Taylor Armerding
Contributing writer
When stolen data can ‘phone home’
Digital watermarking of sensitive data can let organizations know immediately not only if it has been stolen, but where and how it is being accessed
Open source: Big benefits, big flaws
Open source is now a dominant force in IT, but experts warn that it can also make things risky and may not be for everyone
Breach costs: 'Chump change' to bottom lines of big players
The direct costs of a data breach barely affect the bottom line of the nation’s biggest enterprises, but for smaller players the damage can be catastrophic
The 5 worst big data privacy risks (and how to guard against them)
There are enormous benefits from big data analytics, but also massive potential for exposure. Here's how to protect yourself and your employees
The human OS: Overdue for a social engineering patch
There is no way to plant a chip in employees to make them invulnerable to social engineering attacks, but training can make them much more difficult to 'hack'
Why your online identity can never really be erased
Not even the EU's 'right to be forgotten' rule can save you from your online past. But you can take steps to minimize the damage
Watch out for these 5 summer scams
Put your feet up and let your hair down -- but don't let these security scams ruin your holidays
Retailers tracking customers via Wi-Fi suggests that privacy really is dead
Not only does your smartphone track you, it lets others -- like retailers in their stores -- track you
Big data without good analytics can lead to bad decisions
Incomplete or out-of-context data can lead to decisions that could undermine a company's competitiveness
NSA spying could mean U.S. tech companies lose international business
Domestic Internet firms face political, economic consequences for breach of trust over the NSA surveillance controversy
Mobile malware still small, but 'malnets' to rise up
With 70 percent of employees across corporate networks using a personal smartphone or tablet, the growing attack surface is too big to ignore
FBI pursuit of Stuxnet leaks reignites whistleblower debate
Critics say Obama administration is seeking to quash freedom of the press with efforts to find out who leaked information about the worm
Sometimes the best data defense is deletion
Information Governance experts say that while storage coast are down, there's risk -- and cost -- associated with the growing 'data lake'
Privilege management could cut data breaches -- if it were used
Verizon report recommends 'least privilege management' -- a decades-old concept. Problem is, it's still not mainstream
Security experts push back at 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' warning
The only effective defense is to 'build security in' from the ground up, critics say in response to DoD and DHS comments on cyber security
Following Sandy, DHS seeks security 'Cyber Reserve'
Secretary Napolitano says a reserve of security pros is needed because a major cyber attack could make this week's hurricane damage look mild
Obama seeks compromise on cyber security executive order
In a leaked draft copy of the order, the president reportedly attempts to pacify hardliners and privacy advocates
Oft-cited cybercrime cost estimates called out as inflated
Report highlights security vendors' built-in conflict of interest in threat reports
Citadel exploit goes after weakest link at airport: employees
The man-in-the-browser attack using a Trojan has compromised the VPN at a major hub