Security

Ransomware pushers up their game against small businesses

The majority of clicks on recent links spreading CryptoWall and TorrentLocker came from small and medium-sized businesses

Apple devs: Don’t let Apple’s Xcode validation scare you

Apple told devs to validate their copy of Xcode using a simple procedure -- but unless you have Xcode version 7.0, your copy may not pass the test

Privacy group calls for a boycott of tech companies supporting CISA

An activist group is on a quixotic campaign to punish tech companies who support the controversial information-sharing bill

Apple lists 25 apps impacted by XcodeGhost

The company has identified 25 apps on its store that were infected by a rogue developer kit

Datiphy tracks what data is up to for security, auditing purposes

OPM underestimated the number of stolen fingerprints by 4.5 million

The agency revised its previous estimate of 1.1 million after finding archived records.

Thousands of iOS apps infected by XcodeGhost

Researchers from FireEye found over 4,000 trojanized apps on the App Store

Cisco said to plan China partnership to boost market access

Cisco is reportedly planning a partnership with local server maker Inspur Group

IBM tackles ‘shadow IT’ with a new cloud security tool for enterprises

A third of Fortune 1000 employees share and upload corporate data on third-party cloud apps, it says

HP adds protection against firmware attacks to enterprise printers

New security features in HP's printers can detect rogue BIOS and firmware modifications