New surveys on small business security and success
April 23, 2009Understanding small business is tough because there are so many of them and they vary so widely. But all small businesses share certain problems, attitudes, and approaches to those problems. Let's give a hand to Symantec and Network Solutions for doing their part to discover the state of security and creating (and studying) the Small Business Success Index.
Click fraud rate drops in Q1
April 23, 2009Click fraud, a scam based on the highly profitable search advertising business, dipped in the first quarter after hitting an all-time high in the last three months of 2008.
We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
April 22, 2009Speaking at the RSA security conference, the head of the National Security Agency today downplayed concerns about the spy agency's role in national cybersecurity affairs.
Nokia: We don't know why criminals want our old phones
April 22, 2009The mystery of why cybercriminals are offering thousands of dollars for a discontinued Nokia phone isn't getting any clearer.
Report: Hackers break into Pentagon's fighter jet project
April 21, 2009Hackers broke into U.S. Department of Defense computers and downloaded terabytes of data containing design information about the Joint Strike Fighter, a US$300 billion stealth fighter currently under development, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Study: Privacy restrictions may slow rollouts of e-health systems
April 20, 2009Two academic researchers claim in a study that increased efforts to protect the privacy of health care data could hamper the deployment of electronic medical records systems.
Criminals pay top money for hackable Nokia phone
April 20, 2009Criminals are willing to pay thousands of euros for a discontinued Nokia mobile phone with a software problem that can be exploited to hack into online bank accounts, according to a fraud investigator in the Netherlands.
BC student fights warrant seizing his computer
April 17, 2009Boston College is in the middle of a controversy over its handling of a case involving a student who allegedly sent an e-mail claiming that a fellow student was gay and used a college computer network to change grades.
Researcher finds possible bug in Apple's iPhone
April 17, 2009Famed Mac hacker Charlie Miller has found another possible security vulnerability in Apple's iPhone.
Microsoft: The Internet needs more trust to grow
April 17, 2009The Internet needs to be more trustworthy if it wants to grow, according to Microsoft's senior security executive, Scott Charney.