Cyber Security

The problem with the social web is that it’s permanent: small mistakes can blow up into life-changing disasters. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

With cloud computing becoming commonplace, the federal government is seeking to place every byte of data on the Internet under its jurisdiction, a power-grab that should concern every American and every foreigner using an American corporation for computer services. 

M&A activity in the tech sector surged 57% in the second quarter, from the same three months in 2013, to $52.4 billion, according to a new report.

Internet of Everything? Not so fast ... experts say it could be a decade until your smartphone replaces your keys and everything in your wallet. 

By taking advantage of the oodles of information people post to the cloud, and cross-referencing that with location data, SocialRadar and wearables are hoping to provide users with relevant real-time data about the people in their vicinity -- but not in a creepy way. 

Fueled by a tech revival and a healthier economy, the technology sector recorded a 32% decline in planned job cuts in 2013 as employers boosted spending on innovative new fields. 

IBM unveils its “5 in 5” list, or five technologies it believes will drastically alter humanity over the next five years.

Insurance executives are more worried about the fallout of cyber warfare than a major banking crisis, economic depression or sovereign default. 

Apple said it plans to offer rewards of up to $200,000 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products, joining dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws in their products.

Apple said it plans to offer rewards of up to $200,000 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products, joining dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws in their products.

Cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday it planned to lay off 300 to 400 of its 3,400 workers as it announced quarterly sales below its own forecast.

Cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday it planned to lay off 300 to 400 of its 3,400 workers as it announced quarterly sales below its own forecast.

One cybersecurity expert says the hack attack that exposed emails and other vital information belonging to the Democratic National Convention could have easily been prevented.

One cybersecurity expert says the hack attack that exposed emails and other vital information belonging to the Democratic National Convention could have easily been prevented.