The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, passed Wednesday by the House Committee on Science and Technology, would support cybersecurity research and development and ...
The malevolent Zeus trojan, which aims to steal bank account credentials from infected computers, has taken a blow now that two people have ...
TORONTO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers could one day turn ordinary smartphones into "rogue" devices to attack major wireless networks, Research In Motion's security chief warned. Scott Totzke, RIM's vice-president of BlackBerry security, said hackers could use smartphones to target wireless carriers using a ...
FBI alert says hackers increasingly targeting lawyers offices, public relations firms Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients ...
On the eve of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, Apple released a monster security update for its Mac OS X platform. Apple on Monday released a security update that corrects more than 50 vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X.Version 10.6.2 for Snow Leopard partly ...
Of all vulnerabilities in web technologies discovered in the first half of 2009, 90 percent were present in web applications. Seventy-eight percent of all the vulnerabilities identified during the first half of the year were found in web applications, browsers and servers, ...
Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday. The CBS news program 60 Minutes said it had learned that the 2007 blackout in ...
There have been countless professionals who have helped shape the information security industry - whether through regulations, technological innovation, policy and standards creation and more. This is our (alphabetical) list of just some of those individuals who played crucial roles over these ...
A handful of folks whose technical savvy, inventive spirit and business acumen helped to enliven the IT security industry. Along with the movers and shakers who drove the development of the information security space through technological ingenuity, policy creation, standards development and ...
The IT landscape has evolved over the past two decades. Where it is headed is anyone's guess, reports Chuck Miller. The IT landscape has evolved over the past two decades. Where it is headed is anyone's guess, reports Chuck Miller.In information security, ...
Over the past decade, the role of the CISO has morphed from introverted techie into slick businessperson, reports Dan Kaplan. Over the past decade, the role of the CISO has morphed from introverted techie into slick businessperson, reports Dan Kaplan.The year was ...
Today, criminals are using amped-up techniques to tap into a perpetual cycle of fraud and identity theft, reports Deb Radcliff. Today, criminals are using amped-up techniques to tap into a perpetual cycle of fraud and identity theft, reports Deb Radcliff.Back in computing's ...
