Security

Europe faces data protection vacancy

No suitable candidates applied for the job of EU data protection czar

World of Warcraft attack highlights two-factor authentication weakness

As Yahoo makes encryption standard for email, weak implementation seen

The company's HTTPS implementation still needs some improvements, an SSL expert said

NSA scandal spooking IT pros in UK, Canada

Survey indicates shift away from U.S. hosting

Satellite links for remote networks may pose soft target for attackers

VSATs send data to satellites from remote systems but may not be secured properly, according to IntelCrawler

10 security, privacy issues you might not know about your car’s auto-location services

Does location data collected by various companies pose privacy risks?

US House to target HealthCare.gov in two votes this week

One bill would require HHS to notify consumers if their personal data is exposed on the site

PS4 tops in console battle as Sony promises streaming game service

PS4 sold 4.2 million units last year, beating Microsoft's Xbox One. Sony also announced a cloud-based TV service

California lawmakers move to bar state help to NSA

Proposal to prohibit sale of water, electricity by state owned facilities to the NSA will likely be copied by legislators in other states

Trojan program hijacks World of Warcraft accounts despite two-factor authentication

The malware is bundled with a fake Curse Client, the game developer said