A team of U.S. and European computer security researchers have used a cluster of several hundred Sony PlayStation 3 video-game machines to exploit a basic weakness in the software system used to protect commercial transactions made via the Internet.
Security researchers exploit weaknesses in digital certificates to bypass browser security. Experts say the method is within reach of well-funded cybercriminals.
BANGALORE, INDIA: In this series of year-end specials on technology, we present the outlook for 2009 for information, network and data security. Top 10 trends in Information Security for 2009 Advances in security technology simply have not kept pace with the Internet’s growth.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has expanded the hours of a telephone filing service in response to the rising number of applicants for unemployment benefits. Filing also is available through the Internet.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
Twenty years after the release of the Morris Worm , one of the first worms discovered on the Internet, the Web has proven to be the primary place where bad guys lurk, looking for poorly secured websites to plant malicious code. And, they find plenty. According to the 2009 Security Threat Report [PDF] from Sophos , one new infected Web page is discovered every 4.5 seconds. With that in …