Most users lock their computer screens when they temporarily step away from them. While this seems like a good security measure, it isn’t good enough, a researcher demonstrated this week. Rob Fuller, ...

PoisonTap is a fully automated proof-of-concept USB device that, when connected to a locked PC, hacks the device and installs a backdoor onto the user’s PC, allowing the attacker to access the ...

In the spy thriller series Mission Impossible, Ethan Hunt’s directives from his superiors always self-destruct after being viewed. Information security isn’t just for spies, though. Many people face ...

Google will add a new security feature to Chrome OS, the company's web-based operating system that powers its Chromebooks devices. The new feature, named USBGuard, will block access to the USB port ...