Security News

PSN Hack Dings Sony’s Bottom Line
2011-05-27 07:02

http://mashable.com/2011/05/26/sony-playstation-network-170m/ By Todd Wasserman Mashable.com May 26, 2011 Sony expects the hacker attack on its PlayStation network to cost the company about $170...

BofA Breach: 'A Big, Scary Story'
2011-05-26 05:04

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3673 By Tracy Kitten Managing Editor Bank Info Security May 25, 2011 An internal breach at U.S. financial giant Bank of America shows how some...

DHS plans expansion of cybersecurity workforce
2011-05-26 05:03

http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20110524/IT03/105240302/1018/DEPARTMENTS By NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON Federal Times May 24, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security plans to grow its cybersecurity...

Military set to lead on US domestic cyber-security
2011-05-26 05:03

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/25/pentagon_lead_us_cyber_security/ By Lewis Page The Register 25th May 2011 The US military will play a leading role in defending homeland America from cyber...

Apple iPhone encryption cracked by Russian firm
2011-05-26 05:03

http://news.techworld.com/security/3282137/apple-iphone-encryption-cracked-by-russian-firm/ By John E. Dunn Techworld.com 25 May 11 Having cracked Apple iPhone backups last year, Russian security...

Sony Begins Providing ID Theft Protection for PlayStation	Hack
2011-05-26 05:02

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385909,00.asp By Mark Hachman PCMag.com May 25, 2011 Sony has begun sending out formal emails advising users of its PlayStation Network how to sign up for the...

New hack on Comodo reseller exposes private data
2011-05-25 07:51

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/24/comodo_reseller_hacked/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 24th May 2011 Yet another official reseller of SSL certificate authority Comodo has...

Businesses most at risk from Web hackers
2011-05-25 07:51

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2011-05-22-cnbc-businesses-at-risk-of-hacking_n.htm By Peter Suciu CNBC.com May 24, 2011 Career criminal Willie Sutton is credited with saying...

Dimension Data finds vulnerabilities on Cisco devices
2011-05-25 07:51

http://news.techworld.com/security/3281833/dimension-data-finds-vulnerabilities-on-cisco-devices/ By John E. Dunn Techworld.com 24 May 11 Large numbers of companies using Cisco network equipment...

Sony says hacker stole 2,000 records from Canadian site
2011-05-25 07:50

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217028/Sony_says_hacker_stole_2_000_records_from_Canadian_site By Robert McMillan IDG News Service May 24, 2011 The problems keep coming for Sony. On...