Security News

How a grad student trying to build the first botnet brought the Internet to its knees
2013-11-05 06:57

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/01/how-a-grad-student-trying-to-build-the-first-botnet-brought-the-internet-to-its-knees/ BY TIMOTHY B. LEE The Switch Washington Post...

Reports of Internet slowdowns as anti-Israel hackers prepare Sept. 11 attacks
2013-09-11 08:33

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.546299 By Gili Cohen and Orr Hirschauge Haaretz Sep. 10, 2013

Call for Papers: The 8th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2013)
2013-07-19 21:58

Forwarded from: d.lin (at) icitst.org Apologies for cross-postings! Kindly email this Call for Papers to your colleagues, faculty members and postgraduate students. CALL FOR PAPERS...

Tunisian hackers decrypt dictator's old Internet censorship machines
2013-06-25 07:26

http://observers.france24.com/content/20130624-tunisia-internet-censorship-hackers-servers By Moez Chakchouk France 24 24/06/2013

Internet Explorer zero-day exploit targets nuclear weapons researchers (Updated)
2013-05-06 06:41

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-targets-nuclear-weapons-researchers/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica May 3 2013

Call for Papers: World Congress on Internet Security (WorldCIS-2013)
2013-04-05 07:51

Forwarded from: Paul Kelly Apologies for cross-postings. Please send it to interested colleagues and students. Thanks! CALL FOR PAPERS ********************************************************...

Every single Internet Explorer at risk of drive-by hacks until Patch Tuesday
2013-02-11 08:27

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/08/ms_feb_patch_tuesday_pre_alert/ By John Leyden The Register 8th February 2013

Scientists Find Cheaper Way to Ensure Internet Security
2012-11-20 10:06

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/technology/fiber-optic-breakthrough-to-improve-internet-security-cheaply.html By JOHN MARKOFF The New York Times November 20, 2012

With Millions Paid in Hacker Bug Bounties, Is the Internet Any Safer?
2012-11-09 09:23

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/bug-bounties/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com 11.08.12

Storm forces Internet hubs to run on generator power
2012-10-31 06:52

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9233080/Storm_forces_Internet_hubs_to_run_on_generator_power By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld October 30, 2012