UK court says police can't make hacker hand over passwords
A judge has rejected an attempt by Britain's security services to force an alleged hacker to hand over the passwords to his encrypted computers.
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May 10, 2016
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News tagged with computer security
US advises deleting QuickTime from Windows computers
A cyber security team at the US Department of Homeland Security is advising people to remove QuickTime media software from Windows computers to avoid being hacked.
Security
Apr 15, 2016
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New research method identifies stealth attacks on complicated computer systems
Three Virginia Tech computer scientists are unveiling a novel approach to discovering stealth attacks on computers at the annual ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security.
Security
Oct 13, 2015
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Kaspersky boss warns of emerging cybercrime threats
Russian online security specialist Eugene Kaspersky says cybercriminals will one day go for bigger targets than PCs and mobiles, sabotaging entire transport networks, electrical grids or financial systems.
Security
Oct 3, 2015
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Dutch nab hackers setting ransoms to unlock computers
Dutch police revealed Thursday they have arrested two young hackers who infiltrated a type of malware known as "ransomware" to access thousands of computers worldwide, before demanding money to unlock the machines.
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Sep 17, 2015
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Researchers tackle issues surrounding security tools for software developers
For software programmers, security tools are analytic software that can scan or run their code to expose vulnerabilities long before the software goes to market. But these tools can have shortcomings, and programmers don't ...
Software
Aug 24, 2015
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Researchers at RIT seek to solve the problem of looping with Meshed Tree Protocol
The next breakthrough in computing that will make our computer networks more reliable, faster and more secure against cyber attacks is being developed at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2015
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Detecting malicious files uploaded to cloud services
A powerful new computer security tool, called XDet, can detect malicious files being uploaded to a cloud computing service is reported this month in the International Journal of Space-Based and Situated Computing by researchers ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 12, 2015
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Smart gadgets from guns to cars ripe for hacking
Hackers are not just after your computer: connected devices from cars to home security systems to sniper rifles are now targets for actors looking to steal or cause mischief.
Internet
Aug 2, 2015
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Researchers mount successful attacks against Tor network—and show how to prevent them
With 2.5 million daily users, the Tor network is the world's most popular system for protecting Internet users' anonymity. For more than a decade, people living under repressive regimes have used Tor to conceal their Web-browsing ...
Security
Jul 29, 2015
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