Nationwide Insurance says data breach affects 1.1M
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. says someone attacked part of its computer network and likely stole personal information affecting more than 1.1 million people.
Internet
Dec 5, 2012
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Improving cyber attack detection through computer modeling
A new study shows computer network security analysts are not prepared for drawn out cyber attacks.
Internet
Nov 30, 2012
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Do you trust the government with your computer?
Do you trust the federal government to keep your personal data safe? What about your business's records and trade secrets? If you answered "no," you have good reason - the federal government has had 13 breaches and failures ...
Internet
Nov 16, 2012
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Apple ordered to pay $368 million in patent case
Apple has been ordered to pay $368 million for patent infringement in its use of Facetime, an application that allows for video calls on mobile devices, the plaintiff said Wednesday.
Business
Nov 7, 2012
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FCC: Communications slowly improving after Sandy
(AP)—Federal regulators say that wireless networks are slowly coming back to life after Hurricane Sandy, with about 1 in 5 cell towers still being out of service Wednesday in a storm-hit area stretching from Virginia to ...
Telecom
Oct 31, 2012
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Android apps are full of potential leaks, finds study
(Phys.org)—Many Android apps are capable of falling victim to Man in the Middle (MITM) attacks. How many? Far too many. Thousands of apps in the Google Play mobile market present vulnerabilities because of the way that ...
Free app successfully flaggs 97 percent of spam and malware posts on Facebook
(Phys.org)—Cyber-crime is expanding to the fertile grounds of social networks and University of California, Riverside engineers are fighting it.
Internet
Oct 9, 2012
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US scholarships aim to close cybersecurity gap
For students seeking to become cyber warriors, the US government has a sweet deal.
Internet
Sep 29, 2012
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Cisco CEO's pay package dipped 9 pct in past year
(AP)—Cisco Systems Inc. trimmed CEO John Chambers' pay package for the past fiscal year by 9 percent as concerns about growth at the maker of computer networking equipment weighed on its stock.
Business
Sep 27, 2012
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Internet Explorer users are warned against Poison Ivy
(Phys.org)—More than a few Internet Explorer users stand vulnerable to fresh attacks of Poison Ivy. In the latest headline in the "Internet Explorer has a flaw" saga, a security hole in Internet Explorer 7,8, and 9 is ...
