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DARPA moves “aircraft-like” spacecraft technology to next phase

DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) system would have a reusable first stage that would fly to hypersonic speeds at a suborbital altitude.

May 24, 2016 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Security

New DMA Locker ransomware is ramping up for widespread attacks

New version fixes known flaws and adopts new exploit kit-based distribution model

May 24, 2016 3 mins

Security

Security training programs don’t do enough to mitigate insider risk

The threats posed by negligent insiders top many security professionals' lists of security concerns, but even organizations that have data protection and privacy training programs aren't getting through to their employees.

May 24, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Security IT Skills and Training Mobile Security

Government failing to fully address EMP threats to the grid, officials say

Not enough is being done to halt risks that could take us back to a technology world akin to 100 years ago

May 24, 2016 3 mins

Data Center Security

Most online tracking is from Google-owned properties

Big internet companies are mainly behind online tracking, including fingerprinting-based tracking, a study has found

May 23, 2016 3 mins

Analytics Google Internet

What are hackers up to these days?

The short answer: They’re targeting sites in North America, where they’re planting malware in ad networks and launching dating site spam.

May 23, 2016 5 mins

Security

How data virtualization delivers on the DevOps promise

Your data could be standing in the way of getting the most out of DevOps and continuous delivery. It’s also a significant security risk in development — and that’s about to get more expensive

May 23, 2016 8 mins

Security Software Development Virtualization

Encryption is the foundation of the new data center

A software-based encryption solution will be the foundation of the new data center architecture. The role and importance of such an encryption layer is only just beginning to be realized.

May 23, 2016 5 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Financial Services Industry

Boston BSides needs more space to grow

Popularity of the security conference has organizers looking for a bigger venue, non-profit status

May 22, 2016 4 mins

Security

SWIFT asks its customers to help it end a string of high-profile banking frauds

The company has promised an update to its security guidelines soon, following criticism of outdated practices

May 20, 2016 5 mins

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