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It’s not just about China and America—smaller countries want to wage cyberwar too
America’s Department of Defense yesterday released its annual report on China’s military capabilities (pdf). The report includes “electronic warfare” and “information dominance” as part of a larger campaign it says is an “essential element, if not a fundamental prerequisite” of … Continue reading
Most data isn’t “big,” and businesses are wasting money pretending it is
Big data! If you don’t have it, you better get yourself some. Your competition has it, after all. Bottom line: If your data is little, your rivals are going to kick sand in your face and steal your girlfriend. There … Continue reading
The worst possible cybersecurity breaches could be far worse than you imagined
The cyber-ruffians who briefly tanked the stock market recently by faking a news tweet about an attack at the White House showed how much damage can be done with a few well-placed keystrokes. Those who hacked into a Department of … Continue reading
Funding soars for security startups as cyberattacks keep coming
Cyberattacks hitting one company after another — including defense contractor QinetiQ — have garnered plenty of headlines in recent months. And while that’s got to cause headaches for victims, it might not be such a bad thing, because it makes … Continue reading
Muggers Increasingly Stealing Samsung Phones Instead Of iPhones
Here’s a funny detail from James Temple at the San Francisco Chronicle. As Samsung has grown in popularity with consumers around the world, it’s also growing in popularity with muggers. Temple talked to Capt. Joe Garrity of San Francisco’s Tenderloin … Continue reading
Internet Explorer zero-day exploit targets nuclear weapons researchers (Updated)
Attackers exploited a previously unknown and currently unpatched security bug in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to surreptitiously install malware on the computers of federal government workers involved in nuclear weapons research, researchers said Friday. The attack code appears to have … Continue reading
The IT department is flattening office hierarchy, one device at a time
Everyone is fretting over “bring your own device” policies and the headaches they mean for the information-technology department. But the silver lining is that they also help make workplaces, across titles and time zones, much more equitable places. Corporate access … Continue reading
Why you should take hacked sites’ password assurances with a grain of salt
Reputation.com, a service that helps people and companies manage negative search results, has suffered a security breach that has exposed user names, e-mail and physical addresses, and in some cases, password data. In an e-mail sent to users on Tuesday, … Continue reading
American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag
American Airlines recently got permission to use its iPad Electronic Flight Bags in the cockpit during all phases of flight, saving an estimated $1.2 million of fuel annually. For pilots, it’s a huge benefit. A bag full of airways charts, airport … Continue reading
Twitter Warns Journalists: “We Believe That These Attacks Will Continue”
In a memo sent to news organizations, Twitter warns that it expects high-profile account hijackings — like the one that took down the AP’s Twitter account last week — to continue. “Please help us keep your accounts secure,” the memo … Continue reading
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