security: End user/client security
Twitter Two-Factor Authentication: Too Little, Too Late?
Two-factor authentication is a good step. But for securing many sites, Twitter included, it's not enough.
CISPA 2.0: House Intelligence Committee Fumbles Privacy Again
Cybersecurity bill's backers portray threat intelligence sharing as a panacea, but yet again ignore the potential privacy and security downsides.
Kill Passwords: Hassle-Free Substitute Wanted
Passwords keep proliferating, but do new technologies and approaches offer an alternative? Maybe.
Security Tools Show Many Dots, Few Patterns
Today's security software wastes valuable time by delivering data dumps, rather than focusing on trends. But you can create your own visualizations.
McAfee Takes Belize: Social Engineering Lesson
Eccentric antivirus firm founder John McAfee says he tricked people with spyware -- using free laptops. Social engineering attacks remain cheap,...
Facebook 'Privacy Notice' Has No Legs
But Facebook should be looking at why the notice went viral.
The Petraeus Affair: Surveillance State Stopper?
Lawmakers, now reminded of their own vulnerability, need to strengthen email privacy protections. Companies need to do more to help customers...
5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda
From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.
5 Ways To Solve The Password Reset Problem
Apple, Amazon, and other vendors need to come up with better ways to safeguard accounts against social engineering attacks. But users must help.
Apple, Amazon Security Fails: Time For Change
What will it take for cloud service providers to overhaul their customer identification mechanisms and finally get serious about social...
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Twitter Two-Factor Security Combats Takeovers
May 23, 2013Authentication measure comes in wake of Syrian Electronic Army account hacks, further security steps coming.
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How Password Strength Meters Can Improve Security
May 20, 2013Color-coded password-strength meters nudge users to improve the strength of their important passwords, but have little effect on unimportant ones,...
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Google, DISA Launch User ID Pilot
May 20, 2013Defense Department and Google pilot test seeks more secure ways to authenticate users on commercial cloud services.
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Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts
May 17, 2013Syrian hackers claim to battle American imperialism, media bias and Angelina Jolie.
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Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive
May 13, 2013Readers detail "frozen DNS Trojan" cold calls and "repairs" that lead to $882 in unauthorized wire transfers.
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How Syrian Electronic Army Unpeeled The Onion
May 09, 2013Satire site The Onion details multi-pronged Twitter account takeover strategies used by hacktivists.
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Sweet Password Security Strategy: Honeywords
May 07, 2013To improve detection of database breaches, businesses should store multiple fake passwords and monitor attempts to use them, according to...
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Twitter To News Outlets: More Takeovers Ahead
May 02, 2013Twitter memo warns of ongoing account takeover attempts, urges media businesses to prepare. Should Twitter be doing more?
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10 Top Password Managers
May 01, 2013Tired of being stuck in password hell? Consider these password managers that balance security with convenience.
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Living Social Hack: Big Data Makes A Big Target
May 01, 2013LivingSocial.com is one of the latest in a long line of "big scores" by hackers.
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