Security

CIOs Say Mentoring Works, Classes Don’t

Leaked US spying budget reveals investments in ‘groundbreaking’ cryptanalysis

The 'cryptology' program was set to receive $11 billion from the $52.6 billion budget asked by the intelligence community for 2013

Apple remote-mobile device management patent raises red flags

Facebook’s new face recognition policy astonishes German privacy regulator

Turning on facial recognition again in Germany might be illegal, the privacy regulator said

U.S. appetite for Internet user data not unique

Analysis of transparency reports from Google, Microsoft, Skype show other countries equally -- or more -- demanding

Australian who boasted of hacking to plead not guilty to charges stemming from raid

Dylan Wheeler, who claimed in February to have breached Microsoft's and Sony's networks, has not been charged with hacking

What is a vulnerability?

US to release annual figures on spying orders and people affected

US legislators, rights groups and Internet companies have asked for transparency of government surveillance

vBulletin users warned of potential exploit

The forum software's developers advise users to delete the 'install' folder

NIST subjects draft cybersecurity framework to more public scrutiny

NIST seeks feedback from industry on common practices to secure IT systems