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Mobile application assurance

Greg Masters February 01, 2012

While many mobile applications do what they're supposed to, countless others carry malware.

A "critical" turning point: The nation's critical infrastructure.

Angela Moscaritolo January 03, 2012

A recent string of alarming incidents highlights glaring shortcomings in the security of the nation's critical infrastructure.

The 2012 election & cybercrime

Dan Kaplan December 01, 2011

Then-candidate Barack Obama masterfully leveraged the web in a way never before done by a presidential candidate, but he also witnessed the online medium's underbelly.

The flawed certificate authority system

Angela Moscaritolo October 03, 2011

The foundational assurance of the internet is in doubt these days, following attacks against certificate authorities Comodo and DigiNotar.

Spam's new intent: Zombies

Greg Masters September 01, 2011

Spam levels dropped last year by nearly a third, but owing to new strategies spammers are making more money than ever before.

Preparing for the inevitable: Cyber risk insurance

Angela Moscaritolo August 01, 2011

A dizzying string of high-profile data breaches this year, coupled with the staggering cost resulting from such exposures, have ratcheted up demand for cyber risk insurance.

Indexing risk perception

Angela Moscaritolo July 01, 2011

In the complex world of cybersecurity, it often is difficult to know which threats pose the most risk.

No harm, no foul? We'll see.

Angela Moscaritolo June 01, 2011

In a potentially precedent-setting court ruling, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed against RockYou over a breach that exposed millions of user credentials.

Attacking the email list provider

Angela Moscaritolo May 02, 2011

A pair of massive data breaches have illustrated that marketing services firms have become a high-value target of cybercriminals aiming to steal valuable information that easily can be monetized.

Vendors and cyber offense

Angela Moscaritolo April 01, 2011

Do revelations stemming from the Anonymous hack that HBGary Federal was engaged in shady, potentially illegal, activities cast the security industry as a whole in a negative light?

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