Colleges and universities are being encouraged to scrutinize their systems to keep them from being hijacked in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks.

Adobe has warned users of its ColdFusion application server platform of a critical vulnerability that could give unauthorized users access to sensitive files stored on their servers.

Domain registrar Name.com forced its customers to reset their account passwords on Wednesday following a security breach on the company's servers that might have resulted in customer information being compromised.

SecurEnvoy has upgraded its SMS-based system for two-factor authentication with the ability for users to receive one-time passwords via a landline telephone call and enter them using the telephone keys.

Following Tuesday's hacking of the Associated Press' Twitter account, the microblogging site is reportedly working on a two-step authentication security solution to help prevent future hijackings.

Securing a hybrid cloud is not the same thing as deploying hybrid security products.

Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet

An assessment of the information security department shows that it has a lot of growing up to do yet.

Both Google's and Apple's mobile platforms have security drawbacks and advantages. Is there a clear winner?

When a security manager's company sells software, he can't ignore the potential vulnerability of those products.