Security

Fitness wearables: Who’s tracking who?

They are a hot product, since they can tell you so much about your health. The problem is fitness wearables can tell the same things to a lot of other people, from marketers to identity thieves

A scheme in India to help the poor raises privacy concerns

The government has introduced legislation for a biometrics-based digital identity program

Large advertising-based cyberattack hit BBC, New York Times, MSN

The attack bypassed the security systems of many online advertising companies, putting users at risk of being infected with ransomware

Privacy issues hit all branches of government at once

Apple vs. the FBI, the FCC's broadband privacy bid, and a security commission bill in Congress are all being weighed

How far have we come with HTTPS? Google turns on the spotlight

The company's transparency report will track progress over time within its own sites and beyond

When your IT department goes rogue

What should you do next?

SWSX highlights bright and dark tech futures

How to get started in IT security consulting

Symantec partners with hosting providers to offer free TLS certificates to website owners

Symantec's Encryption Everywhere program will offer basic SSL/TLS certificates to domain owners for free

Top websites affected by Angler exploit kit malvertising, security vendors say

The attacks delivered a backdoor called BEDEP and sometimes the TeslaCrypt ransomware