security: Attacks/breaches
Twitter Two-Factor Authentication: Too Little, Too Late?
Two-factor authentication is a good step. But for securing many sites, Twitter included, it's not enough.
Boston Bombers Can't Elude City's Tech Infrastructure
Video surveillance played a key role in identifying the suspects in Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombing, setting a precedent for increasing...
Laws Can't Save Banks From DDoS Attacks
A threat information-sharing bill wouldn't do much to help banks defend themselves against distributed denial of services (DDoS) attacks.
Spamhaus DDoS Attacks: What Business Should Learn
What should your company take away from this week's attacks? Lock down unsecured DNS repeaters being exploited by attackers and prep DDoS response...
Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers
Three-year old "TeamSpy" espionage campaign should be a wake-up call. Lock down your remote-access tools, or else.
Password Police Cite Evernote Mistakes
Evernote used the wrong security method to store passwords, cryptography experts say. Unfortunately, it's a common error.
Evernote Breach: What It Means To Enterprise IT
Cloud naysayers will insist that this incident shows why we should never use the cloud. Give me a break.
Kill Passwords: Hassle-Free Substitute Wanted
Passwords keep proliferating, but do new technologies and approaches offer an alternative? Maybe.
Security Tools Show Many Dots, Few Patterns
Today's security software wastes valuable time by delivering data dumps, rather than focusing on trends. But you can create your own visualizations.
Don't Blame China For Security Hacks, Blame Yourself
Focus on the sorry state of your information security defenses before worrying about the Chinese, Russians, hacktivists or cybercrime gangs.
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Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts
May 17, 2013Syrian hackers claim to battle American imperialism, media bias and Angelina Jolie.
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LulzSec Hackers Sentenced In London
May 16, 2013Group's 50-day hacking spree compromised websites run by Sony, CIA, Arizona State Police, Westboro Baptist Church and more.
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LulzSec Hacker 'Pirates' Face Sentencing
May 15, 2013Four members of Anonymous spinoff faced sentencing Wednesday for leaking data and launching distributed denial of service attacks against Sony,...
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FBI Briefs Bank Executives On DDoS Attack Campaign
May 14, 2013FBI expedited security clearances so it could share classified info on Operation Ababil, a distributed denial of service attack that continues to...
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3 Big Mistakes In Security Incident Response
May 14, 2013Avoid these common "tunnel vision" mistakes when investigating a breach or hack.
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Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive
May 13, 2013Readers detail "frozen DNS Trojan" cold calls and "repairs" that lead to $882 in unauthorized wire transfers.
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Did You Really Buy A Snowmobile? Big Data Knows
May 13, 2013Better data analysis helps banks rile fewer customers while trying to stop credit card fraud.
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Unified Threat Management Vendors Don't Excel
May 13, 2013Our survey shows users aren’t fond of UTM appliances.
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Huawei CEO Dismisses Security, Spying Concerns
May 10, 2013Company founder denies that Huawei employees would ever be forced to spy for China.
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8 Indicted On $45 Million Bank Cyberheist Charges
May 10, 2013N.Y. men indicted for alleged roles in orchestrated massive global "bank heist" that targeted a MasterCard credit card processor, coordinated mass...
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