“Control-Alt-Hack” gives teenage and young-adult players a taste of what it means to be a computer-security professional defending against an ever-expanding range of digital threats. The game’s creators will present it this week in Las Vegas at Black Hat 2012, an annual information-security meeting. “Hopefully players will come away thinking differently about computer security,” said [...]
Think you might have a computer infection? Facebook’s here to help. Following up on April’s rollout of the Facebook Anti-Virus Marketplace, which offered free anti-virus software, Facebook debuted “Malware Checkpoint for Facebook” on July 10, which will scan anyone’s PC for any viruses, worms, Trojans or other malicious software. Previously, Facebook had to detect malware [...]
By CHAD BRAY U.S. authorities are expected to announce criminal charges Tuesday against six individuals associated with the online-activist collectives Anonymous and Lulz Security, according to a person in law enforcement. Those charged include individuals in the U.S. and overseas, and several people have been taken into custody, according to this person. FoxNews.com reported Tuesday [...]
Who needs service with a smile? Not 26-year-old Ivan Tsurikov. “I actually dread human interaction of any kind,” he said. That’s why Tsurikov, who works for a small investment firm on the Peninsula, prefers to order his lunch from a computer rather than a server. This week he and two friends tried the Presto tablet, [...]
Viruses take the blame for a lot of deleted information and malicious activity occurring on computers. But this latest incident involving a virus infection is a lot more serious than someone losing important documents or even having their bank accounts compromised. A murderer who was convicted in a Miami court is getting a [...]
“Cyber fit” is a watchword of the President Obama’s counterterrorism bureacurats, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suggested this morning that Americans adopt greater online security as a New Year’s Resolution. “If you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution, it’s not too late to join the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign in setting online safety [...]
An increasing awareness of IT security issues displayed by SMBs during 2011 could present an opportunity for MSPs in 2012. The “SMB Market Landscape Report 2011,” a recent survey of 1,000 US- and UK-based SMBs released by internet security software provider AVG, indicates that traditional IT vulnerabilities are still causing SMBs the most concern, but [...]
LAS VEGAS, BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – From the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and In Motion Technology announce the first wireless mobile router system available for securely extending the enterprise network to the vehicle over the world’s largest 4G LTE [...]