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- Snowden: His NSA leaks leave world 'in a more secure place'
Fugitive Edward Snowden, speaking via webcast to Americans in Austin, Texas, said Monday his leaks about NSA surveillance programs led to better communications security, whereas NSA leaders' actions jeopardized national security.
- Bitcoin roiled by yet more bad news. Can it survive?
Another Bitcoin exchange has folded, and a Bitcoin entrepreneur appears to have committed suicide. But experts continue to insist that it's too soon to write off the upstart crypto-currency.
- Where are the cyberattacks? Russia's curious forbearance in Ukraine.
Russia's recent conflicts with former Soviet states have included massive cyberattacks. But so far, none have been apparent in Ukraine, possibly because Ukraine can hit Russia back.
- Can Bitcoin survive? Debate rages, but experts say regulation is possible.
The closure of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has rattled the market for the crypto-currency and sharpened the debate over whether it can be regulated without tarnishing its appeal.
- Exclusive: New thesis on how Stuxnet infiltrated Iran nuclear facility
The Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's nuclear facility at Natanz came to light nearly four years ago, but how it got there remains a mystery. A possible new explanation, outlined Tuesday, cites the supply chain as the key.
- New US cybersecurity standards: Will they do enough?
The Obama administration has unveiled the nation's first cybersecurity standards to protect critical infrastructure. The voluntary standards – which met with some criticism – are an attempt to address US vulnerabilities to cyberattack.
- Building a cybersecurity roadmap: A Monitor, Center for National Policy seminar
It's easy to get anxious about cybersecurity -- but that need not be the case. The Department of Homeland Security's top cyber official and leaders in the field join the Monitor and the Center for National Policy to chart paths forward in cyberspace.
- Target credit card breach may have originated with a small contractor
Fazio Mechanical Services, a small heating and refrigeration contractor based in Pittsburgh, says it was the victim of 'a sophisticated cyber attack operation.'
- The other security concern at Sochi Olympics: cyberthreats
A phalanx of cybertraps, Internet-based attacks, and surveillance awaits visitors to the Sochi Olympics. Some digital dangers extend even to virtual visitors elsewhere just trying to keep up with the action.
- 'Significant breaches' show Obama failure on cyber-security, GOP senators say
Among the breaches listed by a Senate committee minority report were the thefts of a list of the weakest US dams and of cyber-security plans at nuclear power plants.
- To save lives, it's time for our cars to 'talk', US says. Are there risks?
The Department of Transportation is moving us closer to the day when cars exchange 'basic safety data' to avoid collisions. But legal and cyber-security experts cite concerns.
- Attack of the refrigerators? The cyber-threats lurking in your home.
The trend in consumer products is for built-in Internet connectivity. But most items have poor security, creating a fast-growing target for cyber-criminals. Now a 'thingbot' has attacked.
- Cyberexperts: a 'lost decade' since 9/11 to address infrastructure threats
Top critical infrastructure cybersecurity experts, who met in Miami this week, cite a surprising number of control systems that are still exposed to hackers.
- FocusFive overlooked costs of the NSA surveillance flap
Potential fallout from revelations about the NSA's aggressive surveillance activities could be far-reaching, including billions in lost business for American tech giants. What other less-obvious consequences for the cyber realm?
- Target data theft: worrying sign of cyber thieves' sophistication
Retailers like Target would likely have passed a number of cyber-security audits for their systems, experts say, but cyber thieves' sophistication is growing to surmount improved defenses.
- Obama task force's NSA proposals go 'much further than anyone expected'
A panel convened by President Obama to look into NSA surveillance practices has made 46 recommendations, pleasing some civil libertarians. One cyber expert calls it a 'mixture.'
- Amnesty for Edward Snowden? Might depend on what secrets he's got left.
Edward Snowden needs a place to go. If it's true that he still has as many as 1.5 million unreleased top-secret NSA documents, that could be a big bargaining chip.
- NSA review panel closes in on new rules for surveillance, privacy
NSA review panel is expected to recommend that the agency's collection of phone metadata continue – along with new measures to protect the privacy of Americans and foreign citizens.
- How NSA reportedly uses Google cookies could be next privacy flash point
The utility of Google cookies in cyber exploitation and espionage comes as no surprise to some. NSA officials maintain their practices are practical and legal.
- Cyber-security puzzle: Who is sending Internet traffic on long, strange trips?
The Internet traffic of governments and financial companies is being quietly and momentarily diverted to overseas locations, cyber-security experts say. Who is hijacking traffic and why is it a mystery?