Computer Hacking
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Prosecutor: Cloud is security's frontier
News Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are more and more distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.
Tags: Cloud computing, Piracy, Security, Attack, attorney, distributed denial of service, computer hacking, computer, Cloud computing, intellectual property
Cybercitizens called upon to squash hackers
News Symantec's new Internet Security software will utilize power of Web users to snare cybercriminals, asking users to provide data on attempted computer intrusions.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Hacking, Norton Co., Security, Internet Security, Eastern Europe, Symantec Corp., Hacker, Internet
US joins European cybercrime convention
News U.S. government ratifies the European Convention on cybercrime, which digital rights campaigners fear could lead to countries spying on each other's citizens.
Tags: Security, International governments
Aust police hacking bill passed
News Legislation to boost New South Wales Police computer hacking powers set to go ahead after almost no opposition in the lower house of the state parliament.
Tags: PC security, Hacking, Security, SSL, F-Secure Corp., Attorney General, computer hacking, computer, remote access, hacking
Short Take: SingCERT gets new hotline number
News The Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team or SingCERT's new hotline number is 211-0911.
Short Take: Aussie hacker gets two year sentence
News A Queensland court has sentenced a local computer hacker to two years jail.
Marine Corps computers attacked by virus
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Philippine President Estrada signs anti-hacker e-commerce law
News A law establishing a legal framework for ecommerce and setting penalties for computer hacking took effect in the Philippines.
Love Bug suspect walks
News A lack of applicable laws forced prosecutors to dismiss all charges Monday against the man accused of releasing the "Love Bug," a computer virus that caused billions of dollars in damages worldwide.
Kashmiri hackers attack BBC news service
News The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has confirmed that hackers supporting the liberation of Kashmir have attempted to break into a server used to provide information to BBC staff around the world.
Young ones still a target on the Net
Blogs weekly roundup Okay, you want the good news first or the bad news? According to a new study by the U.S. National Center ...
University opens school for hackers
News Scottish university says students will be carefully vetted for course in ethical hacking.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management
Indian ex-hacker chooses Stanford over jobs
News A hacker whiz kid from India has rejected career opportunities for education at Stanford University in U.S., according to India's The Economic Times.
New 'Love Bug' charges urged
News Philippine investigators asked Justice Department prosecutors Tuesday to reconsider a decision to dismiss criminal charges against a former computer student accused of releasing the "ILOVEYOU" computer virus.
Public information kiosks vulnerable to hacking
News A researcher at ShmooCon demonstrates how browser hotkeys can expose the internal network running behind a Citrix presentation server.
