Security

Microsoft, Samba Badlock flaw not critical, but serious enough

Badlock's details do not impress the security community, but users should still deploy the patches in a timely manner

Chief Risk Officers needed to battle rising corporate espionage

Power Shell is a powerful malware tool

CarbonBlack: Use of the scripting language in malware is on the rise

Teens will sell their personal information for cash, research finds

Teens would rather sell their personal information than work, according to a survey of teenagers in the U.K.

FBI offers $25k reward for Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup painting heist

Campbell’s Soup I collection is valued at approximately $500,000.

Political statements largely behind DDoS attacks

US has highest number of DDoS attacks in Q1, surpassing Turkey as the top target for geopolitical events

10 Internet of Things companies to watch

Enterprise and consumer IoT companies attracting big investment dollars

How Verizon finds IoT innovation outside its four walls

Verizon Ventures digs into enterprise Internet of Things to fill gaps, build for the future

IRS security is failing taxpayers, senator says

The agency has suffered recent breaches, but Congress shares the blame, Wyden says

Startup analyzes behavior to stop malware threats

Open Threat Management platform prioritizes threats, cuts the number of alerts to be analyzed.