Researchers Find Flaw in an Online Encryption Method
February 14, 2012 All The Rest
A study of a widely used security system for Internet shopping, banking and other services showed that it failed to work correctly in a small number of cases.
Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage
February 11, 2012 All The Rest
Information has become easier to steal over the Internet because employees can carry proprietary data around.
News Analysis: Europe Moves to Protect Online Privacy
How do different nations’ laws manage the multinational companies that now govern our digital lives?
Protecting a Cellphone Against Hackers
As cellphones become more like computers, they are attracting hackers who can listen to calls or steal information. But there are ways to bolster a phone’s defenses.
Flaws in Videoconferencing Systems Make Boardrooms Vulnerable
Businesses spend billions each year beefing up security, but they rarely consider the vulnerability of their videoconferencing equipment.
Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection
Young people are expressing their affection by swapping passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts.
Epic Systems, Digitizing Health Records Before It Was Cool
In the growing business of electronic medical records, Epic Systems is far from a newcomer: it started more than 30 years ago, and now helps keep track of 40 million patients.
Epic Systems, Digitizing Health Records Before It Was Cool
In the growing business of electronic medical records, Epic Systems is far from a newcomer: it started more than 30 years ago, and now helps keep track of 40 million patients.
Logging In With a Touch or a Phrase (Anything but a Password)
December 24, 2011 All The Rest
Researchers are focusing on making passwords simpler, more secure, even automatic, like a device that can recognize your style of writing or keystroke.
As Patient Records Are Digitized, Data Breaches Are on the Rise
December 19, 2011 All The Rest
As more doctors and hospitals have digitized patient records, the number of reported breaches has increased 32 percent this year from last year at a cost of $6.5 billion to the industry.
