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Microsoft brings down Rustock spam botnet
The notorious Rustock botnet was finally shut down on Thursday last week in a takedown operation involving Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ), industry partners and federal law enforcement agents. According to
Trust is the foundation of security
You must have heard about the sophisticated cyber-attack that EMC's RSA security division has suffered by now. In a nutshell, the company experienced a security breach that resulted in "certain
Hackers broke into Nasdaq network
Unknown hackers broke into the computer network of the company that runs Nasdaq, according to a Wall Street Journal report. To be clear, the exchange trading platform, or the system that executes
China fingered in cyber attacks on U.S. government
A report released by The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission noted that China is expanding cyber espionage operations in the United States in order to target private companies. Titled
Data exposed on NYSE server
It has been disclosed that sensitive information about the New York Stock Exchange's computer network was available on a public server. Wired.com discovered the problem and told the NYSE. It included
IT director hacked database, deleted organ donor records
This is every IT executive's worst nightmare. It appears to be a classic case of a disgruntled employee seeking revenge. Danielle Duann, 51, the former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue
IRS failed to look out for hack attackers
The Internal Revenue Service let its guard down in a big way. It failed to save and review records adequately that could indicate if hackers were trying to break into the agency's systems. That
Sabotage can come from the inside
The arrest last month of a technology administrator from the City of San Francisco for hijacking the municipal computer network and blocking access to everyone but himself has been a real wake-up
