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U.S. edges closer to new data-security law as E.U. inks deal

You may soon be getting notices anytime a company you patron gets hacked.

On Dec 8, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Baby Boomers are better at cybersecurity than millennials

Don't share passwords, people. Just don't do it.

On Nov 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Rand Paul praises Edward Snowden for doing ‘a service’ to the U.S.

Paul also suggested a light sentence for the 'whistleblower.'

On Nov 12, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Senate passes major cybersecurity info-sharing bill CISA

Big business groups love the bill, but tech companies are divided.

On Oct 27, 2015 by Eric Geller

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45 percent of Americans get no computer-security training at work

No wonder data breaches are so prevalent.

On Oct 26, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Study: Americans are getting more serious about securing their smartphones

Three years after a similar study, Americans are making some progress.

On Oct 19, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Americans are dangerously overconfident about their online security practices, study shows

Nearly constant attacks on governments and businesses don't seem to phase them.

On Oct 14, 2015 by Eric Geller

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For businesses and government, the race is on to ditch the password

Two-Factor Tuesday and the coalition to evolve our vulnerable, dated logins.

On Oct 6, 2015 by Eric Geller

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CIA, afraid of China exploiting OPM data, reportedly pulled spies from Beijing embassy

The U.S. may not formally scold China for stealing the data, because it does the same thing.

On Sep 30, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Cybersecurity expert: U.S.–China cybercrime agreement ‘a major step forward’

'They made some significant progress in doing this.'

On Sep 25, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The Pentagon will step up cybersecurity training for small defense contractors

Small defense contractors can't marshal the resources that Boeing or Lockheed can—but they're attacked just as intensely.

On Sep 25, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Jeb Bush’s new cybersecurity plan takes Obama to task

Some experts, however, have called it a 'ringing endorsement' of Obama's policies.

On Sep 14, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The U.S. government can now sue companies that fail to protect your data

Time to beef up that security.

On Aug 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Liberal senators ask the FCC for tighter privacy rules

They're disturbed by ISPs' vague privacy rules.

On Jul 22, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Jimmy Kimmel got kids to explain adultery in hilarious ways

Never change, kids.

On Jul 22, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski