Security

Dell support tool put PCs at risk of malware infection

Your guide to compliance in the cloud

You can ensure cloud compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and other regulatory requirements, but it takes investigation and persistence to get the answers and documentation you need to prove it.

How Congress enables fraudulent TurboTax e-filing for stealing tax returns

Crooks are stealing tax refunds, and Washington is as much to blame as Intuit.

Mobile ‘sextortion’ schemes on rise, Trend Micro reports

Victims pay up or their sex videos get sent to their contact lists

Building superior engineers to address the century’s greatest engineering challenges

Top US engineering schools band together to address Grand Engineering Challenges

Flash-based vulnerability lingers on many websites three years later

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, March 24

Google catches bad digital certificates from Egyptian company

Despite Wave of Data Breaches, Official Says Patient Privacy Isn’t Dead

Medical data breaches like Anthem and Premera coming fast and furious of late

Cybercriminals moving into cloud big time, report says

Global telecommunications equipment provider Alactel-Lucent's latest cybercrime attack predictions are covered in its recent report. No one is spared.