News tagged with computer specialists

Internet voting still faces hurdles in US

Shop online. Bank online. Why not vote online?

Technology / Other

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Hackers booby-trap foreign policy group websites

Internet security researchers warned that foreign policy and human rights websites are being booby-trapped by hackers in what appears to be cyber espionage.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 12

Apple out to kill widespread Macintosh virus

Apple said it is crafting a weapon to vanquish a Flashback virus from Macintosh computers and working to disrupt the command network being used by hackers behind the infections. ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Hackers hitting Macs with virus: industry experts

The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.

Technology / Software

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks

Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Code War replacing Cold War: security experts

A US counterterrorism expert warned that the Cold War has given way to a "Code War" in which cyber weapons can be unleashed with devastating consequences.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Hacker group claims hit on US defense contractor

Hacker group Anonymous released a trove of military email addresses and passwords it claimed to have plundered from the network of US defense consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Report: Shortage of cyber experts may hinder govt

(AP) -- Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found.

Technology / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Giving doctors the complete picture

During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care. However, faulty communication, inappropriate timing, inadequate ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites

Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0