The black market for hackers is continuing to grow as they increasingly turn to the “darknet” to access tools, services and the spoils of the attacks while averting law enforcement, according to a…
Details“We wanted to make a difference”, said StreetCred co-founder and CEO, Nick Selby. Selby, a long-time figure in the information security industry was sworn in as a Dallas-area police officer…
DetailsThe best time to eliminate software bugs is early on in the application development lifecycle. Doing so helps ensure better code is released in the first place; it will be…
DetailsFederal law enforcement notified more than 3,000 U.S. companies in 2013 that their computer systems and networks had been breached, according to a Washington Post report. Lisa Monaco, deputy national…
DetailsImagine for a moment a villain (or villains) trapped powerless for years. After being reanimated by an unsuspecting populace, the newly-released evil goes forth to wreak havoc until it’s only once…
DetailsFirewall maker Palo Alto Networks Inc. said it will buy Israeli security firm Cyvera for about $200 million in cash and stock, the company said in a release. After the…
DetailsIt should come as no surprise to anyone that Symantec’s recently fired CEO Steve Bennett’s strategy of cut costs and improve operations has failed miserably. As I wrote when Symantec’s…
DetailsCopyright lawyers are being replaced by robots – well, algorithms at least. And this is not good for lawyers. It’s also not good for copyright holders, and those who make…
DetailsIn general, it is illegal for people to read your email, intercept your text messages, or listen in on or record your telephone calls. In fact, the federal wiretap law,…
DetailsA former Microsoft employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Windows 8, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Alex Kibkalo, a former senior architect at Microsoft, is…
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