Cyber Security

Rpt: Israeli Firm Helping FBI to Open Encrypted iPhone

Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Union: Hackers Have Personnel Data on Every Federal Employee

Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, saying that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging than the Obama administration has acknowledged.

Decoding the Encryption Controversy

What’s been billed as an epic battle between Washington and Silicon Valley over security against terrorism versus privacy rights is nothing of the kind.