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Mac flaw could let hackers get scrambled data
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
A Mac security expert has uncovered a technique that hackers could use to take control of Apple computers and steal information that is scrambled to protect it from identity thieves, Reuters reports. [ Read More ]
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Hacker group L0pht makes a comeback, of sorts
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
The news report begins with shots of a tense space shuttle launch. Engineers hunch over computer banks and techno music pounds in the background. There is a countdown, a lift-off, and then you see a young man in a black T-shirt and sunglasses, apparently reporting from space. This is the Hacker News Network, and after a decade offline it is lifting off again, this time with a quirky brand of video reports about security, reports IDG News Service. [ Read More ]
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People the weak link in cybersecurity: report
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
The popularity of Facebook and other popular social networking sites has given hackers new ways to steal both money and information, the security company Sophos said in a report released on Wednesday, Reuters reports. [ Read More ]
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Music industry lures 'casual' pirates to legal sites
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
Record company executives say there are three kinds of music fans. There are those who buy music, and those who get a kick out of never paying for it. And then there are those whom Rob Wells at Universal Music Group calls "dinner party pirates": the vast majority of listeners, those who copy music illegally because it is more convenient than buying it, The New York Times reports. [ Read More ]
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Harry Potter and the vengeful malware
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
Some Internet bad guys are exploiting heightened interest in the new Harry Potter movie to further their devious plot to take over the web, The New York Times reports. [ Read More ]
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Twitter hack raises flags on security
Thu, Jul 16, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security , Computer security
You might think your password protects the confidential information stored on Web sites. But as Twitter executives discovered, that is a dangerous assumption. The Web was abuzz Wednesday after it was revealed that a hacker had exposed corporate information about Twitter after breaking into an employee's e-mail account, The New York Times reports. [ Read More ]
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Cyberattacks put spotlight on web vulnerabilities
Fri, Jul 10, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
Computer security experts were divided Thursday on whether North Korea was behind the ongoing attacks on US and South Korean websites, an assault that highlighted the vulnerabilities of the web, reports the Associated French Press. [ Read More ]
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Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole
Tue, Jul 07, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]
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Microsoft tests free security software
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp. released a beta test of a free computer security program on June 23 and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. Key words: computer security, school security, campus network security, Microsoft Corp., education, technology [ Read More ]
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Campus IT officials feel safer, but fear botnets
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security , Computer security
Campus computer networks are better protected than they were five years ago, college and university IT administrators said in a newly released survey, but they warned that the viruses student computers can bring to a network still linger as a threat to expensive servers, other hardware, and software. Key words: computer security, cyber security, ACUTA, Washington University at St. Louis, Smith College, botnets, computer viruses, education, technology [ Read More ]