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CSC to provide Air Force with intrusion prevention services
CSC to provide Air Force with intrusion prevention services
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will provide network intrusion detection and prevention services to the US Air Force’s 33rd Network Warfare Squadron under a five-year, $30 million contract.
Jan. 20, 2011
Bohu attacks on cloud-based anti-virus prove need for new security approach
Bohu attacks on cloud-based anti-virus prove need for new security approach
Bohu, a new type of malware, is attacking cloud-based anti-virus (AV) technology from popular suppliers in China.
Jan. 20, 2011
Iran gets access to Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome
Iran gets access to Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome
Google has announced that Iranians will be able to download Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome, available for the first time following the easing of US export controls.
Jan. 20, 2011
NY Times: Stuxnet was a US-Israeli effort to disrupt Iran's nuclear program
NY Times: Stuxnet was a US-Israeli effort to disrupt Iran's nuclear program
The Stuxnet worm was an Israeli-US project developed at the highly secretive Israeli Dimona complex in the Negev desert to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program, according to a report in the New York Times.
Jan. 20, 2011
Insiders pose increasing fraud risk to financial institutions
Insiders pose increasing fraud risk to financial institutions
Internal fraud poses an increasing risk to financial institutions, according to a report from the Aite Group.
Jan. 20, 2011
Nine NHS trusts to collaborate on ID systems
Nine NHS trusts to collaborate on ID systems
Nine NHS trusts across Cumbria and Lancashire are to collaborate on the deployment of a single identity management system.
Jan. 19, 2011
Making sense of the threat of cyber war
Making sense of the threat of cyber war
Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, says a new report on Systemic Cyber Security published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Jan. 19, 2011
Hackers are gambling that casino databases will have big payoff
Hackers are gambling that casino databases will have big payoff
Hackers are targeting Las Vegas casinos’ customer databases in order to gain access to personal financial information or steal players club points, according to gaming regulators.
Jan. 19, 2011
Two men charged in AT&T iPad account hacking case
Two men charged in AT&T iPad account hacking case
Prosecutors have filed charges against two men for hacking into AT&T’s website and stealing email addresses and other personal information of 120,000 iPad users.
Jan. 19, 2011
Infosecurity adds Cloud Security Alliance as latest blog contributor
Infosecurity adds Cloud Security Alliance as latest blog contributor
Infosecurity magazine is delighted to welcome the newest addition to our roster of bloggers – the Cloud Security Alliance.
Jan. 19, 2011
WikiLeaks founder's alleged hacking exploits revealed
WikiLeaks founder's alleged hacking exploits revealed
ANI newswire says that documents revealed in an Australian court have revealed how WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange created an application that allowed him to access around 11 000 computers belonging to Northern Telecom in Canada.
Jan. 18, 2011
Online retailers predict increased revenue but static security spend
Online retailers predict increased revenue but static security spend
The seventh annual UK online fraud report from CyberSource shows that the majority of online retailers expect to see a steady increase in their revenues, but do not plan on increasing their security spend to help prevent fraud.
Jan. 18, 2011