Security

Intel’s Vision For a Wireless Future Could Be Bunny Ear PCs

In the closing keynote at its Developer Forum, Intel CTO Justin Rattner wore headgear that moved artificial bunny ears according to his mood. Don't laugh -- wireless technology that can connect devices to monitors, charge batteries and authentic

Cybersecurity Expert: US Critical Infrastructure Threat is Real – but ‘the Sky Isn’t Falling’

In a Q&A with WurldTech CTO Nate Kube, CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman addresses the current cyber threat to American utilities and what sort of government regulations are needed to help protect U.S. critical infrastructure.

Black Hat, Defcon Security Horror Stories Show Enterprise Vulnerabilities

Java hacks, VPN hacks, firewall hacks and even hotel room key hacks. Nothing is safe anymore, judging from an analysis of presentations at Black Hat and Defcon this summer. The lesson for enterprise CIOs? Be afraid. Be very afraid.

IT Security Hack 1, AntiSec 0: Stolen Apple UDIDs Didn’t Come from FBI

The IT Security Hack blog told you so. AntiSec's too-good-to-be-true story about Apple UDIDs it stole from the FBI proved to be false. App-developer Blue Toad said it was the source of the stolen Apple data.

How to Secure Your Future With Robust Risk Assessment

How to Secure Your Future With Robust Risk Assessment

Richard Gardner, CEO of Modulus Financial Engineering, offers his advice on how to avoid, prevent and mitigate the risks associated with high-volume automated software -- and the employees who wrote the code.

Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Bandits Bust Bitfloor for $250K in Bitcoins and More

This week's IT security roundup has stories on a Bitcoin robbery that resulted in a shutdown of the online-currency exchange; a security fix from Apple meant to address controversial Java flaws in Mac OS X; the first ever Irish-language ransomwa

Norton ’12 Cybercrime Report Magically Makes $278B in Damages Disappear

CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman says Norton's 2012 cybercrime report commits a huge sin of omission and just plain doesn't make sense.

Purloined Apple IDs: Either the FBI or AntiSec is Lying

An anti-government hacktivist group says it stole millions of Apple IDs from an FBI agent's laptop. The FBI says it never had any of the data. Somebody is lying, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman, and it shouldn't take lo

Does a Cyber-9/11 Loom?

The longer Congress waits to gets its act together on cybersecurity, the longer the U.S. remains at risk of an attack by spies, terrorists, hackers or companies representing themselves or an entire rogue nation. Can Washington rise to the challenge w

Easy Risk Management Can Prevent Costly Errors (Ask United Airlines)

A roundtrip flight to Hong Kong for less than $50 may sound too good to be true, but a glitch on the United Airlines website back in June let customers get a ticket for just four miles points, plus fees. Three simple tips that any company can apply t