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NewsEstonians arrested in massive, global clickjacking scheme
Six individuals charged with reaping more than $14 million in a fraud scheme that infected four million computers with malware were arrested in Estonia Tuesday, according to the FBI. In the United Read more...
Security advice from ex-Anonymous 'hacktivist'
Protecting your company from the kinds of data breaches that groups like LulzSec and AntiSec are capable of is largely a matter of covering the basics, according to "SparkyBlaze," a former member of Read more...
Recent high-profile hackings were preventable, says CWE/SANS list of widespread vulnerabilities
A new report backed by the United States Department of Homeland Security was released yesterday, and it looks like many of the high-profile hackings over the past year were preventable. The 2011 Read more...
Will 'digital delinquents' like LulzSec rule the Internet?
The "digital delinquents" that hacked into Sony PlayStation, the U.S. Senate, PBS and the Spanish government are igniting outrage worldwide. But such anarchy online is going to get much worse before Read more...
Hackers exact revenge against PBS
PBS's website was hacked over the Memorial Day weekend, and a fake story, alleging that dead rap star Tupac Shakur is alive in New Zealand, was posted on the site. A group claiming credit said that Read more...
Is there anything RSA wants to tell us about the Lockheed breach?
Lockheed Martin's network came under "significant and tenacious" attack last week, the defense contractor said over the weekend. President Obama was briefed on the attack, and both the Pentagon and Read more...
Gawker hack the result of poor security preparation
More information has emerged from the high profile hack of Gawker Media that took place two weeks ago. The revenge attack was committed by a group who identify themselves as Gnosis, and resulted in Read more...
Six likely security holes in your organization
Security risks abound even in organizations that take important steps to mitigate them. Sometimes they appear right under one's nose, and other times they can be quite obscure. ComputerWorld's John Read more...
Not-so-conventional wisdom on password management
A public school student in Falls Church, Va., created quite a stir a few weeks ago when he accessed the school district's computer system and changed some teachers' passwords. At first officials Read more...
Survey: Many CIOs getting stricter about social networking
Twitter may have finally found a business model and Facebook may be getting more serious about privacy and safety on its site, but social networking doesn't appear to be getting any easier in the Read more...
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