Security

Brazil to fortify government email system following NSA snooping revelations

The country's Federal Data Processing Service has been tasked with the job

When Microsoft’s Craig Mundie talks privacy and cybersecurity, we should listen

The recent recipient of an Eisenhower Award for his work on national security was dishing out free advice on how to resolve our privacy and cybersecurity issues.

Backdoor found in D-Link router firmware code

The backdoor could be used to modify a router's settings, a dangerous vulnerability

CIA dismissed Snowden four years before NSA leaks

Agency's report on suspicious behavior never reached the NSA or its contractors, according to report in the New York Times

A five-pillar survival guide for an insecure cyber world

Skype being investigated in Luxembourg over NSA spying links

Skype could face sanctions

NSA surveillance revelations prompt EFF resignation from Global Network Initiative

The initiative's corporate members can't reveal what the government forced them to do leading to a breakdown in confidence, EFF said

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 11

Phabulous phablet, slightly arched, launch date(s)

Mobile shopping remains stifled by security, ease of use

New NIST cybersecurity standards could pose liability risks

Once passed, the standard will become the benchmark to measure critical infrastructure security programs