Why Clinton’s Private Email Server Was Such a Security Fail

    FOR A SECRETARY of state, running your own email server might be a clever—if controversial—way to keep your conversations hidden from journalists and their pesky Freedom of Information Act requests. But ask a few security experts, and the consensus is that...

Security News This Week: Your VPN Probably Isn’t Private

SO MANY HACKS, so few days in the week to write alarming stories about every one. Here’s our roundup of what you have may missed this week. First, some news: a shocking revelation that the GCHQ, England’s spy organization, has been spying on Amnesty International....

Cloud Storage & Your Small Business

Cloud storage and computing is one of the most game-changing computing models of the last 10 years, and small businesses can take advantage of this innovation in a variety of ways. Many businesses have already adopted cloud technology, and more do every day –...

Hacking Team Breach Shows a Global Spying Firm Run Amok

FEW NEWS EVENTS can unleash more schadenfreude within the security community than watching a notorious firm of hackers-for-hire become a hack target themselves. In the case of the freshly disemboweled Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team, the company may also serve...