Security

Gartner: Makers of things for Internet of Things undervalue security

User friendliness and getting products out the door take precedence.

Microsoft’s patch info ‘blockade’ pinches security staffs

Last month's shuttering of advance notifications continues to frustrate security experts

Sometimes it’s ethical for the doctor to Google you

Patient-focused online searches can uncover health risks, but may erode confidence in a doctor

More than 1B records breached in 2014

55% of data breaches were caused by malicious hackers; accidents or human error cited in 25%

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, February 12

US Senator quizzes Samsung, LG on Smart TV privacy

Box gets customer-managed key encryption

Box now allows customers to manage their own keys for data encrypted in the cloud

Senators to push privacy, security legislation for IoT

New BlackBerry CSO calls security ‘War of good vs. evil’

BlackBerry's new CSO David Kleidermacher has 23 years of IT experience and expertise in IoT technology, and he will presumably play a key role in the company's future IoT security strategy.

Security Manager’s Journal: Breaches are everywhere

A look back at the top 20 data breaches of 2014 — over 450 million records compromised — points to the new normal