Self-adapting computer network to defend itself against hackers
In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself. (more…)
Pentagon to tighten contractors’ cybersecurity
The U.S. Defense Department invited all of its eligible contractors to join a previously restricted information-sharing pact aimed at guarding sensitive Pentagon program data stored...
Alert: Major cyber attack aimed at natural gas pipeline companies
A major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies,...
Investigators discover a treasure trove of Al Qaeda documents Encrypted in Porn Video.
(CNN) -- On May 16 last year, a 22-year-old Austrian named Maqsood Lodin was being questioned by police in Berlin. He had recently returned from...
China Admits Sites hit in Hacking Attacks
China has acknowledged that a number of its websites have fallen victim to attack by hackers following a mass campaign by the Anonymous network....
Researchers Release: New Exploits to Hijack Critical Infrastructure
Researchers have released two new exploits that attack common design vulnerabilities in a computer component used to control critical infrastructure, such as refineries and factories....
Facebook Security Hole Found on iPhone and Android Clients
A security flaw in Facebook’s mobile apps can be easily tapped by thieves searching for personal information about you. (more…)
Further Details on the Zeus BotNet Raid
Microsoft, working with others in the financial services and computer security industry, has disrupted a number of botnets being used by the Zeus malware family....
Microsoft Leads Raids on Botnets and Hosting services. [VIDEO]
Microsoft employees, accompanied by United States marshals, raided two nondescript office buildings in Pennsylvania and Illinois on Friday, aiming to disrupt one of the most...
Crowdsourcing assists in breaking Mystery Programming Code
A group of researchers who recently asked the public for help in figuring out a mysterious language used in the DuQu virus have solved the...