Cpl. Howard Vosburg, of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, scans the crowd for possible threats at the 2011 Boston Marathon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav/Massachusetts National Guard ...

The CanSecWest security conference is going on this week in Vancouver. Part of the CanSecWest conference is the annual Pwn2Own contest where security researchers show off their hacking expertise and ...

The scope and severity of the fallout from the WannaCry attacks over the past week elicits plenty of "we told you so" head shakes about the dangers of ransomware. With a lightning-fast speed, the ...

On October 3, 2023, a TikTok ad appeared with one of the biggest YouTubers in the world, MrBeast, offering iPhone 15s for just $2. It sounded too good to be true—and it was. Jimmy Donaldson (better ...

Jerome Kerviel, the Societe Generale trader that managed to lose more than $7 billion without the bank noticing, is facing charges of fraud and forgery. Security lessons of this debacle abound. As ...

Zero trust means no automatic trust; access is verified continuously. Key domains include identity, devices, applications, data, and telemetry. Experts emphasize scalable, incremental adoption for ...

The hateful and tragic violence surrounding last weekend's white nationalist marches in Charlottesville, Va., teaches some important lessons to our national, state and local homeland security ...

After Sarah Palin’s email account was breached, the McCain campaign promised swift retribution. The hammer of justice fell last week on David Kernell, the son of a Tennessee state lawmaker. The 20 ...

The results of the 2020 presidential race may be in, but the work to better secure U.S. elections is far from over. This week, cybersecurity experts met to discuss what went right — and what could've ...

The past 12 months have been a trying time for cyber security professionals globally. Most notably, they’ve had to contend with a rise in cyber attacks linked to the war in Ukraine. At the same time, ...