Pat Beemer, IT director for Seattle Lighting, has a lot of orphaned computer hardware and unused software licenses on his hands — the result of what he calls “serious” layoffs at the company ...

Normally taught in college computer science departments, courses in computer security literacy help students recognize and respond to security threats such as malicious software, unsecure wireless ...

From your smartphone, you can access just about anything you might need: the latest weather report, the phone number of most everyone you know, navigation tools, including records of where you ...

While some use a personal computer, others are connecting to corporate networks via smartphones. Of those, only 8% of PC users and 13% of smartphone users did so without getting permission beforehand.

Pace told "60 Minutes" that, when your computer tells you to update software, do it. It's called patching. Over time, hackers find vulnerabilities within software, such as operating systems, Adobe ...

Hackers delivered malware to Windows and Mac users by compromising their Internet service provider and then tampering with software updates delivered over unsecure connections, researchers said.

A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warned against using Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

Furthermore, the more intrusive techniques deployed by authoritarian and oppressive governments can continue even after you’ve returned home. They may add monitoring software to your device, making it ...

Quick look. Iowa State researchers are working to raise the computer security literacy of the state's middle school and high school students. The Iowa Staters are developing a curriculum teachers can ...