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Financial sector needs non-replicable, single-use credentials
Different tokens, devices, mobile phones, e-signatures, etc. are used to authenticate our e-identities. Yet, some financial institutions are still not considering the risk of …
Cybersecurity predictions for 2014
The advent of new technologies, the widespread implementation of mobile and wireless communication and the increase in mobile adoption will open up new opportunities for …
“123456” unseats “password” from top of worst passwords list
SplashData has announced its annual list of the 25 most common passwords found on the Internet, and for the first time since the company began compiling its annual list, …
Week in review: Target POS malware, Bitcoin insurance, and the future of net neutrality
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: The biggest challenge to IT security is marketing Most companies today are …
Silk Road forfeits $28 million in Bitcoins
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the forfeiture of approximately 29,655 Bitcoins (which, at today’s Bitcoin …
Major developments that will drive Big Data in 2014
Companies are compelled to uncover real value in their data, and they’re turning to Hadoop as a key part of their data center strategy. In 2014, data centers will move …
How to implement incident reporting in cloud computing
Cloud security incidents often catch the media’s attention as they affect large number of users. For example, recently a large storage service provider suffered an …
New technology searches encrypted data in its encrypted form
Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a technology that can perform concealed searches of encrypted data in its encrypted form. Searching data while it is …
Explosive growth of advanced attacks and malicious traffic
The Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report, released today, reveals that threats designed to take advantage of users’ trust in systems, applications and personal networks …
Quantum physics could make secure, single-use computer memories possible
Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Computer …
Blackphone to put privacy and control first
Silent Circle and Geeksphone announced Blackphone, a smartphone placing privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone, powered by a security-oriented …
Amazon and GoDaddy are the biggest malware hosters
The United States is the leading malware hosting nation, with 44 percent of all malware hosted domestically, according to Solutionary. The U.S. hosts approximately 5 times …