Researchers have uncovered evidence that the infamous Zeus login-stealing Trojan has been blended with the Ramnit worm to create hybrid malware that can attack online bank accounts while spreading across networks.
John E. Dunn | 24 Aug | Read more
Despite my obsession with social media and constantly telling people where I am and what I'm doing, I pride myself as being a generally careful person with my personal data both online and in the non-web world.
Lisa Banks | 22 Aug | Read more
A former US Department of Health purchasing agent who claimed to be a victim of identity theft faces 10 years jail after pleading guilty to stealing $114,000 of government funds to purchase goods on Amazon.
Responding to the <a href="http://www.bcbst.com/about/news/releases/default.asp?release=292">theft of 57 hard drives in 2009</a> , BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has completed a $6 million project to encrypt all of its at-rest data.
Lucas Mearian | 22 Aug | Read more
Have you been paying attention? <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security">Security</a> threats around the world have changed over the past few years. One of the fundamental differences is that the motives for security breaches have multiplied.
Scot Finnie | 22 Aug | Read more
The politically oriented hacking group, Anonymous, has released 1GB of what is says are private e-mails and documents from an executive of a U.S. defense company that sells unmanned aerial vehicles to police and the U.S. military.
Jeremy Kirk | 19 Aug | Read more
A parliamentary inquiry has highlighted serious concerns with the government's Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, which is intended to allow Australia to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.
Stilgherrian | 19 Aug | Read more
Researchers have documented a method for working out ATM PIN numbers using residual traces of heat left on keypads after they have been touched by a person's fingers.
John E Dunn | 18 Aug | Read more
Halfway through a 90-day trial, the Department of Defense says it has stopped hundreds of attempted intrusions it would have missed otherwise without its <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061711-military-cyber-threat.html">pilot program</a> of sharing classified information about cyber threats with military contractors.
Tim Greene | 18 Aug | Read more
Can the Obama administration fix your identity management problems?
Ellen Messmer | 18 Aug | Read more
Bank customers who still want to use a teller but are tired of queuing up at lunchtime will soon have a faster option if the big four banks decide to roll out NCR's APTRA video automatic teller machine (VTM).
Hamish Barwick | 15 Aug | Read more
The U.S. government will work to develop an "unrivaled" cybersecurity workforce and broaden the nation's pool of skilled cyberworkers under a draft cybersecurity education plan released Friday by a U.S. agency.
Grant Gross | 13 Aug | Read more
The IT security market in the Asia Pacific region except Japan (APEJ) was busy last year with security experts stepping up their efforts in a race against attackers that do not go on holidays.
Veronica C. Silva | 11 Aug | Read more
A July cyberattack on Booz Allen Hamilton will not materially harm the company's bottom line, its CEO said Tuesday.
Robert McMillan | 10 Aug | Read more
Leading US critical infrastructure security consultant Eric Byres has slammed security practices at Siemens following the demonstration of serious security vulnerabilities in their S7 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) at Black Hat 2011.
Stilgherrian | 08 Aug | Read more
After the hacking gang Anonymous took credit for defacing Syria's Ministry of Defense website, a Syrian group today retaliated by posting gruesome photos on Anonymous' embryonic social network.
Gregg Keizer | 09 Aug | Read more
The South Australian government has recorded a decrease in crime levels, thanks to its updated Crime Mapper website.
Lisa Banks | 08 Aug | Read more
To prevent online privacy breaches Australia needs a privacy watchdog rather than merely guidelines, a law lecturer has argued.
Lisa Banks | 08 Aug | Read more
Hackers with ties to Anonymous' AntiSec movement continued their assault on law enforcement by releasing 10 gigs of sensitive information from 56 law enforcement entities across the country.
Paul Suarez | 07 Aug | Read more
Web applications experience 27 attacks per hour on average — roughly one attack every two minutes — according to findings from a US-based data security provider.
Mark Phillips | 03 Aug | Read more