Prosecutor pushes for law that would weaken smartphone encryption

The debate over whether secure encryption is a barrier to U.S. intelligence operations and criminal investigations escalates.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Government agencies want better transparency from cloud providers

FBI CISO says lack of transparency is making government cloud adoption difficult.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Cisco working to improve security perceptions in wake of NSA scandal

The company wants to assure prospective customers that its security is exceptional.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Insider security threats need CIO attention, too

Outside threats get more attention, but insider threats may actually pose more danger to an organization. 

By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015

Senator wants to extend NSA program for collecting phone data

Following the attacks in Paris, Senator Tom Cotton says the time is not right to end the program.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015

Microsoft to focus on enterprise operational security

The company wants to help businesses better protect their data, no matter where it resides.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015

New Dell partnership aims to change the antivirus game

Experts say signature-based malware detection is no longer good enough in today’s threat environment.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015

Should tech companies be required to allow a "back door" to encrypted communications?

The attacks on Paris last week have breathed new life to the ongoing debate.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2015

State CIOs rank security as biggest priority

Security is a bigger priority for state government CIOs than private sector CIOs.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

Cisco says strong dollar hurting demand overseas

The company adjusted profit and revenue downwards, citing weak demand in Asia-Pacific, Canada and Latin America.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

JP Morgan case providing rare look at industry of 'criminal hackers for hire'

The US Attorneys Office described the act as the “largest theft of customer data from a US financial institution in history.”

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

Attacks on email providers grow, but many refuse to pay ransoms

Email providers have proven an attractive target for hackers, but many are refusing to play ball.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

US and UK conduct test of response to potential cyberattack

The test focused on how the two countries would communicate during a major financial cybersecurity event.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 13, 2015

Report: Healthcare organizations an appealing target for hackers

Poor security and the potential to access millions of records have made healthcare organizations especially appealing to cyber criminals.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 13, 2015

Government data requests jump 18% at Facebook

Tech companies seek to increase transparency about government data requests following the Edward Snowden incident.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 12, 2015

TalkTalk hack may cost company $53 million

The recent data breach was the third for the company in less than a year.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 12, 2015

Microsoft says it will build a cloud data center in the UK, too

Less than a week after Amazon Web Services announced its plans to open a U.K. data center by 2017, Microsoft follows suit.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015

Four people charged with orchestrating largest cyberattack ever on US financial institutions

Hackers are accused of using information and data collected from JPMorgan and the other companies to manipulate stocks.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015

Ransomware expected to continue fast growth in 2016

A new report from McAfee Labs says ransomware will continue to grow significantly next year, as hackers come up with new ways to target victims.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015

OMB's cyber strategy highlights risk of insider threats

45% of federal IT managers say they have experienced an insider threat in the last year.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 9, 2015

Survey: 85% of companies purchased cyber insurance and many have had to use it

Most large businesses see cyber threats as a greater risk than fire or natural disasters.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2015

Bitglass: Majority of CIOs will be 'cloud-first' in 2016

Despite security challenges, CIOs are finding benefits to embracing cloud.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2015

EU to businesses: "New Safe Harbour agreement is a priority"

The EU Commission wants to reassure businesses it’s working to find a new solution for transferring data securely between Europe and the U.S.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 6, 2015

FireEye: Many U.S. enterprises still running infected Apple apps

FireEye recommends companies update their apps to ensure they are running safe versions.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 5, 2015

OPM hires new cybersecurity and IT adviser

Clifton Triplett will coordinate the agency’s response to future cyberattacks.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 5, 2015