Security News > 2011 > January

USENIX LEET '11 Submission Deadline Approaching
2011-01-13 08:39

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones I'm writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the 4th USENIX Workshop on Large-Scale Exploits and Emergent Threats (LEET '11) is quickly...

Spectrum analyzer catches exam cheats in Taiwan
2011-01-13 08:39

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/373172/spectrum_analyzer_catches_exam_cheats_taiwan/ By Ralph Jennings IDG News Service 12 January, 2011 Police in Taiwan used a set of spectrum analyzers to...

Re: DISA creates DMZ to boost security on unclassified network
2011-01-12 08:35

Forwarded from: Richard Forno This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Apart from the fact this article reads like a DISA press release, are they really proud of the fact the agency is...

After Bellagio heist,	how slack security can cost Las Vegas casinos
2011-01-12 08:35

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/11/how-slack-security-can-cost-casinos/ By Liz Benston Las Vegas Sun Jan. 11, 2011 In the 2001 movie “Ocean’s Eleven,” a gang of criminal masterminds...

Springs man sent to prison for hacking into TSA computer
2011-01-12 08:34

http://www.gazette.com/articles/damage-110969-judge-springs.html By JOHN C. ENSSLIN THE GAZETTE January 11, 2011 A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Colorado Springs man to two years in prison for...

Hacker Code Lingered on Home Depot Website
2011-01-12 08:34

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/11/home-depot-website-compromised/ By Jeremy A. Kaplan FoxNews.com January 11, 2011 The website for do-it-yourself giant Home Depot has been … well,...

Malware on Laptop Caused Security Breach at PenFed
2011-01-12 08:34

http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2011/01/malware-on-laptop-caused-security-breach-at-penfed.html [PenFed is short for Pentagon Federal Credit Union - WK] By Ken Bank Deals Guy...

UTSA receives $1.25M from National Science Foundation to support cyber security students
2011-01-12 08:33

http://www.utsa.edu/today/2011/01/cybergrant.html By Christi Fish Public Affairs Specialist Jan. 10, 2011 The University of Texas at San Antonio has been selected to receive a four-year, $1.25...

IBM DeveloperWorks site hacked and defaced
2011-01-11 07:54

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204300/IBM_DeveloperWorks_site_hacked_and_defaced By Joab Jackson IDG News Service January 10, 2011 An IBM site for developers was defaced over the weekend,...

Hackers steal data of 2,	000 people in attack on Fine Gael website
2011-01-11 07:54

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0111/1224287236758.html The Irish Times January 11, 2011 TWO INVESTIGATIONS are under way by gardaí and the Office of the Data Protection...