Security

Dropbox joins bid to publish spy data requests

The company wants to be transparent about how much information the government is demanding

Internet Explorer zero-day attackers linked to Bit9 hackers

German hackers crack Apple fingerprint technology

SpectorSoft touts less threatening employee monitoring software

Spector 360 Recon designed to meet corporate privacy policies

Apple is a tempting phishing target for scammers

Spam levels fell in August, but phishing attempts rose, including a focus on Apple, according to Kaspersky Lab

Air Force wants technology that will let drones sense and avoid other aircraft

Sense and avoid technology is a key issue as drone vendors and others press for common drone access to national airspace.

iPhone TouchID fingerprint biometrics broken by German hacker club

Chaos Computer Club shows online video demonstrating use of a gummy finger hack of an Apple iPhone

Java exploits seen as huge menace so far this year

F-Secure threat report also discovers Bitcoin cybercrime 'mining' operation

Forecast 2014: How to master disruptive technologies

Upsetting the status quo is exactly the point, as companies dive into social networking, the cloud and more.

Apache Struts security update disables vulnerable feature

Version 2.3.15.2 of the development framework also fixes an issue with the action mapping mechanism