December 20, 2015 China summons US envoy, warns that cyberspying charges could harm ties China has warned the U.S. that it is jeopardizing its military ties with Beijing and demanded that Washington withdraw an indictment brought by the Justice Department against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. companies to steal trade secrets.
December 20, 2015 DOJ brings first-ever cyber-espionage case against Chinese officials Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday announced a first-of-its-kind criminal cyber-espionage case against Chinese military officials the Justice Department charges hacked into major U.S. companies to steal trade secrets -- though Holder could not say whether the five defendants stand a chance of ever seeing the inside of a U.S. courtroom.
December 12, 2015 Iran deal on nukes could boost Tehran’s cyber-terror army, says report Iranian cyber-terrorists are launching more sophisticated and frequent attacks against the U.S. and its allies, and the proposed deal to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic could give it the money and technology to ramp up its digital warfare, according to a new report.
December 11, 2015 Qwertycards generate secure passwords from a secret cheat sheet in your wallet How strong are your passwords? Using a different password for every website is now a common security practice, but remembering complicated passwords can get messy. Qwertycards make it easy to develop different secure passwords for every website you visit. Every wallet-sized plastic card contains a unique set of codes that should help keep your information private online.
December 5, 2015 Stop skimmers from stealing your money One of the more successful tools of 21st century crooks is the skimmer. Thieves attach these sneaky gadgets to steal your credit or debit card’s magnetic strip information at ATMs, gas pumps and other places where you swipe your card. The thieves use this information to make a clone of your card, and then they use the clone to drain your bank account or run up huge bills and trash your credit.
November 30, 2015 Military grooming new officers for war in cyberspace Students at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies are taking more courses and participating in elaborate cyberwarfare exercises as the military educates a generation of future commanders in the theory and practice of computer warfare.
November 24, 2015 Dell moves to fix built-in security flaw Dell has announced a fix for the "eDellRoot" certificate it installed on laptops and PCs that “unintentionally introduced a security vulnerability risk” to its customers.
November 24, 2015 Companies need to start making security part of their brands, experts say As the number of cyberattacks continue to mount, security experts said Monday that consumers are starting to demand that companies show they are taking the issue seriously and are going to start punishing those that don’t.
November 20, 2015 Hackers steal A+ for their sophistication, global security merits a C, a new study finds It might be time to send global cyber security to the principal’s office. Or even detention.
November 19, 2015 Joystick jihad: Sony's PlayStation 4 could be terrorists' communication tool, experts warn After Friday’s horrific terror attacks on Paris, security experts are weighing the frightening possibility that Sony’s PlayStation 4 has become a communication tool for terrorists.