Security News

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...

Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off'
2011-01-10 07:37

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109168.htm ABC News Jan 9, 2011 Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been breached by an employee or dealer who has...

Utah's $1.5 billion cyber-security center under way
2011-01-07 11:14

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705363940/Utahs-15-billion-cyber-security-center-under-way.html By Steve Fidel Deseret News Jan. 6, 2011 CAMP WILLIAMS -- Thursday's groundbreaking for a $1.5...

USENIX Security '11 Call for Papers Now Available
2010-12-23 09:14

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones On behalf of the 20th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security '11) program committee, I am inviting you to submit high-quality papers covering novel and...

VA employees tap cloud apps on their own,	posing security risk
2010-12-23 09:12

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101222_6852.php By Bob Brewin Nextgov 12/22/2010 Computer savvy Veterans Affairs Department employees have started to use Internet-based services and tools that...

Call for Papers: Cyber Security in International Relations
2010-12-21 06:15

Forwarded from: Brent Kesler Call for Papers: Cyber Security in International Relations Submissions due: February 1, 2011 Strategic Insights, an online journal published by the Center on...

Gawker tech boss admits site security was crap
2010-12-21 06:14

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/18/gawker_hack_aftermath/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 18th December 2010 Gawker Media plans to overhaul its web infrastructure and require...