Reuters – Hackers sought $50,000 from U.S. anti-virus firm Symantec Corp in return for the stolen blueprints to its flagship products under what the company says was a sting operation run by an undisclosed law enforcement agency via emails. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post…
Video: Protecting America from cyber attacks
Some of the nation's top intelligence officials warned that cyber attacks could become more serious threat to national security than terrorism. Bob Orr reports on the growing danger of cyber attacks. View full post on cyber terrorism – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Symantec backtracks from Google Android malware claims
Symantec has backtracked from assertions last week that 13 Android apps distributed by Google’s Android Market were malicious, and now says that the code in question comes from an aggressive ad network that provides revenue to the smartphone programs. The security firm’s new stance was in line with that taken…
Letter from Mark Zuckerberg: ‘The Hacker Way’
Facebook filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. Here is CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to potential investors. Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission to make the world more open and connected. We think it’s important…
Hacker Arrested After Stealing Confidential Information From NASA And Pentagon
A Romanian hacker by the name of Razvan Manole Cernaianu, also known by his nickname TinKode, was arrested after he hacked into NASA and Pentagon. Governments take hacking very seriously as for one, confidential information is hidden on servers and two, if it’s known that they can be hacked, well, that…
Comodo Cleaning Essentials Identifies and Removes Malware and Unsafe Processes From Infected Computers
JERSEY CITY, NJ–(Marketwire -01/31/12)- Comodo (http://www.comodo.com/), one of the top certificate authorities and Internet security organizations, announced the release of Comodo® Cleaning Essentials, a set of powerful security tools designed to help users identify and remove malware and unsafe processes from infected Windows computers. A portable application, Comodo Cleaning Essentials…
Hacker Dojo wins reprieve from city
After the city threatened to shut Hacker Dojo down on Jan. 31, a fire alarm being installed at the last minute will allow computer programmers to use the gathering space as long as a continued effort is made to meet city codes. Hacker Dojo hired Statcom to install a fire…
Blancco Reduces Rising Data Breach Risk from Tablets and Smartphones with Internationally Certified Erasure Solution
ATLANTA, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Businesses often view data threats from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets in terms of malware, phishing, and spyware, but improper decommissioning can pose an even bigger security risk, according to Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions. Analysts estimate…
Make sure the site you’re ordering from protects your information crossing the Internet
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Make sure the site you’re ordering from protects your information crossing the Internet
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