Hackers hit cyber security agency's site

19 May 2012, 4:05 pm

CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur. The website () was still down till reports last came in. "We aren't harming the websites or changing their content.... Read More »

Poll: 64% think cloud storage risky, but 45% use it anyway

19 May 2012, 12:38 am

A little over three out of five people - 64 percent - think storing their files in cloud storage services may be risky, but nearly half - 45 percent - use it at work, anyway. Computer security firm Sophos said the survey conducted at Infosec Europe last April should prompt businesses to set policies... Read More »

Computer Security Breach at ULM

18 May 2012, 3:31 pm

ULM officials have notified 121 individuals their personal information may have been compromised.... Read More »

Computer security firm: Worm spreads via Facebook private messages

17 May 2012, 5:08 pm

Social networking and chat addicts, be warned: A new worm is spreading on Facebook and instant messaging services, distributing a link that leads to a malicious file, a computer security firm warned this week.... Read More »

RIM BlackBerry 7 use approved by U.K. government agency

17 May 2012, 6:55 am

Research In Motion Ltd. said the U.K. agency responsible for setting standards for computer security has approved the BlackBerry 7 operating system for government use... Read More »

Computer security program may have snapped thief's photo

17 May 2012, 1:06 am

Someone broke into Todd Levin's Kihei apartment while he slept Sunday. And Levin's laptop may have taken a picture of that person, thanks to a computer security program.... Read More »

Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

16 May 2012, 1:43 pm

LOS ANGELES – Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co. Rather than having them arrested, Boeing is paying them to do it – a situation that the car-loving, video-... Read More »

Norwich Announces Renewal of National Computer Security Designation

14 May 2012, 5:12 am

The distinction is designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland SecurityNORTHFIELD, Vt. (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 Officials at Norwich University announced that Norwich’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Systems Security Education... Read More »

Apple asks for Mac OS security help as Kaspersky CTO describes the platform as ‘really vulnerable’

14 May 2012, 4:33 am

Computer security firm Kaspersky says that Apple has invited it to help improve the security of its Mac OS platform – a platform the security firm described as "really vulnerable."... Read More »

'Moving target' computer security eyed

10 May 2012, 3:36 pm

MANHATTAN, Kan., May 10 (UPI) -- Self-adapting computer networks that automatically change their setup and configuration could defend themselves against hackers, U.S. computer scientists say.... Read More »