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Security researchers crack TKIP layer of WPA

November 7, 2008 — 11:51am ET | By Paul Mah
Security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have found a way to break the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) key that is used by the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard. The... Read more...

Photobucket DNS hack under investigation

June 20, 2008 — 6:24am ET | By Paul Mah
Register.com has said in a statement that they are current "investigating the source of the problem" in relation to the DNS hijacking of the photo hosting site Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Intel shows off ultrathin laptops; Eee PC with WinXP released;

April 8, 2008 — 1:20pm ET | By Mehan Jayasuriya
> Intel shows off ultrathin laptops at Developer Forum. Article... Read more...

Mifare Classic RFID successfully hacked

March 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Two groups of researchers have independently cracked the Mifare Classic RFID chip's algorithm, prompting the Dutch government Read more...

A CIO must prevent attacks

January 31, 2008 — 7:59am ET
You've had a hard day at the office, and you are heading home when your cell phone rings and your second in command tells you that your system has been hacked. Despite your best efforts and the most... Read more...

California Air Resources Board dodges hack

October 8, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Last week, a hacker targeted the website of the Marin County, California municipal government and started re-directing visitors to porn sites. In the wake of a flood of complaints, the federal... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Microsoft, HP in unique partnership to push enterprise software; NYC leaders ponder ways to protect residents' priv

December 13, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> Microsoft, HP in unique partnership to push enterprise software. Article > NYC leaders ponder ways to protect residents' privacy... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: After data breaches, veterans agency goes whole hog with encryption; Yahoo opens its campus to a hack-a-thon event;

September 24, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> After data breaches, veterans agency goes whole hog with encryption. Article > Yahoo... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: A computing grid that tracks storms; Why backup power costs are rising; and much more...

August 21, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> A computing grid that tracks storms. Article > Why backup power costs... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Black Hat attendees hack a MacBook using wireless drivers; Network access control efficacy under scrutiny; and much

August 2, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> Black Hat attendees hack a MacBook using wireless drivers. Article > Network access... Read more...

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