Security

Experts question security used in Target breach

Security experts determining whether third-party vendor had too much access to Target's point of sale systems

Consider a unidirectional security gateway when a firewall just isn’t strong enough

Third of Internet Explorer users at risk from active attacks

Microsoft confirms both IE9 and IE10 contain vulnerability, urges customers to upgrade to IE11; leaves Vista users out in the cold

Worm ‘TheMoon’ infects Linksys routers

A self-replicating program infects Linksys routers by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability

Attack on US veterans website may have been aimed at military members

FireEye has linked the latest attacks to two other malware campaigns, believed to come from China

Hackers circulate thousands of FTP credentials, New York Times among those hit

A list of compromised FTP credentials is circulating in underground forums

IE10 under attack as hackers exploit zero-day bug

FireEye uncovers attacks emanating from a U.S. website just two days after Microsoft issued huge IE patch collection

Ford exec says it doesn’t collect or share car location data

Automaker contends it only uses data for customer requests and to troubleshoot problems

Microsoft zaps Skype IM bugs

Users experienced IM sync problems across devices running Skype

Federal smartphone kill-switch legislation proposed

The bill would mandate a kill switch and remote-wipe capabilities on cellphones