Security

US defense secretary talks offensive cyber-weapons and bug-bounty

RSA: Verizon details data breaches from pirates to pwned water district

Anecdotal Data Breach Digest is a prep manual for cyber combat

Billboards can track your location, and privacy advocates don’t like it

Clear Channel Outdoor launches a new geolocation tracking service as a way to deliver targeted ads

Cisco issues critical patch for Nexus switches to remove hardcoded credentials

Nexus 3000 Series and 3500 Platform switches contain a root account with a static password that can be accessed remotely

Make threat intelligence meaningful: A 4-point plan

Threat intelligence is a hot topic, but it requires a ton of work to be operational and effective. Here's how to steer clear of the traps

Cybersecurity no longer merger afterthought

As little as four years ago, only about a third of companies considered cybersecurity when planning a merger. Today, that percentage has flipped

Why it’s OK for social collaboration to encourage shadow IT

The benefits of using social collaboration apps in the enterprise can outweigh the associated security risks if IT professionals strategically monitor and manage them.

Latest attack against TLS shows the pitfalls of intentionally weakening encryption

Following FREAK and Logjam, DROWN is the third attack resulting from encryption algorithms that were deliberately weakened by the government

The IoT liability jumble

The Internet of Things, while already vast and varied, is poised to become vastly bigger. A panel at the RSA conference said that makes the legal liability issues around vulnerabilities and failures very complicated

Energy Dept. sets 9 finalists for $2.25M wave energy prize