Security

Android Stagefright: The heart attack that never happened

The extremely exaggerated risk of the Stagefright vulnerability may have precipitated an improvement in the Android security model.

Sick of Flash security holes? HTML5 has its own

Web browsers and HTML5 technologies bring their own weaknesses to the world of Internet apps

Dropbox security chief defends security and privacy in the cloud

Tech industry objects to terrorist activity reporting section in US legislation

Attackers could use Internet route hijacking to get fraudulent HTTPS certificates

Android device makers to release monthly security fixes

Apple computers vulnerable to ‘Thunderstrike 2’ firmware worm

Did Android get a case of Stagefright?

Recent – and mostly incorrect – reports of an Android phone system hack have finally been put to rest by the only source that matters.

FBI warns businesses of spike in email/DDOS extortion schemes

FBI says ransomeware emails demand payment in Bitcoin or face DDOS campaign

Alert Logic launches cloud-native vulnerability and configuration management tool

As applications become increasingly complex, application owners yearn for tools that give them deep and continuous perspectives on the security of their applications.