Lifestream / Bio / Archive

Mathew J. Schwartz

Search for all articles by Mathew J. Schwartz on a specific topic

Articles

= Member Content

News

Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts

May 17, 2013 10:07 AM

Syrian hackers claim to battle American imperialism, media bias and Angelina Jolie.

| Read Article »
News

Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense?

May 17, 2013 09:06 AM

While mobile network operators are creating a global database to track stolen smartphones, some police say that's not enough. New York's Attorney General wants more from smartphone makers.

| Read Article »
News

LulzSec Hackers Sentenced In London

May 16, 2013 01:26 PM

Group's 50-day hacking spree compromised websites run by Sony, CIA, Arizona State Police, Westboro Baptist Church and more.

| Read Article »
News

DHS Eyes Sharing Zero-Day Intelligence With Businesses

May 16, 2013 10:31 AM

DHS proposal would give private businesses access to the government's stockpile of zero-day secrets for a fee. But some say the program may actually fuel the bug vulnerability marketplace.

| Read Article »
News

LulzSec Hacker 'Pirates' Face Sentencing

May 15, 2013 11:38 AM

Four members of Anonymous spinoff faced sentencing Wednesday for leaking data and launching distributed denial of service attacks against Sony, the Pentagon and other major sites.

| Read Article »
News

FBI Briefs Bank Executives On DDoS Attack Campaign

May 14, 2013 01:14 PM

FBI expedited security clearances so it could share classified info on Operation Ababil, a distributed denial of service attack that continues to disrupt U.S. financial websites.

| Read Article »
News

Apple iPhone Decryption Backlog Stymies Police

May 14, 2013 11:30 AM

Apple's waiting list to bypass security controls on latest-generation iPhone and iPad devices means months-long delays for law enforcement investigators.

| Read Article »
News

Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive

May 13, 2013 12:09 PM

Readers detail "frozen DNS Trojan" cold calls and "repairs" that lead to $882 in unauthorized wire transfers.

| Read Article »
News

Huawei CEO Dismisses Security, Spying Concerns

May 10, 2013 11:30 AM

Company founder denies that Huawei employees would ever be forced to spy for China.

| Read Article »
News

Washington State Courts Reveal Security Breach

May 10, 2013 09:47 AM

State officials don't know when attackers accessed up to 160,000 Social Security and 1 million driver's license numbers stored in unencrypted format.

| Read Article »
News

McAfee, AV's King Of Crazy, Resurfaces

May 09, 2013 11:13 AM

Antivirus pioneer and former fugitive from justice in Belize John McAfee shares more about his code-slinging and drug-smuggling past.

| Read Article »
News

How Syrian Electronic Army Unpeeled The Onion

May 09, 2013 10:35 AM

Satire site The Onion details multi-pronged Twitter account takeover strategies used by hacktivists.

| Read Article »
News

Nginx Patches Critical Web Server Software Vulnerability

May 08, 2013 01:10 PM

Meanwhile, hackers behind Cdorked malware that targets Apache servers now have extended it to infect open-source Nginx and Lighttpd server software.

| Read Article »
News

Syria Back Online After Internet Blackout

May 08, 2013 11:26 AM

All Internet traffic from the war-torn country -- via overland and submarine connections -- went offline Tuesday.

| Read Article »
News

Anonymous OpUSA Hackathon: Mostly Bluster

May 07, 2013 01:11 PM

DHS predicts Tuesday's hackathon will involve little more than nuisance exploits. Meanwhile, Syrian Electronic Army hacks Twitter feeds of satire site The Onion.

| Read Article »
News

Sweet Password Security Strategy: Honeywords

May 07, 2013 11:20 AM

To improve detection of database breaches, businesses should store multiple fake passwords and monitor attempts to use them, according to researchers at security firm RSA.

| Read Article »
News

China Tied To 3-Year Hack Of Defense Contractor

May 02, 2013 01:20 PM

U.S. defense contractor QinetiQ ignored persistent attack warning signs, lost terabytes of secret information, say investigators.

| Read Article »
News

Twitter To News Outlets: More Takeovers Ahead

May 02, 2013 11:35 AM

Twitter memo warns of ongoing account takeover attempts, urges media businesses to prepare. Should Twitter be doing more?

| Read Article »
News

FBI Seeks Real-Time Facebook, Google Wiretaps

May 01, 2013 01:35 PM

Government proposal would expand wiretap laws to cover not just service providers, but also the likes of Facebook and Google, backed by escalating fines for noncompliance.

| Read Article »
News

U.S. Labor Dept. Website Hacked, Serves Malware

May 01, 2013 11:41 AM

Attack bears strong similarities to previous campaigns executed by Chinese APT attack group "DeepPanda," reports security expert.

| Read Article »

Bio

Mathew J. Schwartz

By The Numbers

Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012

What Do You Think?

What's your attitude about SQL analysis on top of Hadoop?

Informationweek Reports

Research: The Big Data Management Challenge

The challenge of big data is real, but most organizations don't differentiate 'big data' from traditional data, and nearly 90% of respondents to our survey use conventional databases as the primary means of handling data. We'll help you understand what constitutes big data (it's not just size) and the numerous management challenges it poses.

Lifestream / Bio / Archive

Mathew J. Schwartz

Articles

Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts

Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense?

LulzSec Hackers Sentenced In London

DHS Eyes Sharing Zero-Day Intelligence With Businesses

LulzSec Hacker 'Pirates' Face Sentencing

FBI Briefs Bank Executives On DDoS Attack Campaign

Apple iPhone Decryption Backlog Stymies Police

Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive

Huawei CEO Dismisses Security, Spying Concerns

Washington State Courts Reveal Security Breach

McAfee, AV's King Of Crazy, Resurfaces

How Syrian Electronic Army Unpeeled The Onion

Nginx Patches Critical Web Server Software Vulnerability

Syria Back Online After Internet Blackout

Anonymous OpUSA Hackathon: Mostly Bluster

Sweet Password Security Strategy: Honeywords

China Tied To 3-Year Hack Of Defense Contractor

Twitter To News Outlets: More Takeovers Ahead

FBI Seeks Real-Time Facebook, Google Wiretaps

U.S. Labor Dept. Website Hacked, Serves Malware

Bio

By The Numbers

What Do You Think?

Related Content

SaS

Five Big Data Challenges and How to Overcome Them with Visual Analytics

Game-Changing Analytics: How IT Executives Can Use Analytics to Create Innovation and Business Success

Data Visualization Techniques: From Basics to Big Data with SAS Visual Analytics

Big Data: Lessons from the Leaders

Decision-Driven Data Management: A Strategy for Better Decisions with Better Data

Informationweek Reports

Research: The Big Data Management Challenge