Baltimore Sun - Data stored on centralized networks is an appetizing target for hackers, who can reach in from anywhere in the world. Network hubs could also become targets for terrorists or unfriendly countries bent on disabling the nation’s technological

Why is security usually an afterthought?
ZDNet Blogs - Larry Dignan Tracking the hackers, with George Ou You can stumble onto an ActiveX vulnerability with a little help from Google and a 5 minute tutorial on fuzzing. When you

Cisco Unified Communications
Washington Post - The problem was that these numbers were heavily targeted by hackers, and once a DISA code was hacked, thousands of dollars in long distance charges could be incurred in a very short amount of time. The previous solution was to issue calling cards to

Security threats evolve again
Silicon.com - Security threats continue to evolve as hackers find new targets for malware - and businesses have been urged to improve their internal communications to combat threats. Speaking at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Ben Fathi, corporate vice president

FBI: Over 1 million computers controlled by hackers
Katu.com - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 1 million computers - possibly yours, too - are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users’ personal information, the FBI said Wednesday. The government has no way to

Hackers hijack German websites
Beeld - Ankara - Turkish nationalists have hacked a number of German internet sites in apparent retaliation for a fire in the German city of Ludwigshafen on Monday that claimed the lives of nine Turkish immigrants, the Ilhan news agency reported on Wednesday

Wireless signals can be tapped by others
Philadelphia Daily News - In addition, security experts advise changing the default administrative password in the WiFi router; this will prevent hackers from reconfiguring the router surreptitiously, perhaps canceling the security settings. Driving through a Springfield

Tech heavyweights join OpenID Foundation board
San Francisco Gate - OpenID users should not have to worry about eavesdropping attacks, where hackers record and steal log-ons and passwords, or replay attacks, where information is stolen after it leaves a PC and moves to a server, he said. OpenID does not yet protect

Kudelski shares drop sharply amid concerns over cracked encryption
International Herald Tribune - German pay-TV station Premiere, a major customer of Kudelski, said hackers have circumvented the Swiss company’s security software, to the point of hurting fourth quarter sales. Premiere said earlier Wednesday it is talking with Kudelski and other

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