YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University is now offering an exciting and challenging Bachelors degree in Information Assurance. The program provides the student with the flexibility that prepares the student with the foundational education to pursue an advanced research degree or the student may elect a more applied professional track leading to employment in the Information
WASHINGTON DC - The US Department of Homeland Security currently is focusing on security in the chemical industry, specifically chemical facilities, in large part because of the potential for significant economic and human health consequences from a successful attack on a critical chemical facility. The chemical sector?with nearly one million employees and $500 billion in
NEW YORK - As the world waits and wonders just what is the surprise Hezbollah promises it has in store for America, Middle East Expert Avi Lipkin says he knows - an Iranian-backed attack on America that will make 9/11 pale in comparison. Lipkin, a 14?year veteran in the Israel Defense Force Reserves, outlines three
WASHINGTON DC - The White House has set an early August deadline for government agencies to encrypt sensitive data, after the embarrassing theft of millions of veterans' personal information. However, experts warn a quick technology fix will not cure security problems, CNET News.Com reported. While encryption and other security technology can help, slipshod handling of
BEIJING, China - Chinese engineers have allegedly cracked Skype's Internet telephony protocol, according to a blog posting. If the blog posting is correct, software developers who currently don't have access to Skype's protocol could develop and sell alternative Skype clients, CNET News.Com reported. This could prove problematic for eBay, which has kept the protocol private
SEATTLE - Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major Web sites that pollute search results and ultimately help clean the Web of spam. Called Strider Search Defender, the tool is designed to dig out Web pages that are a front for spam Web sites, according to a paper published
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Google said it fixed a security flaw in Google Reader that could have allowed a hacker to steal sensitive information from Web surfers. A Google RSS feed addition tool was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack, a poster to the Ha.ckers.org blog wrote on Tuesday. Such attacks involve an attacker embedding
SEATTLE - Microsoft plans to issue patches for "critical" Windows and Office security problems as part of a regular update scheduled for Tuesday. The software company said in an advisory that it will issue four bulletins for Windows flaws and three for Office, CNET News.Com reported. At least one Windows and one Office problem are
WASHINGTON-The National Security Agency may be known for its stealthy eavesdropping techniques, but it's going public with advice for how to train a new generation to defend against computer threats. Representatives from the usually secretive agency appeared at a SANS Institute event here to divulge "lessons learned" from their latest cyberdefense exercise, CNET News.Com reported.
WASHINGTON - The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping, CNET News.com has learned. FBI Agent Barry Smith distributed the proposal at a private meeting last Friday with industry representatives and indicated