By Erika MorphyTechNewsWorld It appears the U.S. may have had a considerable hand in the creation of the Stuxnet worm designed to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions. One of the concerns surrounding such cyberwarfare strategies, though, is containment. “The challenge of control increases over time, because so many malware variables are constantly changing and are outside […]
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Internet Explorer 10 will ship with Do Not Track settings turned on by default. That’s good news for you and me; not so good for the online ad industry. By Dan Tynan, ITworld Break out the champagne and put on your party hats: A software heavyweight just struck a major blow for the concept of
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The Deep Web (or Invisible web) is the set of information resources on the World Wide Web not reported by normal search engines. According several researches the principal search engines index only a small portion of the overall web content, the remaining part is unknown to the majority of web users. What do you think if
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Starting June 6, FedRAMP demands pan-agency security verification before cloud providers can work with the government By Taylor Armerding CSO — Cloud service providers who want to do business with federal government agencies will have to go through a new certification process, starting June 6. But it will be a “do-once, use-many-times” certification.
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A new plug-and-play device for factories and power plants could stop malicious code from triggering a major malfunction, or worse. by Eric Mack Norway’s Norman says it has a simple solution to prevent big problems. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Let me introduce you to Norm. “Norm!” No, not George Wendt. Norman is an
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The FBI Cyber Division has sent a warning to some of the world’s top corporations about a coordinated campaign of denial of service attacks and hacking, scheduled for Friday, May 25.Apple Computer, McDonald’s, ExxonMobil, Hewlett-Packard, Bank of China and Walmart are among the firms singled out for attacks as part of “Operation NewSon,” which will
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Successful cybercrime attacks cost businesses an average of $214,000 per incident, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Check Point Software Technology. The survey of 2,618 C-level executives and IT security administrators in the US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, and Brazil revealed that 65% of respondents who experienced targeted attacks
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Malware exists that lets Bad Guys hijack webcams and microphones. The U.S. government can’t even do that yet, at least not legally, but it is working on it. Remember: It’s not paranoia if they’re actually after you. James Jesus Angleton, former chief of the CIA’s counterintelligence staff, and science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick might at first seem
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Written by Radu Tyrsina Experts warn about security holes that might give unwanted access to your iPhone Security experts have warned that smartphones running on AT&T and at least 47 other carriers are vulnerable to hijacking. iPhones and Android devices are particular targets for malicious hackers, who can intercept information and phone calls as well
A new technology called IPS can track your every move — or help you find a departure gate at the airport. Should we fear it or embrace it? By Christina DesMarais | PC World Privacy fans, take note: A new technology, called Indoor Positioning System, could push your worry meter to the max. IPS allows pinpoint tracking
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