Security

Govt. shutdown threat: IT leaders wrestle with security risks

NSA: Surveillance court says no upper limit on phone records collection

The agency intends to collect all US phone records and put them in a searchable database, director Keith Alexander says

After a week, iOS 7 runs more than half of Apple’s mobile devices

14% faster uptake than last year's iOS 6

New information-theft malware ‘Napolar’ is gaining traction, researchers warn

Active development, cheap price and solid features might drive more cybercriminals to it in the future

FTC for first time spanks illegal text messenger with $1M fine

Debt-collectors tactics have been under scrutiny this year

Suitcase-size device may help save lifes of disaster victims

FINDER, developed by DHS and NASA, uses microwave signals to detect human heart beats and beathing patterns in rubble

Obama Administration-led data-classification overhaul to bring benefits, costs, disruption

New standard for 'controlled unclassified information' expected to have wide impact on IT and physical security

NSA chief seeks more data from private sector in sharing offer

Spear phishing poses threat to industrial control systems

How CIOs can catch the board’s ear