Security

MacKeeper buyers ask for refunds in droves following lawsuit

The number of claimants has surprised even experienced class-action attorneys

When it comes to spam, IBM’s SoftLayer is the host with the most

A Brazilian malware gang is at least partly to blame, according to nonprofit Spamhaus

Chase’s tweet backing PIN credit cards was a mistake, bank says

Bank has no plans to back chip-and-PIN credit cards

Tech support scammers put Mac owners in crosshairs

Browsing to dodgy sites trigger fake warnings that urge users to call for support

Are wearables worth the cybersecurity risk in the enterprise?

How should the enterprise address the growing adoption of wearables?

Pressure grows to eradicate vile tech support scam

Microsoft says there is a tech support scam victim nearly every 10 seconds

U.S. CIO tells IT leaders to trust the cloud

Tony Scott, U.S. federal government CIO, says big cloud providers are just as secure as today's largest financial institutions and advises his fellow IT leaders to embrace cloud sooner than later.

On the hunt for merger or acquisition? Make sure your target is secure

Given numerous examples of catastrophic security risks from third-party relationships, the merger and acquisition industry needs to get caught up

Attackers hijack CCTV cameras and network-attached storage devices to launch DDoS attacks

Default and weak credentials on embedded devices can lead to powerful botnets

Researchers warn computer clocks can be easily scrambled