SAN FRANCISCO - Two US whistleblowers, Syria's president, a Mexican drug lord ? and Evgeny Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Lab., one of the biggest international malware-fighting companies ? make it into the list of Wired magazine's Most Dangerous People. �Why dangerous though? What brings together Paula Broadwell whose book cost the CIA?s director David
TEL AVIV - Israel is developing a national program that trains young people for cyber warfare to boost its ability to deal with the increasing number of online attacks. According to The Jerusalem Post's report Wednesday, the program named "Magshimim Le'umit" has been in development for the past three years and targets outstanding pupils aged
SAN FRANCISCO - A suspected security hole affecting a handful of Samsung smartphones could give apps access to user data and leave the handset vulnerable to malicious apps and bricking, according to a developer. The vulnerability, which was discovered and detailed by an XDA member with the handle "alephzain," lies in Exynos 4, the ARM-based
BEIJING - China has begun reinforcing its infamous firewall with new tech designed to prevent encrypted communication. To prevent the more enterprising citizens of China from exploiting holes in the country's firewall through the use of virtual private networks and circumventors, the Chinese government is using new technology to block encryption, according to The Guardian.
WASHINGTON DC - FBI credits the social-networking giant with helping take down the suspects behind one of the largest cybercrime hauls in history. Facebook helped the FBI take down an international crime ring that used a botnet to infect 11 million computers and steal more than $850 million, one of the largest cybercrime hauls in
SAN FRANCISCO - The threat is minimal, but perhaps costly for those who fall for it. The Russian security firm Dr. Web has uncovered another malware attempt on OS X systems that tries to exploit users with SMS fraud. The new malware is a Trojan horse, dubbed "Trojan.SMSSend.3666," and is part of a family of
WATERFORD - Kors Engineering announced the installation of an access control system at Marwood Metal Fabrication which meets Homeland Security requirements. Marwood Metal Fabrication, an automotive stamping and assembly company based in Canada, was seeking a solution that would secure each of its facilities with access control that would meet the U.S. Homeland Securities? Customs-Trade
LANSING - A new study released Thursday by Engine Advocacy shows that Michigan ranked third in the nation for high-tech job growth from 2010-2011. The report also shows Lansing ranking as the sixth top metropolitan area in the U.S. for high-tech job growth over the same period, and Warren/Troy/Farmington ranked thirteenth. ?This news really captures
SAN FRANCISCO - The security consultant says someone could easily spoof an originating SMS number and post messages to another person's Twitter account. Facebook has apparently already addressed the flaw in regard to its site. Twitter users who post tweets to their feeds via SMS could be vulnerable to a security flaw, according to a
SAN FRANCISCO - The insurance company reports a hack from October that compromises the personal information of 1.1 million people. Hackers broke into insurance company Nationwide's network in early October, stealing the personal information of more than a million customers across the country, the insurance company recently revealed by CNET New.Com. The company said the