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Nvidia Rumored to Be Developing Its Own High-End Tablet

Nvidia already makes its own handheld gaming device, Shield, and speculation has been circulating that the graphics technology vendor also has been working on...

Microsoft Set to Update IE (Again) for August Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has issued its advanced notification for the upcoming Patch Tuesday update cycle, set to be released on Aug. 13. I personally have never...

Microsoft Improves Yammer Security

When one company buys another, a lot of things are in motion, and one area that is often overlooked in my experience is security....

Is Android Really Open Source?

Google's Android mobile operating system has emerged to become a dominant force in the smartphone landscape. Sitting at the core of Android is Linux...

Cyan Makes Some Headway in SDN

Cyan officials are saying they are making strides in the increasingly competitive software-defined networking space.The company completed its IPO in May, and Chairman and...

Is Google’s Chrome Browser’s Password Security Strategy ‘Insane’?

For almost as long as there have been Web browsers, there have been Web browser mechanisms to help users store passwords for the sites...

Tor Privacy Network Breached: I Told You So

Approximately two and a half years ago, Tor (The Onion Router) Web anonymity project announced that was was going to build its own Web...

DEF CON Reminds Us of the Importance of Physical Security

Working in the bits and bytes software world of IT security, it's often easy to forget that the world around us still very much...

Def Con ‘Crack Me if You Can’ Contest Picks Apart Passwords

LAS VEGAS—The annual Def Con Hacking Conference is in full swing this weekend and with it comes all the events and competitions that are...

NSA Leaker Snowden Wins Black Hat Pwnie for ‘Epic 0wnage’

LAS VEGAS—For as many years as I've been coming to Black Hat, one of my favorite activities has been sitting in the Pwnie awards.The...