Security

Review: 5 application security testing tools compared

Users weigh in on favorite features, room for improvement

As encryption debate rages, inventors of public key encryption win prestigious Turing Award

Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman receive the ACM Turing Award and a $1 million prize

Crypto dream team Diffie & Hellman wins $1M “Nobel Prize of Computing”

Cyberattacks beginning to affect mobile service too, study says

Mobile Network Operators say they’re starting to see DDoS attacks affect their networks.

Why you need to be proactive not reactive to cybersecurity threats

Security executives urge firms not to lose focus on prevention. They advise developing a holistic plan for IT and business units to fight cybersecurity together.

FTC: Imposter scams, identity theft, and debt collection top consumer grumbles

The FTC fielded more than 3 million complaints in 2015

New TLS decryption attack affects one in three servers due to legacy SSLv2 support

Researchers devise new technique to decrypt TLS connections between users and HTTPS servers that still support SSLv2

Here’s the password you should never use for an RDP system

Attackers hunting for open RDP systems use interesting password guesses

4 infosec hiring tips to attract top talent

Top-notch security pros are hard to find, leaving companies struggling to fill positions. Here’s what businesses need to change to gain a competitive edge.

Verizon releases first-ever data breach digest with security case studies

Verizon is known for its huge annual Data Breach Investigations Report, but this morning it released a less data-heavy digest organized by case study