Security

APT: The security attack everyone loves to hate

Beyond the hype, APT defense is required.

Electric car owner arrested for ‘stealing’ 5 cents of power

Police: ‘He broke the law. He stole something that wasn't his’

China passes Japan to become world’s 2nd largest IT market

First place U.S. still has IT market 3x size of China, though the latter is seeing far more rapid growth, IDC says

IT pros share blame for ‘shadow IT’ problem, survey shows

IT employees using non-approved SaaS a lot, according to 'The Hidden Truth Behind Shadow IT'

Space X appears to pass major test of rocket technology

Elon Musk's Space X has successfully launched a commercial telecom satellite

Korea expert: Cyberconflict likely to escalate

North Korea sees cyberattacks as a way to pressure South Korea and its allies, Kim says

Gaming company caught building Bitcoin mining botnet from users’ computers gets off light

Is a $325K fine adequate punishment for subverting paying users' machines to mine Bitcoin?

Worm may create an Internet of Harmful Things, says Symantec (Take note, Amazon)

Security firm Symantec says it has found a Linux worm aimed at Internet of Things devices

Amazon’s nightmare: Software hijacks drones mid-air

How to shove 50 meters of optical fiber into a microchip

DARPA program develops two photonic chips for variety of cutting-edge applications