Security

CIA details agency’s new digital and cyber espionage focus

CIA Directorate of Digital Innovation opens for business Oct. 1

Chip card reality check: Oct. 1 deadline termed a ‘soft incentive’

Liability affects merchants, not consumers; full adoption of chip cards in U.S. could take years

How Apple’s App Store malware is attacking iOS users

Initially reported to not have caused harm, XcodeGhost has some powerfully malicious capabilities to compromise iOS and steal sensitive information.

Hack iOS 9 and get $1 million, cybersecurity firm says

The firm has $3 million to buy iOS jailbreaks, which it plans to share with customers

Splunk leverages its Caspida acquisiton with new security offerings

It's always interesting to check back in after a corporate acquisition. Splunk isn't letting any time go to waste with its newly acquired Caspida division.

US, China appear close on cyber economic espionage deal

With China's president due in Washington, both countries have expressed a desire to stop cyber espionage for economic gain

5 ways to shore up security in your BYOD strategy

CSOs aren’t waiting for cyber sharing legislation

Security executives say the sharing of threat information is useful – and they’re already doing it. Legislating it, some say, could get in the way

Samsung teams with Sectra to secure mobile phones for governments

Sectra is linking its Tiger/R hardware and software encryption system with Samsung's Knox mobile management platform to carry 'Restricted' calls and texts for governments

US Congress members urged to communicate using encrypted apps

The encryption used by communications apps such as WhatsApp is stronger than those of phone networks, says ACLU