News tagged with security engineer
Head for the clouds, feet firmly on the ground
Computer engineers in the US writing in the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems have reviewed the research literature to get a clear picture of cloud computing, its adoption, use and th ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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US Internet users not as scam-savvy as they think
US Internet users are continuing to fall for online scams, especially if the promised prize is a chance at a hip new gadget such as a tablet computer, according to a new study.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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China renews Google's operating licence
China said Wednesday it had renewed Google's licence to operate in the world's largest online market, after the US company last year moved its Chinese search engine overseas in protest over censorship.
Sep 07, 2011 |
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No patch for human stupidity: hackers
Hackers at DefCon have long understood that there is no patch for human stupidity. Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google's ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Google search detects infected computers
Google on Tuesday began warning some users of its popular Internet search service that their computers may be infected with a virus.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Regulation blocking genetically engineered food animal development, report finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cumbersome and time-consuming federal regulatory process is stifling commercial investment in the development of genetically engineered animals for food and has serious long-term implications ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Hackers aim ruse at Apple computer users
Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software.
May 26, 2011 |
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One-in-14 software downloads malicious: Microsoft
Microsoft on Wednesday warned that hackers use mind tricks more often than software skills to get viruses into computers.
May 18, 2011 |
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Cyber scams rife at social networks: Microsoft
Social networks are "lucrative hot beds" for cyber scams as crooks endeavor to dupe members of online communities, according to a Microsoft security report released on Thursday.
May 12, 2011 |
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Hackers make 57,000 booby-trapped websites weekly: experts
About 57,000 seemingly legitimate websites booby-trapped by hackers spring up on the Internet each week, computer security researchers at PandaLabs said.
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills
Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.
Jul 31, 2010 |
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Baidu hacker lawsuit can proceed in US court
A US judge ruled Thursday that Baidu has a "plausible" legal case against a domain registry firm that let hackers commandeer the Chinese Internet search giant's website.
Jul 22, 2010 |
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BYU engineers improve eye-tracking technology that aids the disabled
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eye-tracking technology allows people with disabilities to use their eyes to operate a computer. Imagine moving your eyes to direct the cursor to a link on a Web page. Then you just blink ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Journalists in China say Yahoo accounts hacked
(AP) -- Yahoo e-mail accounts belonging to foreign journalists appeared to have been hacked and Google's Chinese search engine was intermittently blocked because of an internal change Tuesday, the latest troubles in China's ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Patch for flaw in key Internet protocol
(PhysOrg.com) -- A flaw was found in November in a key Internet protocol that encrypts most sensitive online transactions and communications, including credit card and banking transactions. A patch has now ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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