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UK spy agency reportedly intercepted email of delegates at G20 meetings in 2009
British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) reportedly intercepted the electronic communications of foreign politicians during G20 meetings that took place in London in 2009.
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Microsoft protects cloud with directory-integrated two-factor authentication
Microsoft is upping the security on Azure with Active Authentication, a new service now in preview which allows enterprises to secure access to hosted applications such as Office 365 with two-factor authentication.
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CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates
A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps.
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Verivo to help developers make mobile apps enterprise-ready
Development platform vendor Verivo Software wants to provide the back end for mobile enterprise apps to make it easier for corporate programmers to add features such as off-line access and authentication.
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Google targets developers with cloud-based backend kit
Google wants more developers to use its App Engine cloud service, and has launched Mobile Backend Starter to make it easier.
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TechEd 2013: Windows 8 upgrade to showcase features for enterprise
Despite all the talk about returning the Start button with the next version of Windows 8, when the Windows 8.1 upgrade becomes available later this year it will be chock-full of features designed for enterprises, Microsoft says.
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LinkedIn aims to keep hackers out with two-factor login
Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication.
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Network builders tackling cell vs. Wi-Fi choices
Mobile users can probably look forward to being automatically transferred from cellular to Wi-Fi networks in the near future, but going back and forth for the best possible performance is another matter.
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Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet.
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Twitter SMS authentication security won?t stop attacks, say experts
Twitter?s long overdue rollout of two-factor authentication doesn?t plug every angle of attack and won?t guarantee that customer accounts aren?t compromised in future, experts have warned.
