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Security

F5 opens new Security Operations Center in Seattle to help companies defeat online attacks

F5 Networks marked the opening of a new Security Operations Center at its Seattle headquarters today — complete with one of… Read More

Premera’s family credit monitoring offer plagued by bugs of its own

Premera Blue Cross is offering free credit monitoring from Experian to help protect customers from a sophisticated online attack that potentially gave hackers access… Read More

Twitch

Twitch resets passwords after possible security breach

Users of Twitch, the Amazon-owned video game streaming site, will have to reset their passwords after the service suffered a… Read More

Microsoft takes cafeteria payment kiosks offline as vendor deals with breach

It’s been a rough week for Microsoft employees on the security front. The security breach reported yesterday by Premera Blue Cross hit… Read More

Premera hit by massive hack that took sensitive data for up to 11M people

Premera Blue Cross revealed today that its networks suffered a massive security breach last year that gave attackers access to… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Vulcan looks for Information Security Manager to protect sensitive data

The recent string of cyber security breaches, including the hack of sites across the U.S. and Europe over the weekend, highlight the vulnerability… Read More

Home security startup Korner raises cash to keep intruders at bay

After successfully raising $416,994 through an Indiegogo campaign last summer, Seattle home security startup Korner is back in the money.… Read More

Why you shouldn’t try to host your own email

Last week, Google traffic spiked to my tutorial, How to Install Your own Private Email Server, and I wasn’t sure… Read More

Why the Clinton email server story matters — and why it may be worse than you think

Commentary: Let me start by saying what this article isn’t. This isn’t an article about Hillary Clinton (in fact, for… Read More

Tempered Networks raises $15M to help protect power plants and refineries from cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are causing havoc across a number of industries, with hackers exposing vulnerabilities everywhere they go. One of the worst… Read More

Lenovo pledges to cut down on crapware in the wake of Superfish scandal

Lenovo announced today that it’s committed to cutting down on the crapware pre-installed on the computers that it sells. “We… Read More

Microsoft updates Windows Defender to protect against problematic Lenovo adware

Microsoft has updated Windows Defender to help users clean up after a piece of adware that was pre-installed on some… Read More

Adware pre-installed on newer Lenovo computers raises security concerns

Lenovo has come under fire this week for pre-installing a piece of adware on some of its consumer devices that… Read More

Big Fish says ‘unknown criminal’ intercepted gamers’ credit card info

Big Fish, the Seattle-based game company acquired in December for up to $885 million by the owner of the Churchill Downs racetrack, says… Read More

Google changes security disclosure policy, offers 14-day grace period to patch vulnerabilities

Google is changing its security disclosure policy after Microsoft criticized it for releasing information about a vulnerability two days before… Read More

President Obama unveils executive order encouraging cybersecurity threat information sharing

President Obama will sign an executive order later today designed to improve sharing of cybersecurity threat information between the federal… Read More

Apple now requires two-step authentication for iMessage and FaceTime

Apple is bringing an added layer of security to users’ messages and video calls, so they don’t get hijacked even… Read More

President Obama planning executive order to encourage sharing of cybersecurity threats

President Obama is set announce an executive order to direct greater sharing of information about cybersecurity threats between large companies and… Read More

Facebook helps companies share security threat info with new platform

Facebook launched a new platform today for companies to share information about security threats and work together to solve them.… Read More

Lessons from Anthem hack: Welcome to the post-Sony world — it’s going to get ugly

View image | gettyimages.com Another day, another massive computer hack that sets millions of people in a tizzy about something… Read More

Microsoft patches security flaw disclosed by Google

Microsoft has patched the security flaw that Google disclosed this weekend as a part of its regular Patch Tuesday security… Read More

After burning Microsoft, Google leaves Android vulnerability unpatched

Google threw Microsoft under the bus this weekend by disclosing a security flaw in Windows that the Redmond company wasn’t… Read More

Microsoft chastises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 security hole prior to patch

Microsoft is publicly criticizing Google for releasing details about a security vulnerability in Windows 8.1 two days before the Redmond company… Read More

Apple issues critical security update for Macs everywhere

Apple just released a patch for a “critical security issue” on Mac OS X that has to do with how… Read More

What should the U.S. do in response to North Korea? Nothing more

Commentary: The past 24 hours have seen the Sony hack attack take us even further into new, uncharted territory. With… Read More

Microsoft, Apple and 7 other tech giants call for NSA reform before year’s end

The year may be winding to a close, but a coalition of 9 tech companies want lawmakers in Washington, D.C.… Read More

Freaked out about the new iPhone vulnerability? Don’t worry, but be cautious

There’s a lot of discussion happening right now about a newly-disclosed iOS vulnerability called Masque Attack, and everyone seems to… Read More

U.S. Marshal Service using fake cell towers on airplanes to pinpoint fugitives

The U.S. Marshal service is using specially-equipped airplanes to pick up information about the location of Americans’ cell phones, according… Read More

Home Depot turns to Macs after hackers exploit Windows flaw in credit-card breach

Home Depot’s massive credit card breach is a huge problem for consumers, since criminals were able to steal 56 million… Read More

How GeekWire’s HTTPS deployment was thwarted: Internet not quite ready for Google’s all-SSL world

Google says it’s aiming to make the Internet safer with its “HTTPS Everywhere” initiative — encouraging websites to secure their connection to your… Read More

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