Philadelphia was the number one city for smartphone theft in 2012, but its mayor and the Pennsylvania Attorney General are joining the Secure Our Smartphones initiative to pressure manufacturers into adding anti-theft solutions, such as a kill-switch, to new phones.
A survey of American parents has found that when their children experience cyberbullying, 36 percent of parents would turn to law enforcement to address the issue.
A senior White House national security official has been fired after being unmasked as the voice behind a Twitter account that was critical of the Obama Administration.
“It's always a pleasure to convene with my colleagues at the Security 500 conference. No matter whether I'm there as presenter or attendee, the get is as good as the give, manifested in shared professional experiences, network building and warm collegiality,” says John Imhoff, CSO of Ernst & Young.
Security researcher Brian Krebs has uncovered the involvement of credit bureau Experian in an ID theft operation, according to ZDNet. Experian became involved through their March 2012 acquisition of Court Ventures.
Public disclosures about U.S. government surveillance threaten the ability of police to use powerful new technologies such as drones and mobile license plate readers.
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