Security

The National Computer Forensics Institute provides sorely needed training for cops

Traditional vs. Digital CIOs: Survey Reveals a Growing Divide

State of the CIO 2014: The Great Schism

Is rapid detection the new prevention?

Knowing it's impossible to stop every attack, some companies are shifting their security mindset to quickly detect and respond to threats

Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users

A security firm had pointed to a vulnerability that could help attackers find the phone numbers of many users

Cloud computing 2014: Moving to a zero-trust security model

Snowden leaks aren't driving companies away from the cloud; but the disclosures have made them a lot more careful

US judge dismisses challenge to border laptop searches

The searches are rare and don't require reasonable suspicion, a federal judge said

Unencrypted Windows crash reports give ‘significant advantage’ to hackers, spies

Microsoft transmits a wealth of information from Windows PCs to its servers in the clear, claims security research

Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones

The software being developed in 2008 would let the agency locate phones and remotely turn on cameras and mics, Der Spiegel reported

Apple, Cisco, Dell unhappy over alleged NSA back doors in their gear

Germany's Der Spiegel reports that the NSA has compromised a wide range of hardware for years to enable its spying