A federal interagency group responsible for data encryption policy and acquisition efforts is considering changes to existing technology contracts to incorporate tougher security requirements for ...

Whenever regulation passes that seems to herald the dawn of a new age of repairable devices, there is almost always a catch, a loophole, or at least an “it depends.” In the case of recent ...

One of the primary hallmarks of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group is its ability to operate undetected for years while carrying out its specific mission. The newest example is "Aoqin Dragon," ...

No. and it's stupid to suggest it. Smartphones are super easy to make obsolete. Just stop supporting them. When a company drops support people get rid of the phone. A good battery that is will ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, today announced the publication of JESD233: XFM ...

Since employees have switched to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, home printers and removable devices have expanded the attack surface to their companies' data and daily business ...

Here is a free and open-source tool to write a raw disk image file to a removable device (say USB or flash drive). The tool is named Win32 Disk Imager. It can come in handy when you want to create a ...

Limited-use policy requires approved hardware with unit commander’s OK. Although the U.S. Defense Department has lifted its ban on the use of thumb drives, the new rule greatly restricts their use and ...

Apple's engineers are researching how to best make a series of standardized enclosures that would allow users to routinely swap batteries between higher-powered devices like an iMac, and lower powered ...

USB flash drives, iPods and other portable storage devices are pervasive in the workplace and a real threat. They can introduce viruses or malicious code to the network and be used to store sensitive ...