Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords wont keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them. The best password is a long, nonsensical

Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly - ZDNet Blogs
Oh dear. The Chicken Little contingent is out in full force. Break out your Kevlar helmets, everyone, because the sky is falling on Windows! At last week s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, researchers Alexander Sotirov and Mark Dowd presented a

MoDOT setup vulnerable - Columbia Daily Tribune
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - A state audit released yesterday identified several problems with the computer system security of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Auditors warned that MoDOT s computer system is “susceptible to threats and

Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds - Yahoo News
LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people’s trust. Opportunities for mischief abound as users place intimate details

News - Security - CNET News
LAS VEGAS — The Defcon hacker conference ended its 16th year on Sunday, sending about 8,000 attendees home from a weekend of virus writing, discussion of Internet attacks, and general debauchery. The highlight was most definitely the restraining

Dell sees industry computer sales higher in 2nd half - Forbes
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Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks - The Ledger
Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks in Lexington noticed a stream of data directed at Georgian

A virtual front opens in warfare - Houston Chronicle
Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks in Lexington noticed a stream of data directed at Georgian

Mass. man detects Georgia Web attack - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Weeks before physical bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks in Lexington noticed a stream of data directed at Georgian

Hi-tech thieves target Olympics - BBC Technology
The start of the Olympics has proved irresistible to cyber criminals, say security firms. The volume of junk e-mail messages with an Olympic theme spiked prior to the opening ceremony, said Symantec.

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