Amazon to restore encryption on Fire devices following backlash

The company said it removed the option to encrypt devices last fall because people weren’t using it.

By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016

Allies rally to help Apple fight 'GovtOS'

About 40 companies and organizations, as well as a few dozen individuals, have submitted briefs in federal court supporting Apple in the ongoing encryption battle. 

By Justine Brown • March 4, 2016

Report: UK businesses reluctant to disclose cyberattacks to police

A new study also found businesses in the United Kingdom are generally under-prepared for an attack and need to take threats more seriously.

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Former Google CEO to help make Pentagon more tech-savvy

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said a new advisory board will help the Department of Defense become more streamlined and innovative with technology. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Walmart 'coding error' exposes customer data

Fewer than 5,000 online pharmacy users were potentially affected during a 72-hour period, the company said. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

True story: The Defense Department wants cyber experts to 'Hack the Pentagon'

The program, which will invite vetted hackers to break into some of the Pentagon’s websites, would be the first of its kind for the federal government.

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Microsoft's anti-malware service aims to help companies better detect hacks

The company hopes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection will encourage enterprises to more quickly adopt Windows 10.

By Justine Brown • March 2, 2016

Defense Secretary to visit Silicon Valley to ask for help with cybersecurity

While some federal agencies are at odds with tech companies, others are appealing to them for help. 

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

IBM moving into incident response with purchase of Resilient Systems

In the acquisition, IBM will retain the approximately 100 employees currently working for Resilient, including members of its C-suite.  

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

Snapchat employee falls for phishing scam, releases company data

Employees’ personal data was released to a hacker posing as the company's CEO.

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

Report: 707 million records stolen in 2015

Though the number is still significant, incidents actually dropped slightly in 2015 compared to the year before.

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

German hospitals' quick reaction limits impact of hackers' ransomware

After hackers used malware on several hospitals in Germany, officials quickly responded and took systems offline to stop the viruses from spreading. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 29, 2016

How the Apple encryption debate could impact enterprises

Though the battle between Apple and the FBI is consumer-based, the outcome has the potential for much broader implications. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016

Report: Enterprises quickly adopting new tech despite growing security concerns

A new survey suggests that businesses are pushing forward with cloud, IoT and Big Data despite growing concerns.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016

Financial data of 80,000 people exposed in UC Berkeley hack

The exposed data includes bank account information and Social Security numbers for students, alumni, employees and former employees.  

By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016

Reuters: US outlines rules for EU bulk data collection

Under the new Privacy Shield framework, the U.S. must spell out exactly how it plans to use data collected from European citizens.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 28, 2016

Number of people affected by IRS data breach is six times larger than first reported

The agency said the new number reflects the findings of a nine-month investigation.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 28, 2016

Effectiveness eroding as companies rely on encryption as the ultimate protection

A new study found a growing number of encryption keys and certificates are left unmanaged and unprotected, posing a security threat to enterprises.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Feb. 26, 2016

Defense Department funded Carnegie Mellon's research to break Tor

As the debate over privacy and encyrption rages, in court documents a federal judge confirmed that the U.S. government funded research to try and break the online anonymity service. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016

Germany is reportedly preparing the first Safe Harbour-related fines

The data protection authority in Hamburg, Germany, is preparing to fine three companies and investigating two other firms. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016

Microsoft works to improve enterprise cloud security with new offerings

The company announced updated security tools for Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and SharePoint Online.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016

Researchers suspect Sony Pictures hackers are still attacking organizations worldwide

The Lazarus group has focused on conducting attacks in South Korea and the United States, but researchers also linked their malware to cyberattacks in countries like China, Italy and India. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 25, 2016

As survey respondents criticize SAP app security, the company names its first CSO

Though Justin Somaini joined SAP in the beginning of January, the company just announced his appointment.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016

With recent acquisition, BlackBerry delves further into cybersecurity services

Wednesday, BlackBerry announced its purchase of Encription, a U.K.-based cybersecurity consulting firm.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016

Child tracking firm left kids' data exposed for almost 2 months, researcher says

A white hat hacker said the database holding the profiles of over 1,700 children was left unprotected for almost 50 days. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016