Security

Microsoft’s antivirus software sees massive improvement in tests

Recent tests show Security Essentials closing the gap with top performers.

How to identify and thwart insider threats

NASA targets Venus, asteroids with potential missions

NASA will pick one or two missions from five potential candidates

New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking

The flaws are located in Android's media processing components and can be exploited through maliciously crafted websites

Microsoft’s Windows chief Myerson falls short of addressing Windows 10 spying concerns

Myerson says you are in control of what information Windows gathers on you.

Is Apple’s walled garden showing signs of erosion?

A rudimentary malware attack that infected hundreds of iOS apps before Apple caught on puts a spotlight on security and brings into question the market perception that Apple's platform and devices are inherently safer than rivals' products.

Network security weaknesses plague federal agencies

GAO: Billions of tax dollars spent in face of unrelenting attacks

Dyreza malware steals IT supply chain credentials

The Trojan targets websites of companies that provide order fulfillment, warehouse management, wholesale computer distribution and other services.

Does security awareness training even work?

If even well-educated security experts mess up when it comes to security, can we really educate average employees to be more security aware?

Consumers ‘feeling vulnerable’ about smart home security, report says

Only 37% of respondents in a survey think they're adequately protected from connected-home device threats, a survey has found.