Robert Westervelt, News Director

Google engineer Tavis Ormandy, a bug hunter known for finding kernel-level operating system coding errors, has... More...

Researchers at antivirus vendor Intego are warning about a new piece of malware being distributed primarily in... More...

Researchers at antivirus vendor Intego are warning about a new piece of malware being distributed primarily in... More...

MIAMI -- Too many firms are turning to cloud computing resources before knowing the data that needs the most attention... More...

MIAMI -- A researcher who writes exploits for control systems that run power plants, gas refineries and other critical... More...

MIAMI -- When Cyberstorm III, an exercise that will test the government's readiness to defend against a major cyberattack... More...

MIAMI -- A Google employee clicked on a malicious link in an instant message setting off a series of events that resulted... More...

Google engineer Tavis Ormandy, a bug hunter known for finding kernel-level operating system coding errors, has... More...

MIAMI -- Security research teams monitoring the relative strength and activity of some of the world's largest botnets... More...

MIAMI -- Security research teams monitoring the relative strength and activity of some of the world's largest botnets... More...

Months after the Aurora attacks, in which attackers successfully penetrated Google systems by targeting a... More...

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is expected to release guidance later this year on the... More...

A new hacking technique that could potentially bypass dozens of security protections is significant, but shouldn't... More...

Social networking service Twitter has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and put... More...

IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire configuration and vulnerability management vendor BigFix Inc. in a deal... More...

McAfee Corp. is rolling out a new Software as a Service (Saas) Web protection service, fully integrating its acquisition... More...

Twitter has settled with the Federal Trade Commission on charges that it deceived consumers and put their privacy at... More...

Adobe Systems Inc. is set to release an out-of-cycle update to its popular Flash Player for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat... More...

Pushdo/Cutwail, a notorious botnet known for actively fueling the spread of malware, spam and phishing campaigns... More...

When Intel Corp. announced its acquisition of McAfee Inc. last week, the silicon giant said it would help boost its... More...

A flaw in the way Microsoft and some third party applications preload shared files in Windows will be addressed by the... More...

A group of security researchers began issuing what they said will be a month-long list of undisclosed bugs, as well as... More...

Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to acquire application security vendor Fortify Software Inc. in a deal that would... More...

Adobe Systems Inc. repaired 20 vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player in a critical update issued late Tuesday that... More...

LAS VEGAS -- McAfee Inc. is looking to reassure its customers and partners it is on a steady course as it rolls out product... More...

LAS VEGAS -- Midmarket financial firms, struck hard by global economic concerns, are facing a challenging threat... More...