If you’re a bug hunter for companies such as Google and Facebook, the last few weeks have been good to you. Google announced today that it has officially given out over $2 million to people who poke holes in its systems on purpose.
It looks like the House Intelligence Committee kept information secret about two intelligence collection documents that were released in 2011 to all members of congress.
Salesforce has exerted leadership in cloud for more than a decade, and shows no sign of slowing down. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Salesforce COO George Hu will be speaking at CloudBeat 2013.
“I don’t really understand the logic behind it,” Kingman said. “Unlocking is completely legal in pretty much every other country at the minute, except for the U.S.”
Marketers are bringing the tracking cookie-like advertising to the physical world.
The shutdown of privacy focused email services Lavabit and Silent Circle has inspired Kim Dotcom and his file-sharing service Mega to launch their own secure e-mail app.
Apple’s new phone could include a convex home button that will act as a fingerprint sensor, according to an analyst report, and could open up all kinds of fun possibilities.
Ever since Black Hat USA wrapped up last week, I’ve been thinking about the irony of attendees going into heightened security mode during the conference itself – like never connecting to open Wi-Fi or encrypting all information stored on your laptop – then likely slipping back into a more lax mode throughout the rest of the year.
The National Security Agency can search for U.S. citizens’ names and other information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according a document Edward Snowden leaked to The Guardian.
President Barack Obama laid out a four-step plan to help the American public understand the government’s surveillance programs, saying he, too, would be skeptical if he wasn’t on the inside.
What makes Snapchat fun on its face is that messages float away and disappear after one view. But a new app called Snap Save keeps all the messages for later without telling the sender.
Fewer admins mean fewer people that could possibly abuse classified data.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google exec Vint Cerf, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, and other technology leaders secretly met with President Barack Obama on Thursday to talk about the NSA and tech surveillance,
Guest Post For companies looking for newer, better sources of revenue, the government’s open data programs could be the answer.
The privacy-focused e-mail service that former-NSA contractor Edward Snowden reportedly used was shut down today after the founder left a note saying he’s gagged from talking about why it’s now offline.
The Obama administration says that the NSA isn’t reading your e-mail. But one newspaper reports that this may not be true.
Sponsored Post V-Key focuses on securing native applications and mobile websites by providing security layers, rather than the device itself, providing security without annoying the end customers.
President Obama has canceled a meeting with Russia’s Putin citing political issues including Edward Snowden’s asylum.
The government may soon help your business get insurance against hackers.
Sentinal Labs knows everything your computer is doing and can tell when that flow is being disrupted by something malicious.
