A new strategy unveiled by the White House this week should help the US to improve its flawed cyberdefenses, but even the US CIO admits that there can never be perfect security.
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Facebook to warn you of targeted attacks – check this security setting anyway
Facebook announced last Friday that it will notify you it suspects you’re being targeted by nation state actors. Take this extra security step to protect your account, whether you think you’re a target or not …
China arrests hackers to appease US on cyberespionage
Ahead of a landmark agreement between the US and China over cyberespionage, Chinese authorities arrested several hackers sought by the US.
Your identity is secured by TWO Caesar ciphers! [Chet Chat Podcast 217]
Listen to the latest episode of our computer security podcast – from cyberdétente to cyberknitting… 
Uber users are paying for fraudsters to take rides in China
Uber users are findiing themselves – or, rather, their accounts – magically whisked around the world to ride through the city streets of China.
Could a robot write this article?
Chinese internet company Tencent last week published a 1000-word article written by a robot. How nervous should human writers be?
US agency in charge of power grid and nukes keeps getting breached
US Department of Energy was hacked 159 times over a four-year period, putting the security of the power grid and nuclear arsenal at risk.
Should the US hit China with sanctions over cyberespionage?
The Obama administration is developing economic sanctions against China for cyberespionage against US companies. Are sanctions likely to succeed in deterring China? Or will they only invite retaliation that will damage the world economy?
Meet “SexyCyborg” and her high-heeled shoes… with hacking tools inside!
American TV show, Mr Robot, inspires Chinese web developer to create her own hacking toolkit – hidden away in her high heels.
Jeb Bush: encryption makes it too hard to catch “evildoers”
Republican US presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that encryption makes it harder for the NSA to do its job, and advocated for broad NSA surveillance powers to catch “evildoers.”