Security

Blackphone plans more secure devices, bouyed by Snowden leaks

Leaks from the former contractor have raised awareness of privacy and users are reacting, says company executives

Facebook advised to give WhatsApp a security review

How IT Can Establish Better Cloud Control

How to Test the Security Savvy of Your Staff

US carriers said to have rejected ‘kill switch’ technology last year

Phone companies weren't interested in installing a kill switch system

Hacker defaces website of IT security certification body EC-Council

The hacker claims he obtained photocopies of thousands of passports belonging to law enforcement and military officials

IT pros rank University of Texas San Antonio best school for cybersecurity

Norwich University is second and Mississippi State is third in HP-sponsored survey

Qualcomm overtakes Apple with eight-core, 64-bit mobile processor

Qualcomm's new 64-bit, eight-core Snapdragon 615 will be in mobile devices during fourth quarter

Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk

Apple's Mail, FaceTime, Calendar, Safari browser and Software Update could be vulnerable, a researcher said

Major SSL flaw found in iOS, OS X

Apple has released a patch for iOS and says an OS X fix will be released 'very soon'