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New election, same risks

Marcos Colon May 01, 2012

While guidelines on the federal and state level aid in the overall security of e-voting machines, there is still potential for insider attacks in the manufacturing process.

A new way to net phish

Marcos Colon April 02, 2012

The quest for accountability in digital communication has a new champion: Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC).

An abusive relationship

Dan Kaplan March 01, 2012

No single reported breach in recent memory better highlighted the risk that vulnerable third-parties present than when hackers last year raided Epsilon.

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.