News tagged with cyber networks

Physics rules network dynamics

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the workings of the Web, the brain, or a social network, physics finds universal truths.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (32) | comments 0

Two years and 100 mln dollars buys winning cyber army

A computer espionage specialist has laid out blueprints for building a cyber army capable of crashing through US defenses.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 01, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 2

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

Top US cybersecurity official quits

A top US cybersecurity official has quit, complaining in a resignation letter obtained by Wired magazine that US cyber protection efforts are being dominated by the super-secret National Security Agency (NSA).

Technology / Internet

created Mar 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Hacker group launches online social network

Infamous hacker group Anonymous launched Monday its own social network after being rejected by Google's freshly-launched online community.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Cyber-criminals targeting social networks: experts

Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts warn.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers

(AP) -- A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Iran blocks email, restricts net access: reports

Iran has further restricted access to the Internet and blocked popular email services for the past few days, in a move a top lawmaker said could "cost the regime dearly," media reports said on Sunday.

Technology / Internet

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

US recruiting young cyber warriors

The United States is looking for the next generation of cyber warriors.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Coming of age on the Internet

In the mid-90s, the Internet seemed like a dark place. Indeed, scientific studies from that time were documenting some real risks for teenagers, including fewer close friendships and more tenuous connections with family. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new language could improve home computer security

Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ub ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage

US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 28, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Georgia Tech Information Security Center releases cyber threats forecast for 2011

The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) today announced the release of the GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2011, outlining the top three areas of security risk and concern for consumer and business Internet ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

BART ready for renewed protests after cyber attack

(AP) -- San Francisco's mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked cell phone service at some transit stations broke into a website and posted company ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0