Security

This gizmo knows your Amex card number before you’ve received it

American Express appears to have used a weak algorithm to generate new card numbers

DARPA wants early warning system for power-grid cyberattacks

DARPA is interested specifically in early warning of impending attacks, situation awareness, network isolation and threat characterization

And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered

The Dell System Detect application also installs a self-signed root certificate on computers

Aiming to be the Costco of tech research and consulting

What you need to know about Dell’s root certificate security debacle

The full scope of the incident is still unclear, but there's a removal tool available

How Lockheed Martin, Cisco and PWC manage cybersecurity

Forget systems … it’s your own people who are your greatest security threats. Luckily, and with training, they can also be your first line of defense.

Dell admits installing security hole on laptops, apologizes, offers fix

eDellRoot should be removed and Dell posts how to do it

As China moves to payment cards, cybercriminals follow

Trend Micro says there's high interest in card fraud as more people move away from cash

Dell security error widens as researchers dig deeper

Duo Security researchers found a second weak digital certificate on a new Dell Inspiron laptop

Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangering users’ privacy

Attackers could generate rogue certificates to spy on Dell customers' encrypted Web traffic