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By Jordan Robertson Pilfering the personal identification numbers of financial accounts, a potential jackpot for hackers, is tougher to pull off thanks to data encryption and other security technologies. Yet the arms race continues: Hackers are devising more creative methods to intercept PINs at ATMs, the clearest path to instant cash. “It just blows you […]

Apple devices need an additional layer of security By Filip Truta There’s a problem with the passcode lock in iOS that Apple has never fully addressed. Despite making it hard to get “inside” the phone and use its functions freely, the security feature is still far from acting like a padlock on your iDevice. Passcode

Devices could scan faces and give access only to the right people. BY BRENDAN SASSO The Obama administration’s top cybersecurity official wants to get rid of passwords. “Frankly, I would love to kill the password dead as a primary security method, because it’s terrible,” said Michael Daniel, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, during a discussion

Hacker tactics are varied, sophisticated, and built for success. This report should be required reading for everyone in the cybersecurity domain. By Jon Oltsik One of the more vapid cybersecurity cliché statements goes something like this: “hacking is no longer about alienated teenagers spending countless hours in the basement on their PCs. Rather, it is

Rise of smart machines, ubiquitous access and software-defined architectures will reshape IT, Gartner says ORLANDO—Gartner defines its Strategic Technology Trends as those technologies that have the most potential to drive great change in the enterprise IT arena in the next three years. Indeed this year’s crop has that potential as trends like software-defined networks and

Malware found on ATMs in Eastern Europe, but may be spreading to U.S., China and India By Lucian Constantin Criminals have stolen millions of dollars from ATMs worldwide using a specialized malware program that forces the machines to dispense cash on command. The malicious program, dubbed Backdoor.MSIL.Tyupkin, is designed to work on ATMs running 32-bit

  The Internet is part of everyone’s life, every day. We use the Internet at work, home, for enjoyment, and to connect with those close to us. However, being constantly connected brings increased risk of theft, fraud, and abuse. No country, industry, community, or individual is immune to cyber risks. As a nation, we face

The Shellshock bug, also known as the bash bug appears to already be taking some major tech companies as its first victims.   ANSHEL SAG A security researcher has discovered that Yahoo has become a victim of the newly discoveredShellshock vulnerability (also known as bash bug) via Romanian hackers gaining access to Yahoo’s systems. There is

Topiary, TFlow, Kayla, and Pwnsauce take the stage By David Gilbert opiary, TFlow, PwnSauce, Kayla, Avunit, and Sabu. These were the six core member of LulzSec, a disparate group of hackers who bestrode the internetlike giants in 2011, during their 50 Days of Lulz campaign. They spent countless hours interacting, planning, and hacking online, spending up