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A new report by a Rapid7 security consultant claims a slew of baby monitors can be hacked – which could offer potential attackers a way to snoop on people’s homes.

With a court ruling reaffirming the Federal Trade Commission's ability to police corporate cybersecurity practices, and Congress considering giving the agency more power, industry groups are now concerned about overregulation.

The project known as 'Alibi routing' is a promising development for activists, journalists, or anyone else who has a vested interest in protecting sensitive information from prying eyes.

The breach has exposed users of the adultery site to public scrutiny, but should news organizations put limits on how reporters use the leaked private information?

Our inability to turn away when hackers and digital eavesdroppers publish someone's intimate details online encourages others to do the same, chipping away at everyone's ability to keep secrets.

The emergence of the Internet of Things has provided unconventional ways for criminals to get inside corporate networks. No organization is immune to a breach, but there are ways they can begin safeguarding infrastructure while maintaining the convenience and power of the IoT.

Arab hacktivists dedicated to 'taking down' the jihadists' sites say US laws and bureaucracy impede their work, making US-hosted sites attractive to the Islamic State.

The decade-old Underhanded C competition rewards contestants who can camouflage the most malicious software vulnerability. And it’s meant to make all software more secure.

Passcode was the exclusive media partner for an event with the Atlantic Council exploring how the US should respond to attacks such as the Office of Personnel Management breach.

Even though the Obama administration has been pushing for more information sharing between Washington and tech companies about digital threats, the government is excluded from Facebook's cybersecurity project.

On The Cybersecurity Podcast, Passcode's Sara Sorcher and New America's Peter Singer interview leading privacy and Internet scholar Peter Swire and Palo Alto Networks' Chief Security Officer Rick Howard. 

An analysis of the leaked Ashley Madison data trove reveals thousands of military and government e-mail addresses along with individuals' security questions and answers used to protect passwords.

Join Passcode and the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative for a discussion on appropriate responses to recent intrusions into sensitive US government systems like the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Wednesday, August 19 from 4 to 5:30 pm.

Before Snowden, Robert MacLean’s leak ruined his career. Now, he’s calling for stronger whistleblower protection.

Other states are now looking to replicate the Michigan Civilian Cyber Corps, something of a volunteer fire department and National Guard that bands together experts to fight cyberattacks.

Cyber attacks come from human adversaries, which means they need human defenses. But network defenders don’t work at machine speed.  Laika BOSS, the now-open source tool that detects malware in the wild by drilling down to the file level of all data crossing into a network, empowers security analysts to focus on analyzing and defeating threats rather than just identifying them. 

Changing the way icons indicate safe website connections may seem small, but it could have a profound impact on users' understanding of secure online communications.

Comments from an Oracle executive disparaging the work of security researchers misunderstands their value and ethic. While hackers poking around in code may irritate software companies, their work has made computers safer for everyone.

Check out the security and privacy panels that Passcode proposed for the upcoming South By Southwest Interactive festival – and vote!

Twitter's decision to give companies instant access to every public post means that users' comments will be tracked, mined, and analyzed more than ever before. Perhaps it's time to think twice before you tweet.