The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though. Two researchers demonstrated Thursday at the Black Hat hacking conference how they had gotten...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some ...
Extra Technology News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tennessee-based JL Troy Company discovers "hassle-free" AVG software and benefits of working with the company's number one US Distributor. Claremont, NC ( PRWEB ) August 7, 2008 -- There are more than two million companies in the United States with fewer than 20 employees, and they all have one thing in common; their owners are "jacks of all trades". To build a successful business, owners must take...
eWeek (Free subscription) | yesterday
The hacker group behind the Coreflood Trojan has learned that patience pays, as they have had stolen at least 463,582 usernames and passwords while flying under the radar. At Black Hat, SecureWorks Director of Malware Research Joe Stewart discussed his research on the gang and how they have gone undetected. - The creators of the Coreflood Trojan have managed to stick their digital hands into the pockets...
Information Week (Free subscription) | yesterday
Security evangelist Ian Angell offers up his take on network security and suggests that "only neurotics think they can use technology to control the real world."
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dr Colin Walter's speech will focus on recovering secret keys from weak channel traces
ZD Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
Privacy Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
Black Hat: Security Geeks Converge on Vegas - Via Threat Level : LAS VEGAS -- More than 4,000 security professionals have converged in Las Vegas this week for the Black Hat Security Conference -- to be followed this weekend by the DefCon hacker conference. IOActive penetration tester Dan Kaminsky is expected to draw a full house to his anticipated talk on the serious DNS security flaw he discovered...
Top Tech News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Thousands of network security professionals are in Las Vegas for the annual Black Hat Briefings computer security conference, which will be immediately followed by the DEFCON hacker convention. Both events focus on network and Internet security issues. The Black Hat conference is held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, while DEFCON is at the Riviera Hotel & Casino August 8-16. Black Hat is...
Latest Secunia Security Advisories (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
A security issue has been reported in Pidgin, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks. Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches...
Microweb News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
FinanMart.com - IT News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
TechWeb Security Update - Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 DOJ Charges 11 In Retail Hacking, ID Theft Scheme Some 40 million credit and debit card numbers reportedly were stolen from TJX, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, and others. Sponsor Join us for a free, live Dark Reading WebCast: How the New Extended Validation SSL
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Turns victims' computers into "zombies" Computer security pros Kaspersky are warning of a rampant virus that is hitting Facebook and MySpace. ... Read Virus hits Facebook and MySpace on Pocket-lint now
UMBC eBiquity (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Forget becoming a Pythonista or learning how to exploit the Semantic Web in social networking applications. Learn Cobol. From today’s New York Times (In California, Retro-Tech Complicates Budget Woes), comes this note on how to avoid being an obsolete geek: be a Cobol hacker. The context is an emergency plan that California Governor Arnold [...]
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icelebz | 07/14/2008
Another Miley Cyrus scandal is emerging its way on the Web. Someone claims to have hacked into the star's phone and posted her pictures, including an almost nude shower shot. The 15-year-old sold-out performer's new pictures have been posted on a forum. The hacker claims that the pictures were sent by Nick Jonas from the Jonas Brothers . Read Full Story
Edward Printer | 03/14/2008
From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.
nitesh | 12/25/2007
Data security has become a major issue in most network protocols. This is due to the increasing importance of information. Due to this importance, different security protocols were designed, and deployed with network standards in order to add the security. This publicaton addresses the security protocols defined by one of the modern wireless communication standards, the Broadband Wireless Access,...
