Mathew Schwartz

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Bug Bounty Programs Beat Internal Researchers

Mathew Schwartz

July 11, 2013

Want to chase down vulnerabilities faster? Paying external security researchers delivers great bang for the buck, study says.

NSA Fallout: No Feds At Def Con

Mathew Schwartz

July 11, 2013

It's not us, it's you, Def Con founder tells NSA, CIA and FBI, saying attendees need "time to think" about recently revealed mass-surveillance programs.

This Email Will Self-Destruct: AT&T Seeks Patent

Mathew Schwartz

June 27, 2013

Demand for self-deleting messages is on the rise, as demonstrated by Snapchat's $800 million valuation and AT&T's related patent filing.

Data Centers

Thumb Drive Security: Snowden 1, NSA 0

Mathew Schwartz

June 14, 2013

Thumb drives helped NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden transport top-secret data from the agency. If the NSA can't keep a lid on thumb drives, can you?

Networking

HootSuite Fights Social Media Account Takeovers

Mathew Schwartz

May 29, 2013

HootSuite Security Services audits social assets, monitors for unusual Twitter account activity and offers crisis plans in the event of account takeovers.

PC Lockdowns Eyed As IP Theft Tool

Mathew Schwartz

May 28, 2013

Controversial proposal says businesses should be allowed to lock down PCs they suspect contain stolen information. Privacy expert warns of fraud risk.

Networking

Twitter's Two-Factor Authentication: 5 Reasons To Avoid

Mathew Schwartz

May 24, 2013

Two-step verification system has no provision for backup access or lost phones, doesn't address public username problem.

Networking

Twitter Two-Factor Security Combats Takeovers

Mathew Schwartz

May 23, 2013

Authentication measure comes in wake of Syrian Electronic Army account hacks, further security steps coming.

Data Centers

Dropbox Adopts Single Sign-On Technology

Mathew Schwartz

May 22, 2013

Dropbox says any off-the-shelf or homegrown identity management system that's compatible with the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) standard can be configured to automatically sign...

How Password Strength Meters Can Improve Security

Mathew Schwartz

May 20, 2013

Color-coded password-strength meters nudge users to improve the strength of their important passwords, but have little effect on unimportant ones, researchers say.

Networking

Syria Back Online After Internet Blackout

Mathew Schwartz

May 08, 2013

All Internet traffic from the war-torn country -- via overland and submarine connections -- went offline Tuesday.

Twitter Two-Factor Authentication: Too Little, Too Late?

Mathew Schwartz

April 26, 2013

Two-factor authentication is a good step. But for securing many sites, Twitter included, it's not enough.

CISPA 2.0: House Intelligence Committee Fumbles Privacy Again

Mathew Schwartz

April 15, 2013

Cybersecurity bill's backers portray threat intelligence sharing as a panacea, but yet again ignore the potential privacy and security downsides.

Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers

Mathew Schwartz

March 22, 2013

Three-year old "TeamSpy" espionage campaign should be a wake-up call. Lock down your remote-access tools, or else.

Cisco Password Fumble: Hardware Security At Risk

Mathew Schwartz

March 20, 2013

Password implementation error results in easy-to-crack Type 4 passwords in latest versions of IOS and IOS XE operating systems that run Cisco's switches and routers.

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