BANGALORE, INDIA: McAfee has unveiled its 2012 Threat Predictions report, outlining the top threats that McAfee foresees for the coming year. View full post on cyber extortion – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers pose potential threat to modern cars’ brainy devices
Imagine this nightmarish possibility: al-Qaida terrorists causing thousands of motorists racing down a Bay Area freeway during the morning commute to suddenly lose their brakes, leading to massive chaos, death and destruction. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Hacker threat to Iowa caucus voting has Republicans worried
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Taking seriously an apparent threat from a notorious collective of computer hackers, the Iowa Republican Party is boosting the security of the electronic systems it will use in two weeks to count the first votes of the 2012 presidential campaign. Investigators don’t know if the threat…
Iowa Caucus 2012: State GOP Worried About Hacker Threat
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican Party officials in Iowa are taking new steps to secure their vote counting systems after an anonymous threat suggested computer hackers could attempt to disrupt next month’s presidential nominating caucuses. A video uploaded to YouTube features a computer-generated voice denouncing a corrupt political system and…
How to implement an enterprise threat assessment methodology
Learn how incorporating an assessment of external threats can increase the accuracy and comprehensiveness of risk assessments. <img alt="How to implement an enterprise threat assessment methodology, Blog, threat, Enterprise, methodology, Assessment, implement"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on SearchSecurity: Threat Monitor View full post on National Cyber…
Malware re-birth a new threat?
“Recognition of malware is dependent upon an analyst having already analysed the behaviour of the malware and extracted an identifying signature,” Dr Brand said. If the new malware is significantly different to any known malware, antivirus software is unlikely to recognise the threat until the malware has disabled it, say…
If threat warrants, cops can stop wireless communication
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The agency that oversees the San Francisco area transit system is authorizing police to turn off wireless communications in train stations, but only for extraordinary threats. The board of directors for Bay Area Rapid Transit approved the new policy Thursday. It limits blackouts to cases…
If threat warrants, cops can stop wireless communication
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The agency that oversees the San Francisco area transit system is authorizing police to turn off wireless communications in train stations, but only for extraordinary threats. The board of directors for Bay Area Rapid Transit approved the new policy Thursday. It limits blackouts to cases…
‘Anonymous’ threat doesn’t faze Mayor Ford
The hacker group Anonymous is standing up for Toronto’s Occupy movement. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Israel army, intel websites down after hacker threat
The websites of Israel‘s army and intelligence services were down on Sunday, two days after a hacker group appeared to threaten the Jewish state over its interception a Gaza-bound flotilla. The websites of the Israel Defence Forces, Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and the Mossad spy agency were all down….