March 24, 2016 World War II encryption for your e-mail Want to protect your sensitive emails? You might want to consider going retro -- and exploiting an unbreakable WWII-style cipher.
March 24, 2016 A voiceprint and a dash of salt can protect your laptop Take one laptop with information you’d like to keep private, add new voiceprint technology and a dash of salt and you’ve secured your privacy, according to a Carnegie Mellon University team.
March 23, 2016 FBI reportedly using forensic firm Cellebrite to open San Bernardino shooter's iPhone The FBI has turned to Israeli mobile forensics specialist Cellebrite to help it open the encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, according to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
March 22, 2016 FBI may have found way to unlock San Bernardino attacker's iPhone A federal judge canceled a hearing Tuesday in the legal battle to force Apple to break into an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernadino attackers, after federal officials said in a court filing they may have found another way to access the device.
March 18, 2016 Busted! Apple computers aren't nearly as secure as you think Apple products have long had a reputation for tight security. In years past, one of the most common reasons Windows users switched to Macs was to get away from the viruses and other digital threats that constantly bombard Windows. It's the reason most Mac users don't have any security software installed.
March 18, 2016 Hackers target Donald Trump, claim to leak his Social Security number Hackers describing themselves as part of the Anonymous hacking group claim to have leaked Donald Trump’s personal information, including his Social Security number.
March 18, 2016 New malware can infect iPhones without requiring a jailbreak The iPhone is generally safer than Android when it comes to malware infections though Apple's smartphone isn't impervious to such threats.
March 17, 2016 In new San Bernardino filing, Apple calls the government's arguments 'misleading' Apple's kerfuffle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department appears far from over.
March 16, 2016 Apple: Founding fathers would be 'appalled' by encryption request Apple argued that the 1789 All Writs Act can't "be stretched to fit" the DOJ's encryption case.
March 16, 2016 Google really wants you to hack Chromebook For six years Google has been leaning on some of the world's best hackers to find problems in a wide range of its products through its bug bounty program, paying $2 million to hundreds of winners last year alone.