Security

BYOD can pose privacy risks to employees

Companies using MDM to oversee employee devices are collecting more information than employees realize

A look inside the Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution

10 steps the IRS needs to take now to secure tax returns, fight fraud, identity theft

Rampant identity theft, tax fraud have severely tainted the tax system

Think tanks mull Geneva Convention for cybercrime

One way to protect critical national infrastructure from cyberwar is to promise not to attack it, policy wonks say

Apple surprise: iOS 10 preview’s kernel unencrypted

Some wondered if Apple left iOS 10 preview kernel unencrypted on purpose, and company says it did

Tech jobs report: Security, devops, and big data stay hot

Foote's latest data suggests security and devops will remain in high demand for some time -- but cloud pay is starting to slip

Severe flaws in widely used archive library put many projects at risk

Input validation flaws in libarchive could lead to remote code execution

Microsoft invokes Supreme Court opinion in Ireland email case

The court has ruled that U.S. laws cannot apply overseas unless Congress clearly says so

This Android malware can secretly root your phone and install programs

The Godless malware has mainly hit India and other parts of southeast Asia, Trend Micro says

Top website domains are vulnerable to email spoofing

A security firm looked at the email authentication systems of top websites