WASHINGTON DC - Investigators hot on the trail of cyberspies trying to infiltrate the computer networks of US natural-gas pipeline companies say that the same spies were very likely involved in a major cyberespionage attack a year ago on RSA Inc. That one nation is China. The news came in testimony made before Congress by
YPSILANTI ? Eastern Michigan University's Information Assurance Program wants to close the career gap for women working in IT, information assurance and cybersecurity. Right now woman make up only 12 percent of the workforce. One of the major problems is attracting young women into the profession ? helping middle school and high school girls understand
LIVONIA - The 7th Annual Michigan System i and AIX Technical Education Conference will take place June 12 at the VisTaTech Center, Schoolcraft College. The conference will feature more than 45 sessions presented by 14 leading industry experts. Topics include AIX, RDP, PHP, RPG, CL, Disaster Recovery, Open Source, Web Development, DB2 Web Query, Security,
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Teresa M. Takai, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, the Department of Defense's Chief Information Officer, said in an interview that cyber defense is a major part of the DOD's technology agenda. But she declined to characterize the current climate of often state-sponsored cyber attacks as cyber war.
SAN FRANCISCO - Social networks have long been a target for cybercriminals, but now the bad guys are expanding their horizons. Malware writers are aiming at such hot social networks as Tumblr and Pinterest to trap a new wave of victims, says a report from GFI Software. "Established sites like Facebook and Twitter have long
WASHINGTON D.C. - Democrats in Washington are aiming to protect employees being asked to hand over the keys to their Facebook accounts. A new bill introduced yesterday in the U.S. Senate would seek to stop employers from requesting passwords or access to an employee's account on Facebook and other social networks. Known as the Password
LANSING ? The Lansing ISSA is hosting its third annual Netwars Challenge May 19 to provide education and guidance on tools that will assist in responding to security events. Using a simulated attack and defend environment, industry experts will provide key concepts for a framework to guide in the everyday struggle of combating malicious intent.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Lockheed Martin will assist the Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center thwart cyber criminals under a task order that has a ceiling value of $454 million if all options are exercised. The General Services Administration?s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center task order, under GSA?s Alliant contract, calls for Lockheed Martin to deliver
LONDON - A campaign of "ransomware" is locking people out of their computers in Europe unless they pony up the right amount of money. Spotted by security blog abuse.ch, the malware taps into an exploit kit known as "Blackhole." Sold underground, Blackhole is used by criminals to infect computers through security holes in the browser
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware targeted to Android devices is getting delivered through compromised Web sites, a first in the mobile world, says security firm Lookout. Android users are now facing another malware twist. A new Android Trojan dubbed "NotCompatible" is being spread through compromised Web sites, CNET News.Com reported. Though the threat seems to be