A response to a freedom of information law request by the City of Rye, N.Y., has exposed the social security numbers of city employees.

The emergence of social media as a malware attack vector means that traditional anti-virus technologies are no longer sufficient: whitelisting must now be used to supplement traditional blacklisting.

A new report from the BBC asks whether BYOD spells the end of the traditional office PC. Are we in the midst of a complete cultural revolution?

Shylock is financial malware first detected by Trusteer last September and so named because of random excerpts from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice included in its binary. Trusteer now reports a significant increase in end-user infections.

Canadian telecom firm Nortel Networks, which filed for bankruptcy in 2009, was repeatedly breached by Chinese hackers for almost a decade, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“The Microsoft Store India is currently unavailable. Microsoft is working to restore access as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused”, is the note from Microsoft’s online retail outlet.

On Valentine’s Day, Microsoft is sending IT administrators a big bouquet of 21 security patches.

Fresh off its successful hack of an FBI-Scotland Yard conference call, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the US Central Intelligence Agency’s public website.

Blue Coat Systems 2012 Security Report maps the rise and describes the persistence of the modern malnet, and offers a solution.

Insecure internet-connected home security cameras are a warning that the Internet of Things will require more than just computer security – this is a warning of things to come.