LONDON - Executives unsure of the viability of cloud computing need look no further than the criminal fraternity for a ringing endorsement of the technology, according to a security expert. Cloud computing has been enthusiastically taken up by criminals for a range of activities, Rik Ferguson, senior security adviser at security firm Trend Micro, told
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple's new iPad device looks like it will have some of the same security issues that affect the iPhone, such as weak encryption, a mobile security expert said. For one, if the iPad employs encryption the same way the iPhone does, sensitive personal data, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses, could be
SAN JOSE - Security suite vendor McAfee in its 2010 product line introduced an overhauled interface and new features in a bid to remain competitive. The change to its interface is as dramatic a shift as the one that Avast introduced in its 2010 suites, although McAfee's look is drastically different from any major security
BEIJING - Police in the central Hubei province arrested three people suspected of running the Black Hawk Safety Net, state news agency Xinhua reported. The Black Hawk Safety Net disseminated hacking tools and Trojans to its members, said Xinhua. The group had collected seven million yuan (�650,000) in membership fees from 12,000 subscribers by the
YPSILANTI - "Ghostnet" and "Titan Rain" may sound like the next hot computer games involving foreign powers, international intrigue and high tech, but they are not. Eastern Michigan University Professor Gerald "Skip" Lawver knows that it is not a game and the occurrences of cyber attacks such as "Titan Rain" in 2003 and "Ghostnet" in
TROY ? Walsh College is hosting an Open Source meeting Feb. 13 for anyone interested in updating their web development skills. The event is free. Agenda: Introduction & announcements New members signup Guest speaker Project proposals Open discussion Guest speaker is Tom Pletzke presenting on GIT and web database connectivity. Please join us for a
WASHINGTON-The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. FBI Director Robert Mueller supports storing Internet users' "origin and destination information," a bureau attorney said
BURLINGTON, Ma. - A report Monday from IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed an alarming rise in attacks on users of social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, by cybercriminals. Sophos's "Social Security" investigation reveals that criminals have increasingly focused attacks on social networking users in the last 12 months, with an
DAVOS, Switzerland - The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday. International Telcommunications Union secretary general Hamadoun Toure gave his warning at a World Economic Forum debate where experts said nations must now consider when a cyber attack
MINNEAPOLIS - Seventy-four percent of organizations experienced a data loss incident at their workplace in the last two years. This is one of the key findings of a new survey launched in North America today by Kroll Ontrack, a provider of data recovery and legal technologies products and services. The problem of data loss -