security: Security administration/management
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.
Android Smartphone Sellers Should Patch, Refund Or Perish
FTC should crack down on wireless carriers and smartphone manufacturers that put their customers at risk by failing to update Android devices.
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.
Spamhaus DDoS Attacks: What Business Should Learn
What should your company take away from this week's attacks? Lock down unsecured DNS repeaters being exploited by attackers and prep DDoS response...
Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers
Three-year old "TeamSpy" espionage campaign should be a wake-up call. Lock down your remote-access tools, or else.
Accenture's 7 Tech Trends Driving Digital Business
From customer relationships to cloud, and why mobile isn't one of them.
Password Police Cite Evernote Mistakes
Evernote used the wrong security method to store passwords, cryptography experts say. Unfortunately, it's a common error.
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.
Don't Blame China For Security Hacks, Blame Yourself
Focus on the sorry state of your information security defenses before worrying about the Chinese, Russians, hacktivists or cybercrime gangs.
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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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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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LulzSec Hackers Sentenced In London
May 16, 2013Group's 50-day hacking spree compromised websites run by Sony, CIA, Arizona State Police, Westboro Baptist Church and more.
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DHS Eyes Sharing Zero-Day Intelligence With Businesses
May 16, 2013DHS proposal would give private businesses access to the government's stockpile of zero-day secrets for a fee. But some say the program may...
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VMware Fights Android BYOD Headaches
May 15, 2013VMware's BYOD ambitions kick into gear through its partnership with Verizon. But is the virtualization heavyweight making its mobile management...
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Apple iPhone Decryption Backlog Stymies Police
May 14, 2013Apple's waiting list to bypass security controls on latest-generation iPhone and iPad devices means months-long delays for law enforcement...
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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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Huawei CEO Dismisses Security, Spying Concerns
May 10, 2013Company founder denies that Huawei employees would ever be forced to spy for China.
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British Universities Given Funds For Cyber Security Program
May 10, 2013U.K. government provides grants to University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London to fund doctoral programs in cyber security.
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Washington State Courts Reveal Security Breach
May 10, 2013State officials don't know when attackers accessed up to 160,000 Social Security and 1 million driver's license numbers stored in unencrypted format.
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