Security | Page 9

Judge John A. Ross, of a district court in Missouri, wrote in his ruling that being publicly named as an Ashley Madison user amounts to more than common embarrassment, but noted the 42 plaintiffs have special roles in the case that require identification.

The public bug bounty program is the government's first.

You just opened your computer on a flight to a convention, with your competitor's rep seated right behind you. Are you crazy?

The most common factor to blame? Mobile devices.

Hackers are a company's best last line of defense, and paying them to find security vulnerabilities is an increasingly common practice among all manner of companies, from Uber to GM.

The government had insisted until Monday that it had no way to access the phone used by one of the killers in the December massacre in San Bernardino, Calif.

The comedian is thoughtful with his take on the nuances around encryption.

Loretta Lynch speaks on the San Bernardino case during a visit to the Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

The tech giant is working on a biometric login feature for Windows 10.

The controversial actor will have a one-on-one interview with RSA President Amit Yoran.

Plus: Money-saving booking hacks you'll want to remember.

In a copy of the brief provided by the company, Apple argued that the government's request is 'unprecedented' and violates the company's First Amendment rights.

The credit card company first tested its facial recognition capabilities in August in the United States in October.

Should tech companies build backdoors to give the government access to customer data? We posed the question on Twitter and collected some of the best responses here.

The four-digit pin code to a terrorist's iPhone 5C has become the flashpoint for a long-simmering conflict.

The order involves the iPhone 5C that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwaan Farook.

Brainpower is good. Brainpower you own is far better.

The Transportation Security Administration says it had a busy year in 2015.

Clearly, the latest report from Pew shows we're conflicted, because we're still all on Facebook.

Don't wait until Armageddon strikes.

Companies lost between $375 and $575 billion last year on hack attacks, according to cybersecurity firm Digital Guardian.