"Access control and authentication" news, interviews, and features

News about Access control and authentication

• Dropbox adds U2F support for better security

  It's a better option for high-security environments, one analyst says

• Oracle CSO to customers: we don't need your (false positive) bug reports

  Oracle's CSO thinks customers who reverse-engineer its code in attempts to find bugs should cut it out because they're not finding much worth acting on ...

• Researchers find way to steal Windows Active Directory credentials from the Internet

  The technique could enable attackers to attack Windows servers hosted in the cloud

• File sync services provide covert way to control hacked computers

  Researchers highlight the potential use of file synchronization services for stealthy and persistent remote control

• No building access card? No problem if you have new Def Con tools

  A slew of new RFID hacking tools will be released at the Def Con conference next month

• FinalCode keeps files safe wherever they go

  Startup FinalCode secures files so permissions that protect them follow them around even when they are accessed outside secured networks.

Features about Access control and authentication

• Are your smartphone apps selling you out?

  Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean your mobile apps aren't out to get you

• The true root causes of software security failures

  Developers being overly trusting is one of them

• 12 hybrid security products to watch

  Increasingly security vendors are offering a hybrid approach to their product portfolios

• Unseen, all-out cyber war on the US has begun

  Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet

• Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturity

  An assessment of the information security department shows that it still has a lot of growing up to do.

• Kenneth van Wyk: The good and bad of Android and iOS

  The good and bad of iOS and Android