Security

Obama is not allowed to use an iPhone due to security risks

Obama acknowledged on Wednesday that he is unable to use an iPhone for official business due to security concerns. Instead, he uses a trusty BlackBerry device.

NSA is said to collect cellphone location data across the world

Privacy advocates say location data can reveal a lot about a person's activities

Hackers meet professor’s challenge to pen test his online world

An NYU professor challenged a team of hackers to break into his online world. They did, but it wasn't easy or cheap.

Microsoft: ‘We don’t provide governments with direct, unfettered access to your data’

In Cloud Security Alliance keynote, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing chief pushes back against Snowden leak allegations

Why Are So Many IT Projects Failing?

Shadow IT is undermining your security

Ruby on Rails security updates patch XSS, DoS vulnerabilities

The updates also strengthen the protection for a vulnerability patched in January

Hacker-built drone can hunt, hijack other drones

Security researcher releases software to hijack Parrot drones out of the sky

SANS Technology Institute accredited for masters in security

Georgia Tech researcher flags flaw in open-source vets health system

What began as a master's thesis wound up revealing a potentially severe flaw in VA's open healthcare project.