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Here’s how the FBI plans to crack terrorist’s iPhone

In turn-about, government now says Apple's help not needed; 'outside party' has likely demonstrated 'NAND mirroring' technique, says iOS forensics expert

Mar 23, 2016 7 mins

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Uber dares hackers to find flaws, offers up to $10K bounty

Biggest bounties are for being able to find employee Social Security and customer credit card numbers, among other data

Mar 23, 2016 2 mins

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EU court says no liability for no-password Wi-Fi is OK

Open Wi-Fi in Europe could see massive growth now after a top legal official says café owners aren’t liable for the iffy activities of patrons

Mar 23, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft adds macros lockdown feature in Office 2016 in response to increasing attacks

Enterprise administrators will be able to disable macros for documents obtained from the Internet

Mar 23, 2016 3 mins

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Prepare to patch a critical flaw in Windows and Samba file sharing in 3 weeks

The Badlock vulnerability is severe and likely to be exploited soon after disclosure

Mar 23, 2016 3 mins

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Should your board of directors include a cybersecurity expert?

The pros and cons of proposed legislation to identify a board’s cybersecurity pro.

Mar 23, 2016 7 mins

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Should you worry that your car will be hacked?

The FBI's warning is likely directed more at carmakers than drivers

Mar 23, 2016 6 mins

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FBI, Apple battle may leave lasting legacy

The FBI may have backed off from its demand that Apple build a backdoor, but experts say that a lasting legacy will remain

Mar 23, 2016 7 mins

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Male computer programmers shown to be right up there with chefs, dentists on gender pay gap scale

Glassdoor study uses crowdsourced employee data to explain gender pay gap across industries, countries

Mar 23, 2016 3 mins

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This bag of tricks may help stop a Locky ransomware infection

The system modifications may work -- for a while

Mar 23, 2016 3 mins

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