Sep 20 Watch 'One hack after the next': After Home Depot breach, why can't hackers be stopped? By PBS News Hour After hackers stole customer data from the Home Depot weeks ago, questions remain as to why retail stores haven't been more successful at protecting their systems from cyber theft. For more on this, Mike Riley, a reporter with Bloomberg, joins… Continue watching
Aug 26 California law orders kill-switch software in smartphones By Charles Pulliam-Moore Starting on July 1, 2015, residents of California will be able to remotely wipe their cell phone data with the push of a button. Continue reading
Aug 23 Report: More than 1,000 U.S. companies targeted by cyber attacks By Xander Landen The Department of Homeland Security says that more than 1,000 U.S. businesses have fallen victim to hacker malware that steals financial and personal information from customers after they swipe their credit cards. Continue reading
Feb 22 Apple bug leaves devices vulnerable to hackers By Hari Sreenivasan, Kayla Ruble Vulnerable devices include the iPhone 4 and later, iPod touch, and iPad 2 and later. Security researchers found the bug also occurs on Mac OS X running on Apple laptops and desktops. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Making privacy tools usable for the everyday internet user By Cindy Huang Continue watching
Jan 24 Google to pay hackers to test Chrome software By Sam Lane Tech giant Google plans to pay hackers a total of nearly $3 million to find holes in its Chrome OS computer software. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch How can shoppers keep their information secure from hacks? By PBS News Hour U.S. retailer Target has acknowledged that up to 110 million customer accounts were compromised by a data breach during the holidays, raising consumer concerns and prompting lawmakers to demand answers. How can shoppers protect themselves? Gwen Ifill talks to Nicole… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch U.S. consumers have many protections but no guarantees against credit card fraud U.S. consumers have many protections but no guarantees against credit card fraud… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Smart Devices That Make Life Easier May Also Be Easy To Hack, Says FTC Smart Devices That Make Life Easier May Also Be Easy To Hack, Says FTC… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch News Wrap: Credit Card Hackers Indicted for Stealing More Than $300 Million News Wrap: Credit Card Hackers Indicted for Stealing More Than $300 Million… Continue watching