Security

Microsoft makes Windows 10 hardware change for PC security

Starting on July 28, Microsoft is making TPM 2.0 hardware-based security layer a requirement on Windows 10 smartphones, PCs and tablets

Citrix & LogMeIn complete complicated, tax-free sort-of merger

$1.8B transaction unites collaboration product lines, allows Citrix to focus on core business

Flaw with password manager LastPass could hand over control to hackers

The exploits require tricking a user to visiting a malicious website

Kaspersky researchers love “Mr. Robot” hacker but claim no Snowden ties

Research team says it’s hard to find out who’s behind attack, and kiss privacy good-bye

Donald Trump encouraged Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s email

The Republican candidate says Russia should recover some of Clinton's personal emails

Russian involvement in DNC WikiLeaks email heist unproven

It’s no secret that the Russian’s breached the DNC network last summer and pwned it for a year, but the limited data reported isn’t enough for security analysts to say only the Russians were involved.

Rival gang leaks decryption keys for Chimera ransomware

The authors of the Petya and Mischa ransomware programs leaked around 3,500 decryption keys for the Chimera ransomware

U.S. cyber incident directive follows DNC hack

Cisco: Potent ransomware is targeting the enterprise at a scary rate

Exploit kits targeting JBoss, Adobe Flash vulnerabilities part of larger ransomware problem

Will the Olympics ‘payment ring’ jumpstart NFC demand?

Near Field Communication for credit transactions has been on the market for several years now, but has yet to become mainstream. The card brand Visa is hoping to raise its profile at the summer Olympics