Liz McCord can’t live without it. Where she goes her laptop follows. “I’m on it four and five times per day. I’ll take a break. Stay on 30 minutes,” said McCord. McCord is a prime target for a new kind of cybercrime. “They keep trying and trying until they…
Referee Charged With Hacking FA Computer
30-year-old Dean Mohared, of Woodley, Stockport is charged with perverting the course of justice and unauthorised access to computer data. Two other men have also been charged in connection with the investigation. 18-year-old Liam Cliff, of Woodlands Road, Manchester, and 46-year-old Vincent Rossi, of Wingfield Avenue, Wilmslow are charged…
Kickstarter ‘Keyboard’ Teaches Kids Computer Science
Launched by Digital Dream Labs, the cloudBoard Kickstarter project introduces an interactive video game accessory for the kindergarten crowd. The startup, based in Pittsburgh, consists of five members with a mission to create educational children’s games. Its first product, the cloudBoard, is a board game-video game hybrid, aimed at children aged 4-12….
Mysterious “unkillable” computer virus could be new kind of cyberweapon – or is it?
Somewhere in a Russian computer lab lurks a computer virus so deadly, so indestructible that it can spread even when machines are disconnected from Wi-Fi – or power cables. A researcher and his team have battled the infection for three years – and seen it infect Macs and PCs,…
FBI’s regional computer lab gets top marks
SORRENTO VALLEY — The FBI’s Regional Computer Forensics Lab in San Diego has received international accreditation, a months-long process that attests to the quality of the work performed there. The recognition was celebrated at the FBI’s headquarters in Sorrento Valley Tuesday. The lab was the first of its kind in…
Prisons turn to computer algorithms for deciding who to parole
Prison parole boards are turning from intuition to computer assessments as states look to cut costs at correctional facilities, reports The Wall Street Journal. At least 15 states have begun requiring some type of risk assessment tool to help parole boards judge whether or not an inmate should be released. Many…
Course Review: SANS FOR408 Computer Forensic Investigations Windows In-Depth
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Florida man sentenced for illegal Iranian computer sales
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification A Tampa, FL, man will serve four years in prison for shipping millions of dollars worth of computer equipment to Iran in violation of the U.S. embargo against that country. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full…
British home secretary blocks computer hacker’s extradition to U.S.
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Gary McKinnon The man accused of one of the biggest hacks into the U.S. defense department computer networks has escaped extradition from the U.K. after that country’s home secretary blocked the move. British home secretary Theresa May said on Oct. 16 that…