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Google researchers have cracked a key internet security tool

by Tess Townsend

But the tool remains in wide use.

A company that detects and disarms drones engaging in illegal activity just raised $15 million

by April Glaser

Its anti-drone technology was used at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Google’s former security chief is retiring from the company

by Tess Townsend

Eric Grosse confirmed today that he is leaving Google after a decade with the company.

Trump unexpectedly postponed signing today’s cyber security executive order

by April Glaser

The draft of the order didn’t mention Russia, either.

Trump doesn’t mention Russia in his executive order draft on cyber security

by April Glaser

Yet the CIA concluded Russia hacked servers in the run-up to the election in order to help Trump win.

If Donald Trump is really still using his unsecured Android phone to tweet, that’s terrible news for national security

by April Glaser and Ina Fried

Security experts inside and outside of government say it opens the door to hacking, impersonation and physical attacks.

For the sake of national security, Donald Trump needs to trade in his cellphone

by Ina Fried and April Glaser

He’s going to have to give up most of the features that make a smartphone smart.

WikiLeaks wants to create a database of verified Twitter users and who they interact with

by Kurt Wagner

That would include a lot of journalists — and Donald Trump.

The U.S. government showed just how easy it is to hack drones made by Parrot, DBPower and Cheerson

by April Glaser

Researchers took complete control over two of the drones.

A journalist is suing U.S. spy agencies for more details on Russia’s hacking of the U.S. election

by April Glaser

The CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.

How Alibaba deployed Big Data to combat China IPR pirates and counterfeiters

by Matthew Bassiur

The Chinese e-commerce giant describes how its Operation “Cloud Sword” led to the arrest of more than 300 suspected counterfeit gang members in 164 investigations.

Obama’s former tech chief saw the hacked elections coming. He just expected more people to care.

by Ina Fried

Harper Reed told Recode that if this happened in another country, we’d be demanding a new election.

Obama’s tech chief predicted foreign hacking of U.S. elections back in 2013

by Ina Fried

Harper Reed outlined the possibility in a TED Talk.

Hackers took down the computer system for San Francisco’s Muni metro line

by Jason Del Rey

Fares were free on Saturday.

A credit card hack at MSG gives Knicks fans another reason to despise owner Jim Dolan

by Jason Del Rey

First he let Jeremy Lin go. Now this.

James Clapper, who led America’s digital mass surveillance efforts, has resigned

by April Glaser

President-elect Trump will pick a new chief of national security.

Here’s Yahoo saying it was hacked much earlier than previously reported — and it is being sued 23 times so far for the breach

by Kara Swisher

Its regulatory filing dropped the day after Election Day, the better to keep it hidden!

Trump will be a disaster for online privacy. Here’s how to protect yours before it’s too late.

by April Glaser

Use encryption.

U.S. border patrol flies huge blimps with low-altitude radar to detect drones trying to cross border

by April Glaser

Drug cartels are turning to drones to ferry illegal substances across the border.

Why you can’t vote online

by April Glaser

It would be way easier, if only it were safer.

Young adults take more security measures for their online privacy than their elders

by Irina Raicu

The attitudes, concerns and practices of 13-year-olds are, as you might imagine, quite different from those of 35-year-olds.

Here’s what you can do to prevent your smart-home devices from being hijacked

by April Glaser

Step No. 1: Strong passwords.

Obama says the U.S. government still doesn’t know who shut down the internet last week

by April Glaser

Policy makers are starting to ask questions.

Here's why massive website outages will continue happening

by Shuman Ghosemajumder

The “new normal” of that massive attack, and other takeaways.

Connected devices are easily hacked. Why aren’t we holding manufacturers accountable?

by Steve Herrod

We’ve allowed just about anyone to ship new attack vectors (a.k.a. IoT devices) with zero responsibility for making them secure.

Friday’s huge internet outage, explained

by Eric Johnson

Security expert Brian Krebs says the Internet of Things is to blame.

The Yahoo breach proves we need ways to hit the attackers before they strike

by Ted Schlein

We need to enter the age of preemptive cyber security.

Yahoo has confirmed a data breach with 500 million accounts stolen, as questions about disclosure to Verizon and users grow

by Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner

It’s much worse than initially thought.

'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all too real

by James Plouffe

Behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning series with its real-life information security consultant.

Code, girl! Setting my own bar prepared me for an unexpected Silicon Valley career.

by Hemma Prafullchandra

Becoming an expert in the male-dominated fields of virtualization and cloud was a surprise even to me.

Why the chip-card transition in the U.S. has been such a disaster

by Michael Reitblat

Still confused about EMV cards? You’re not alone. There was little formal or official education about the shift, and actual adoption has been piecemeal.

Full transcript: The Verge’s Russell Brandom talks hacking on Too Embarrassed to Ask

by Eric Johnson

"You're not hacking Bank of America where someone has spent a lot of money to make sure that no one can get into that."

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