staying tight with Cisco

EMC’s converged infrastructure division is single largest Cisco UCS customer in the world, VCE President says

Accenture, Endgame team up to become the Van Helsing of cybersecurity

The companies will offer threat hunting as a service