The Uber Data Breach Conviction Shows Security Execs What Not to Do

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack...

Beating security fatigue with Troy Hunt, Chloé Messdaghi, and Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S02E06

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we speak to Point3 Security chief strategist Chloé Messdaghi, HaveIBeenPwned founder Troy Hunt, and We Hack Purple founder and CEO Tanya Janca about security fatigue. Security fatigue is...

Facebook's Ex-Security Chief Details His 'Observatory' for Internet Abuse

Alex Stamos' Stanford-based project will try to persuade tech firms to offer academics access to massive troves of user data...

Apple Hires New Security Chief

Apple has hired a software security expert to head up its growing internal security group. The company has hired David Rice, a former National Security Agency analyst and consultant on security issues, according to reports. Rice is currently the director of policy reform at the U.S. Cyber...

Apple Desperately Needs an SDL Program

We’ve been saying this for years but there’s a certain desperation today for an SDL-type program at Apple. The security reality does not match Apple’s marketing/advertising and, as the Pwn2Own exploits show, the company is running around in circles trying to keep hackers at bay. Apple needs to...

Counterpoint: The need for a cybersecurity czar is real

As everyone prepares to examine the results of the Obama Administration’s cyber-security review, one of the largest issues in play remains to what extent the White House will embrace recommendations to create a Cabinet-level position to address the matter or some role superior to today’s “cyber...

Hathaway, Obama administration swing and miss at RSA

Much of the talk at the RSA Conference last week centered on the lack of the unifying theme or big-time story that usually emerges to take over the show by mid-week. But there was, in fact, a major story, and it was the abject failure of the Obama administration, in the person of Melissa Hathaway...