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US phone carriers and wireless surveillance of Americans

As part of his ongoing investigation into wireless surveillance of Americans by law enforcement, US Senator Edward J. Markey released responses from eight major wireless …

Visualizing the year’s top cyber attacks

OpenDNS announced findings by its research organization into the most significant cyber attacks of 2013. Red October, Kelihos, Syrian Electronic Army DNS Hijack, Syria …

FreeBSD ditches suspect hardware-based crypto

Buried in the “Security” section of a report on the FreeBSD Developer Summit held in September in Malta is a small but important note about the FreeBSD …

Inadequate electronic disposal protocols can lead to security leaks

American IT departments’ decisions could inadvertently put organizations at risk of an information security breach if they don’t have sufficient protocols for the …

CyanogenMod introduces built-in SMS encryption

CyanogenMod developers have announced the fruit of several months of labor headed by Open Whisper Systems’ Moxie Marlinspike: a seamless implementation of TextSecure, …

New security features for Microsoft accounts

Microsoft has added three new security improvements to its customer accounts: account recovery codes, insight into recent account activity, and more control over security …

The iCloud keychain and iOS 7 data protection

When Apple announced iOS 7, iCloud Keychain was one of its key features. It is no doubt great for usability, but what about security? What kind of access does Apple have to …

Popular holiday-themed phishing attacks

The holidays are a busy time for everyone-¦ especially for hackers trying to phish your employees. Phishing is most effective when it exploits human emotions—fear, greed, …

What threats will dominate 2014?

Trend Micro released its annual security predictions report. The outlook cites that one major data breach will occur every month next year, and advanced mobile banking and …

FBI used spying malware to track down terror suspect

Court documents related to a recent FBI investigation have revealed that the agency has been permitted to try to compromise with spying malware the computer of a potential …

DARPA’s games crowdsource discovery of software flaws

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed a series of games aimed at discovering whether large numbers of non-expert users can perform formal …

Tech giants call for government surveillance reform

Eight Internet giants have formally urged the US president and Congress to reform and limit government surveillance, and have offered several suggestions on how to do it. AOL, …

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