News tagged with secure operating system

US probing cyber attacks on gas pipelines (Update)

A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged Tuesday, raising security concerns about vulnerabilities in key infrastructure.

Technology / Internet

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cloud-based secure desktop streaming from any PC

Today at the CeBIT Fair, IBM is announcing the Secure Enterprise Desktop, an innovative service that enables corporate users to securely access the contents of their entire hard disk, including operating system, applications ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP plans workplace tablet by year's end: Whitman

Hewlett-Packard will take another shot at Apple's iPad with the release late this year of a tablet computer geared for work instead of play, chief executive Meg Whitman said Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Chinese hacked into US Chamber: report

A Chinese group has hacked into America's largest business lobbying organization, compromising all data on its servers and information about its three million members, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Protecting computers at start-up: New NIST guidelines

A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security professionals as they work to protect personal computers as they start up.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Hackers promise AFP photos in 'email scam'

A computer security firm warned on Friday that cybercriminals were attempting to exploit Agence France-Presse photos of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in an email scam.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Android suited up for C-level security

(PhysOrg.com) -- Android is enterprise-ready, with this week's announcement of a new security platform for Android, from Motorola Mobility's subsidiary, 3LM (stands for Three Laws Mobility). This is a potential ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Intel-McAfee preview new rootkit weapon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Letting everyone know that today's computing is no longer about running good anti-virus software, McAfee this week presented a new technology approach in computer protection called DeepSAFE, ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Cybercrime costs $114 billion a year: report

Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost $114 billion, according to a report published Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Linux B-day celebrations rattled by break-in

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just days after celebrations marking the 20th birthday of Linux, the operating system revered around the globe as a rock-solid open source triumph, news surfaced that key servers used to maintain ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 04, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 30 | with audio podcast report

Mozilla's pdf.js project reaches its first milestone

(PhysOrg.com) -- You may recall our earlier reporting on the Mozilla's pdf.js project, in which the folks over at Mozilla are trying to get their browser to display PDF files in your Firefox web browser with ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Germany warns of Apple software security hole

Germany's IT security agency says the software running Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has "critical weaknesses."

Technology / Software

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

iOS still safer than Android, according to Symantec report

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the Android OS came out people have been comparing it to the iOS. One of the most important debates has been about the relative security of the two operating systems. The iOS is rather ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Final version of industrial control systems security guide published

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82),* intended to help pipeline operators, power produc ...

Technology / Other

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Power plants vulnerable to hackers: security firm

US computer security research firm NSS Labs warned that it uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations.

Technology / Internet

created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3