Cybersecurity
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Eight companies are headed to court over their use of Carrier IQ software, Computerworld reports. The lawsuit says the companies have violated federal wiretap laws because Carrier IQ\'s services, which provides analytics, are intrusive and infringe on users\' privacy.
December 06, 2011 -
Viewing cybersecurity as a growth area, Raytheon buys up its ninth cybersecurity firm since 2007.
December 06, 2011 -
Alan Paller, the vice president for research at the SANS Institute told In Depth with Francis Rose the appointment of Mark Weatherford to head the DHS cyber division has reinvigorated the agency\'s operations.
December 05, 2011 -
The survey warns shopper to be on alert for fake merchant sites and to take steps to protect their personal information.
December 05, 2011 -
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say that the current system, which includes federal, state and local entities, is inefficient and could leave gaps in security, Reuters reports.
December 05, 2011 -
Sanjay Sardar, FERC\'s CIO, joined to discuss the agency\'s FISMA stance.
December 02, 2011 -
A week of simulated cyber battling took place at Nellis Air Force Base just outside Las Vegas.
December 02, 2011 -
A bill to let spy agencies share intelligence on cyber threats with private companies was backed by a House of Representatives intelligence panel.
December 02, 2011 -
Global cybersecurity spending is expected to reach $60 billion this year and is forecast to grow at 10 percent every year during the next three to five years.
December 02, 2011 -
Phil Cirrulli, the chief information officer for the managing and operations contractor for the site, is improving the national lab\'s infrastructure to support widespread wireless access. He also is shutting down legacy mainframe systems after implementing a new ERP system. December 1, 2011
December 01, 2011 -
SophosLabs reports spammers are targeting users and tricking them into clicking on and infecting their computers with a Trojan horse. The messages, sent from what appears to be the U.S. Postal Service use a variety of subject lines such as, \"Track your parcel\" and \"Your package is available for pickup.\"
December 01, 2011 -
Hackers responsible for the botnet known as Duqu, have been clearing their tracks. Computerworld reports the hackers have cleraed and cleaned all their known servers all the way back to 2009.
December 01, 2011 -
USA Search, which hosts search services over more than 500 government sites, topped the list of award winners presented by CTOlabs.com.
December 01, 2011 -
Two recent cyber incidents hightlight the real threat that cyber attacks can have, Vance Taylor, a partner Catalyst said. He penned a blog post on SecurityDebrief.com calling the most recent of these a \"stark reminder.\"
November 30, 2011 -
Your password might not be as secure as you think. Do these passwords sound familiar: \"123456,\" \"password\" and \"monkey.\" Those are just a few of the 25 worst passwords according to Splash Data.
November 30, 2011
