Security

Big bucks going to universities to solve pressing cybersecurity issues

FEMA funding anti-cyberattack consortium; UConn & Comcast join forces

VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

The company has identified over two dozen affected product versions so far and is releasing updates

UConn-Comcast launch security research center during Heartbleed week

Center of Excellence for Security Innovation established

TrueCrypt source code audit finds no critical flaws or intentional backdoors

Some vulnerabilities were identified but are likely accidental, security auditors from iSEC Partners said

FTC warning unlikely to stop Facebook from changing WhatsApp privacy policies

Google patches Android icon permissions attack

FireEye found malware that could change other icons, sending victims to phishing sites

Server makers rushing out Heartbleed patches

Dell, HP and IBM issue firmware and software updates for servers affected by the Heartbleed bug

Box patches Heartbleed flaw in its cloud storage systems

The company is also telling customers to change their passwords

Data breaches nail more US Internet users, regulation support rises

Nearly 80 percent of US Internet users want data-sharing restrictions through government regulation, one survey says

First sites admit data loss through Heartbleed attacks

Canada's tax authority and a popular British parenting site are the first to admit data loss