Security News

After attack, SourceForge speeds move to new security model
2011-02-01 06:46

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207241/After_attack_SourceForge_speeds_move_to_new_security_model By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service January 31, 2011 The open-source software development site...

Hackers break US government smart card security
2011-01-28 13:20

http://news.techworld.com/security/3258312/hackers-break-us-government-smart-card-security/ By Robert McMillan Techworld.com 27 January 11 The US government has been stepping up its use of smart...

Apple taps Navy techie for global security head
2011-01-24 08:05

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20029280-37.html By Arik Hesseldahl Apple CNet News January 23, 2011 Apple has tapped security expert and author David Rice to be its director of global security,...

Lame Stuxnet worm 'full of errors', says security consultant
2011-01-20 11:11

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/19/stuxnet_male_decry_security_researchers/ By John Leyden The Register 19th January 2011 Far from being cyber-spy geniuses with ninja-like black-hat coding...

BlackBerry announces answer to India security fear
2011-01-18 07:53

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/blackberry-announces-answer-to-india-security-fear-20110113-19px8.html By Ammu Kannampilly smh.com.au January 13, 2011 The Canadian maker of...

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...

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...

Security lapses at Stats Can
2011-01-11 07:53

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/01/10/16832711.html By KATHLEEN HARRIS QMI Agency Toronto Sun January 10, 2011 OTTAWA -- From lost laptops to stray confidential documents, Statistics...