Security

Navy network hack has valuable lessons for companies

A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X’s actual security risks

Do you understand your company’s personality?

Corporate culture might matter even more to your project's success than ROI does. Here's how to work with it rather than against it.

Virtual machine (VM) security still a work in progress

Catbird, Hytrust, TrendMicro and Dome9 all offer interesting approaches, but no one product does it all

Why does Eric Schmidt have so much trouble dealing with Google’s role in The New Digital Age?

At SXSW, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen talk about the New Digital Age, but ignore Google’s own responsibilities.

US court disallows NSA from holding phone records beyond five years

The government had said the data may be required as evidence for privacy civil suits filed by various groups

Mt. Gox CEO’s blog goes blank after alleged hack

Hackers claim internal records show Mt. Gox has more bitcoins than it claims it lost

U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules

Chip without PIN doesn't offer full protection for consumers, they say; Visa, Mastercard argue that PIN isn't needed

Focus on fundamentals to reduce data breaches, expert advises

Android malware detection boosted by university research

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to monitor for Android malware with very low overhead