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Why there aren't more women in IT
Of all the college graduates with degrees in computer science in 2008, just 18 percent were women, according to the National Center for Women and Information Technology. If this statistic sounds too
Mobile-enabled computers could be next major target
This week, computer scientists at Rutgers University demonstrated the creation of a rootkit using a standard development kit . They showed how a software attack could perform various malicious
New research explores cross-VM attacks in cloud computing
Soft spots in cloud computing could leave data vulnerable to attack, claims a new research paper by several computer scientists. Melodramatically titled "Hey, you, get off of my cloud: Exploring
Automated oil rigs vulnerable to hacking
Foreign Policy magazine ran an article last week on the vulnerability of offshore oil rigs to hacking via computer networks. At the crux of the issue is how oil rigs are increasingly automated and
Hard times attract cybercrime boom
As the economy struggles, some online crime watchers see signs that a portion of newly unemployed skilled tech workers are turning to the theft of sensitive data. This is taking place even as the
