Security

How Your Authentication Scheme Could Hurt Your Business

Consumers often fail to perform transactions online due to authentication failure. But while they struggle, they also distrust websites with weak authentication procedures.

4 Mobile Security Predictions to Help CIOs Plan for the Future

Few IT issues keep CIOs up at night the way mobile and BYOD do. Four mobile security trends will bring CIOs both restful nights and new challenges in 2013, says Forrester Research.

The IRS Doesn’t Bother with Warrants Before Reading Your Emails

Warrants! The IRS don't need no stinking warrants! Thanks to the ACLU we now know the IRS thinks it's just fine to read your emails and texts without a warrant.

Cyber Threat Protections vs. Personal Data Privacy

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a modified information-sharing bill, passes the House Intelligence Committee by a wide margin, in order to help better protect American businesses from cyber looters. However, despite ammendm

BYOD Gets Messy with AT&T Class Action Lawsuit

BYOD Gets Messy with AT&T Class Action Lawsuit

With a BYOD twist, AT&T agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for overcharging corporate customers for almost seven years. But like most things involving BYOD, this gets complicated.

4 Facebook Home Privacy Facts

Facebook's new software for Android phones, called Facebook Home, puts the social network's photos and messaging front and center on your mobile device. Here's a look at how it does--and doesn't--affect your Facebook privacy.

Firefox 20 Makes it Easier to Stay Private on the Web

Mozilla has simplified the process of keeping your browsing habits private. The new version of Firefox also includes a greatly improved download manager.

Why CRM Security Is Always a ‘Role’-Your-Own Project

With most enterprise applications, the security model can be simply user/group/world. It can't be all that complicated with CRM, right? Think again.

Google Puts ‘You’ In Charge of Data Privacy

Google's getting a brand new director of privacy. The fact that Google even has a privacy director suggests it's paying close attention to the privacy implications of products that employ sensitive user data. But that doesn't mean Goog

National Security Agency: ‘We Need to See What’s Going on’

Top military cybersecurity official says that Congress must pass legislation to provide for better sharing of information about threats and protecting user privacy while shielding industry players from legal liability.