KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -The constant exposure to cyber threats, what more with the emergence of new ones via social media has resulted in companies the world over investing heftily in upgrading their information security system. Total expenditure on secure routers, unified threat-management appliances, VPNs, network-access control, firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems will rise from $6
TROY ? Walsh College will host its Open Source free monthly meeting Aug. 13 to teach the public web development design and techniques. This month Open Source will feature the Founder and Managing Member of The Movie Insider LLC, Brian Renner. Renner?s presentation, Keys to a Successful Online Business, is geared towards those who have
YPSILANTI ? The Eastern Michigan University Student Center will host the 2011 Great Lakes InfraGard Fall Conference on September 13. This year's theme is Strengthening Partnerships for Critical Infrastructure Protection. The Question? Are we ready for the attacks on our infrastructure that are being predicted by many specialists worldwide? Do we have a mitigation plan
LONDON - The British Metropolitan Police said today that they have arrested a 19-year-old who uses the nickname "Topiary" and is believed to be a key member of the LulzSec hacking group. "The man arrested is believed to be linked to an ongoing international investigation into the criminal activity of the so-called 'hacktivist' groups Anonymous
WASHINGTON DC - Anonymous is claiming that it has hacked past NATO security and taken restricted documents maintained by the global organization. "Yes, #NATO was breached. And we have lots of restricted material. With some simple injection. In the next days, wait for interesting data :)," said Anonymous via its Twitter account around 5 a.m.
WASHNIGTON DC - The FBI searched homes of alleged Anonymous members in New York and California Tuesday morning, CBS News has reported. A law enforcement source confirmed for CBS News that FBI agents with search warrants conducted raids at four New York residences this morning in connection with an ongoing investigation into the hacking group,
CUPERTINO - Apple released its latest iOS update to fix a security flaw exploited by a jailbreaking tool, but the new version--4.3.4--has itself already been jailbroken. Detailed by the folks at Redmond Pie, the custom PwnageTool now lets users jailbreak any iOS device running iOS 4.3.4 with the exception of the iPad 2, CNET News.Com
WASHINGTON DC - The Pentagon elaborated on its plans to defend privately-owned Internet servers owned by banks, transportation and utility companies, and other key firms from electronic attacks, a proposal that has raised privacy concerns in the past. "Our assessment is that cyberattacks will be a significant component of any future conflict, whether it involves
SAN FRANCISCO - Military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton confirmed that it was the victim of an "illegal attack," one day after hackers posted what they said were about 90,000 military e-mail addresses purloined from a server of the consulting firm. Hackers also today said they were targeting Monsanto and oil companies in their protests. "Booz
NEW YORK - Some law-enforcement agencies are preparing to deploy a mobile facial-recognition tool, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the Journal, about 40 law-enforcement agencies across the U.S. will be making the handheld product available to their officers in the field as early as September. The device, which has been developed by Massachusetts-based