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Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Amit Yoran, Security, NSA, CNCI, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
The ethics of lock picking and telling
News news analysis Hackers are turning their attention to publicizing security vulnerabilities, angering the industry. But security experts say publicity is necessary.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Network security, Lock, software, America, security technology, computer security, smart card
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
Windows 7, Vista zero-day flaw reported
News Security researcher says vulnerability in Windows 7 could lead to an attack causing a critical system error, or "blue screen of death".
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server Message Block, Microsoft Windows Vista, Zero-day Bug, BSOD, Small And Medium Business, Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows
Do most security breaches still originate internally?
Techguide Are insider threats more prevalent than externally-initiated attacks? Here's why that may not be the case.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Business security, Security, Security Breach, FBI, Survey, Computer Security Institute, Attack
FBController allows for hijacking of Facebook accounts
News A new tool dubbed "FBController" is designed to allow people to take control over Facebook accounts with just the cookie data, and could allow attackers to manage multiple hijacked accounts.
Tags: PC security, Spam and phishing, Hacking, Cookie, India, Tool, Account, social engineering, computer, chief technology officer
Organized e-crime targets students for recruitment
News Criminals moving from more traditional to online crime are recruiting from universities and security conferences, according to police and security sources.
Tags: Security, Recruitment, Recruiting, Information Security, Computer, AstraZeneca Plc., QA, hacking, computer security, China
McAfee deal aims to make Yahoo search safer
News McAfee technology will flag users of Yahoo's search to warn against potentially risky Web sites. It's not likely to dethrone Google, but it could curtail Web-based attacks.
Tags: Search, Security, Web sites, Google Inc., Adware, Yahoo! Inc., Computer, software, McAfee Inc., Search Result
First iPhone antivirus app released
News Paris-based computer security company Intego last week said it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Mac OS, Smart phones, Malware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, antivirus, software, McAfee Inc.
IBM chides security researchers
News Technology giant IBM has taken independent security researchers to task for their role in making information about unpublished computer attacks available in an undisciplined manner.
Tags: Security, Domain names, IBM Corp., Zero-day Bug, Flaw, fault-tolerance, software, Y2K, hacking, researcher
D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems
News Dutch scientific paper and German research provides enough information for someone to make fake transit cards by exploiting a vulnerability in RFID smart card technology.
Tags: RFID, Security, Card, software, financial, researcher, computer security, card reader, smart card, University of Virginia
Antivirus holes, browser spies are highlights at Microsoft's BlueHat hacker sessions
News Microsoft developers hear from top security researchers about problems with Windows, browsers and antivirus software at two-day BlueHat confab at Microsoft’s campus.
Tags: Antivirus software, Network security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Web Browser, Antivirus Software, Vulnerability, antivirus, phone, software
Security researchers and vendors to call a truce?
News news analysis Security researchers pull presentation on Web attack method to give Adobe time to develop a patch in the latest case of researchers voluntarily restraining on disclosing vulnerabilities. Is compromise the answer?
Tags: Security, Vulnerability, penetration testing, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, software, hacking, professor, researcher, Adobe Systems Inc., computer security
Schneier warns of marketers and dancing pigs
Insight newsmaker Security guru Bruce Schneier pokes fun at U.S. National Cyber Security Month and says when it comes to privacy, marketers are scarier than governments or criminals.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Facebook, Computer, Security, NSA, Schneier, Hard Drive Encryption, Information Broker, Security Consideration
IPv6: Oops, it's on by default
Techguide Do you know whether your computers are actively using IPv6 or not? Better check, as the bad guys probably already know.
Tags: IPv6, Security Management, Data security, Apple Inc., Asia, Apple Mac OS X, Michael Kassner, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, computer
