Security

NIST’s finalized cybersecurity framework receives mixed reviews

FTC: Medical transcription firm allowed histories to be on search engine

The agency announces a data-breach settlement with the California company

Mobile users at risk from lack of HTTPS use by mobile ad libraries, security researchers say

Recent vulnerabilities found in many advertising SDKs for Android apps could be mitigated by using HTTPS, researchers said

Report highlights unforeseen consequences of cloud computing

Study by Softchoice shows cloud SaaS users compromise IT security

Pwn2Own hack contest puts record $645K on prize table

New grand prize of $150,000 requires researchers to deal with Microsoft's EMET anti-exploit toolkit

Target credential theft highlights third-party vendor risk

Medical lab says FTC breach probe forced it to close

LabMD decides to close in the midst of an FTC investigation into a a leak of the persoanl data of some 10,000 people

Obama selects cryptologist to head US NSA

Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers will take over amid demands for reform of the NSA

Researchers create Android app to show when other apps track you

The app shows users when other apps are accessing their location

Positioning your institution’s response in the face of data breach

Data breaches are going to happen. The important part, says ACI Worldwide's Seth Ruden, is how an association chooses to handle them