Security News

'This collaboration is absolutely critical going forward'... One positive thing about Meltdown CPU hole? At least it put aside tech rivalries...
2019-02-15 07:12

Execs, experts hope this cooperation continues to hold for the next big bug A panel of eggheads from Intel, the US government, and academia held court this week to figure how they can keep the...

Tech Data launches Cloud Solutions Factory
2019-02-15 00:30

Tech Data announced the launch of Cloud Solutions Factory, a new global portfolio of end-to-end cloud solutions. The new offering features a host of click-to-run solutions developed by leveraging...

ORNL teams with EPB to demonstrate next-generation grid security tech
2019-02-13 23:03

A team of researchers from ORNL (Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories) has partnered with EPB, a Chattanooga utility and telecommunications company, to demonstrate...

British and US militaries' drone swarm hackathon definitely isn't about army tech
2019-02-13 13:50

It's about fighting fires, not starting them, say defence bods The British military has commissioned a hackathon to develop drone swarms – while claiming that it's definitely not about developing...

Nearly two-thirds of organizations say tech skills gap is impacting IT audits
2019-02-13 06:15

Technologies such as AI are reshaping the future of IT auditors, but auditors are largely optimistic about the future, according to new research from ISACA. In the Future of IT Audit, the results...

Have tech companies taken two-factor authentication too far?
2019-02-12 17:33

Apple is facing a lawsuit from a user claiming that two-factor authentication is a "waste of their personal time." Here's why businesses shouldn't ignore the security measure.

Public-Interest Tech at the RSA Conference
2019-02-01 15:48

Our work in cybersecurity is inexorably intertwined with public policy and­ -- more generally­ -- the public interest. It's obvious in the debates on encryption and vulnerability disclosure, but...

Tech sector meekly waves arms in another bid to get Oz to amend its crypto-busting laws
2019-01-24 11:14

Rather than binning them and starting again Comment An alliance of Australia's tech and industry advocacy groups hopes, yet again, to have the country's encryption-busting legislation tweaked...

2019 Predictions: What Will Be This Year’s Big Trends in Tech?
2019-01-16 12:41

What will 2019 bring, and how can businesses prepare themselves for the technological developments to come over the next twelve months?

Second-gen facial recognition tech aims to improve biometric security
2019-01-03 16:56

Facial recognition technology is getting a second look from solutions vendors, though legal frameworks for how biometrics are used are out of date.