• Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

  By David Strom | 20 May, 2013 14:30

  We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.

• New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer

  By Lucian Constantin | 17 May, 2013 12:04

  Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.

• McAfee rethinks consumer security service delivery

  By Ellen Messmer | 14 May, 2013 06:12

  McAfee, part of Intel, today announced a profound shift in how it distributes and prices its consumer security products by introducing LiveSafe, a service that combines anti-malware plus a score of other capabilities, such as anti-theft protection and a so-called "safety deposit box" in the cloud that can only be accessed by means of the user's face or voice biometric.

• It's better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds

  By Jeremy Kirk | 14 May, 2013 02:44

  Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email.

• Adobe warns customers of unpatched critical flaw in ColdFusion

  By Lucian Constantin | 09 May, 2013 14:50

  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.

• Straight talk on security gets employees to listen -- and comply

  By Stacy Collett | 25 March, 2013 10:17

  Sure, you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.

• Applying Big Data approaches to information security a challenge

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 28 February, 2013 11:10

  Applying Big Data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held here this week.

• How to talk security so people will listen (and comply!)

  By Stacy Collett | 03 January, 2013 13:04

  Sure you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes. Insider (registration required)

• Worst security snafus of 2012

  By Ellen Messmer | 10 December, 2012 17:57

  The first half of 2012 was pretty bad - from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches - and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous.

• Employees Engage in Rogue Cloud Use Regardless of Security Policies

  By Thor Olavsrud | 13 November, 2012 20:39

  Studies show that employees are engaging in rogue use of the cloud, even when IT organizations say they have clear formal cloud policies and penalties for violation of the policies.

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