Security

Federal CIOs Must Reframe Security Around Data, Access

An ambitious government IT push toward cloud, mobile and shared services stokes concerns about security challenges from insider threats and disappearing network boundaries.

Sprint, Windstream traffic routing errors hijacked other ISPs

How to avoid online scams when selling your old iPhone or iPad

CIO.com contributor James A. Martin was the target of a scam when he tried selling his iPad mini online, and unfortunately such ploys are common. Here's how you can spot suspicious signs when selling a gadget and make sure you're not defrauded.

VMware and Cisco patch vulnerabilities in data-center gear and software

Data protection authorities find privacy lapses in majority of mobile apps

Sony launches security cameras that see in the dark

Yahoo says it faced $250,000 daily fines for defying US surveillance requests

Senators ask Apple, Home Depot for information on breaches

How Apple Pay could make the Target and Home Depot breaches a thing of the past

What you need to know about the Gmail password compromise

Five million hacked passwords dumped on Russian cybercrime forums