Security

White House opposes amendment to curb NSA spying

The White House said the amendment will "hastily dismantle" counterterrorism tools

Illiri, Using Sound for Authentication

Illiri offers a novel method for authenticating mobile devices

Cisco Snorts up Sourcefire in $2.7bn acquisition

U.S. cloud firms face backlash from NSA spy programs

Cloud Security Alliance survey finds firms canceling contracts, looking elsewhere for cloud services

Android spyware infections on the rise, report says

About 1 percent of Android devices are infected with malware, according to Alcatel-Lucent's Kindsight Security Labs

Cisco-Sourcefire union raises many product overlap questions

Analysts generally positive, but Cisco mum on huge product overlap with Sourcefire in IPS/next-gen firewalls

How Cisco’s Sourcefire acquisition impacts its security prospects

Cisco CEO John Chambers has identified security as an area for improvement for Cisco, and the Sourcefire acquisition is a strong step in that direction.

Multi-stage attack compromises customers of French webhost OVH

One of the largest webhosting companies says hackers have compromised its European customer database and gained access to a server in Canada

Will CSOs become CROs in the future?

Is the chief security officer title destined to evolve into one that is about more than just security?

Our Internet privacy is at risk — but not dead (yet)

Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Net privacy has only just begun