COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – University of South Carolina officials have begun to warn at least 6,300 hundred students about the potential of their sensitive information being compromised. According to the university, someone stole a laptop from a locked room in the Department of Physics and Astronomy back in April. That laptop…
University team gets research money for large scale info system protection
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: it_security A team of four UCLA electrical engineering professors has received a seed contract from the government’s information security research arm to improve the safety of large-scale information systems Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full post on…
Presidential commission recommends baseline rules for genetic info
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Rapidly advancing availability and use of genetic data in medicine and security, according to a new presidential commission report, requires a baseline of rules to protect the information from unauthorized use. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View…
TSA and CBP open joint trusted-traveler info center at Washington, DC, area airport
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Dulles International The two U.S. agencies with pre-approved traveler programs have opened a joint information center at Dulles International Airport to encourage participation in the programs. The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled on Sept. 17 a temporary…
TSA, CBP open joint trusted-traveler info center at D.C. area airport
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Dulles International The two U.S. agencies with pre-approved traveler programs have opened a joint information center at Dulles International Airport to encourage participation in the programs. The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled a temporary joint information center…
Playstation Network Hacker Exposed? | Anonymous provides lead info
Please Like and Favorite the Video. It helps. Thanks. It is rumored that the hacker responsible for the Playstation Network outage is also responsible for the recent attack on Square Enix. Anonymous exposes one of their own. Click here to read the related articles, www.bbc.co.uk krebsonsecurity.com – – – –…
ProtectMyID: Legitimate companies don’t ask customers to confirm or provide personal info – cc and account #s, SSNs, passwords, etc. – via email or text.
ProtectMyID: Legitimate companies don’t ask customers to confirm or provide personal info – cc and account #s, SSNs, passwords, etc. – via email or text. View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Banking malware SpyEye steals info by hijacking webcams and mics
SpyEye is a computer Trojan horse that specifically targets online banking users. Like its older cousin, Zeus, SpyEye is no longer being developed by its original author, but is still widely used by cybercriminals in their operations, according to Kaspersky Lab. View full post on… View full post on National…
Banking malware SpyEye steals info by hijacking webcams and mics
SpyEye is a computer Trojan horse that specifically targets online banking users. Like its older cousin, Zeus, SpyEye is no longer being developed by its original author, but is still widely used by cybercriminals in their operations, according to Kaspersky Lab. View full post on… View full post on National…
ProtectMyID: Sites for kids aren’t permitted to request personal info without #parentalpermission. #Talktokids about PII and why not to give it out.
ProtectMyID: Sites for kids aren’t permitted to request personal info without #parentalpermission. #Talktokids about PII and why not to give it out. View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security