Security

Would you want your child to grow up to work in InfoSec?

Despite the frustration, most InfoSec pros would welcome their children joining the ranks.

Start-up Defense.Net debuts with anti-DDoS service

Co-founder Barrett Lyon says anti-DDos service would serve both enterprise and cloud providers

FBI’s new iGuardian portal aims to ease cyber crime reporting

TOR Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript

The anonymizing network gives some advice following a startling Firefox zero-day vulnerability

The new Stasi: Your boss and your neighbors join the surveillance state

The state wasn't monitoring the Catalanos, an ex- employer was and the Brits want your neighbors watching too ... here comes the New Stasi

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the bathroom – toilet malware strikes

Android-based software that controls a smart toilet can be hacked with somewhat amusing results

Researcher builds botnet-powered distributed file storage system using JavaScript

The system can make it very hard for a third party to recover the data, the researcher said

DEF CON attendees demonstrate social engineering prowess in CTF contest

Malware-as-a-service blossoms in Russia, vendor research finds

Security vendor warns of entrepreneurial malware networks

If governments ban China-based Lenovo, should companies?