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Cray courts the big-data market

Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will market its offerings to large enterprises, which will be a new kind of client for the company.

Written by Joab Jackson • 10 Feb. 12 11:16
Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Written by Grant Gross • 10 Feb. 12 07:37
Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn

A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 10 Feb. 12 02:42
EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over planned changes in the company's collection of personal data.

Written by Grant Gross • 09 Feb. 12 09:28
US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says

The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert said Wednesday.

Written by Grant Gross • 09 Feb. 12 08:46
Google to pay users to track their movements online

Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.

Written by Cameron Scott • 09 Feb. 12 08:41
Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market

Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 09 Feb. 12 07:39
Free Web tool consolidates data on code vulnerabilities

Enterprise coders can now use an open source Web application that lets them consolidate software vulnerability data from a range of scanning and test tools. With a centralized view, and reporting and management tools, ThreadFix speeds the work needed to fix software bugs and vulnerabilities, including those in proliferating mobile apps.

Written by John Cox • 09 Feb. 12 03:29
Trustwave admits issuing man-in-the-middle digital certificate, Mozilla debates punishment

Digital Certificate Authority (CA) Trustwave revealed that it has issued a digital certificate that enabled an unnamed private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network, an action that prompted the Mozilla community to debate whether the CA's root certificate should be removed from Firefox.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 09 Feb. 12 00:32
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FTC warns makers of background checking apps

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.

Written by Grant Gross • 08 Feb. 12 06:39
FTC warns background screening mobile apps may be unlawful

The Federal Trade Commission this week said it sent letters to six unidentified mobile applications makers warning them that their background screening apps may be violating federal statutes.

Written by Michael Cooney • 08 Feb. 12 05:26
Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report

Both the number and volume of distributed denial-of-service attacks are increasing, according to new reports from DDoS mitigation companies Prolexic and Arbor Networks.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 08 Feb. 12 01:34
Data breach? Blame your third party's remote access systems

An in-depth study of data-breach problems last year where hackers infiltrated 312 businesses to grab gobs of mainly customer payment-card information found the primary way they got in was through third-party vendor remote-access applications or VPN for systems maintenance.

Written by Ellen Messmer • 07 Feb. 12 22:33
Adobe launches sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, hopes for fewer exploits

Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 07 Feb. 12 09:45
Small business lags on computer security

Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.

Written by AAP • 07 Feb. 12 09:25
Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks

A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan • 07 Feb. 12 08:15
10 questions for Total Defense CFO Marcus Smith

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Written by Nancy Weil • 07 Feb. 12 04:00
Hundreds of DreamHost websites abused by spammers

Rogue PHP pages that redirect users to work-at-home scams have been added to hundreds of websites hosted at DreamHost following a security breach suffered by the company in January, researchers from cloud security vendor Zscaler said.

Written by Lucian Constantin • 07 Feb. 12 02:31
Malware automates storing of data haul on file-hosting site SendSpace

Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for retrieval.

Written by Jeremy Kirk • 07 Feb. 12 01:26
How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work

The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential information taken from the company's computers if Marriott did not offer him a job, has been sent to prison for his criminal endeavor.

Written by Michael Cooney • 04 Feb. 12 08:27

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Cray courts the big-data market

Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats

Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn

EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes

US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says

Google to pay users to track their movements online

Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market

Free Web tool consolidates data on code vulnerabilities

Trustwave admits issuing man-in-the-middle digital certificate, Mozilla debates punishment

FTC warns makers of background checking apps

FTC warns background screening mobile apps may be unlawful

Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report

Data breach? Blame your third party's remote access systems

Adobe launches sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, hopes for fewer exploits

Small business lags on computer security

Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks

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