Security

Terrorist changed iCloud password, disabled auto-backups on his iPhone

Government claims 'a forced backup...was never going to be successful,' as it again rebuts Apple's contention that it should have left the device alone

Documents with malicious macros deliver fileless malware to financial-transaction systems

Attackers are using Word documents with malicious macros and PowerShell to infect computers with fileless malware, researchers warn

Phishers hit large Internet firms more than banks, among study findings

Malware getting stealthier; increased phishing; and that large numbers of malevolent IP addresses are U.S.-based, are among the findings in Webroot’s annual briefing, recently released.

4 reasons not to pay up in a ransomware attack

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Here are four good reasons why you shouldn't pay to get your data back -- and one reason why people do

Defense in depth: Stop spending, start consolidating

How many tools are too many tools to have an efficient defense in depth security infrastructure?

How to conduct a tabletop exercise

WiFi hotspot jamming: Just the data

FOIA request to FCC provides oodles of consumer complaints about WiFi hotspot blocking

Digiwell will teach you an NFC trick your old dog may already know

Digiwell will implant an NFC chip in your hand for free at Cebit

EFF uncovers US DoJ spying on you!

We knew that large scale cellphone surveillance was going on and that the DoJ was involved and the Electronic Frontier Foundation has just got hold of the evidence and it's big!

DARPA: Show us how to weaponize benign technologies

DARPA program wants to see what security threats are on the horizon