The path to outsmarting advanced cyberattacks
Analytics tools are available to detect attack patterns, but agencies need to take a few steps before gaining the confidence to act on the intelligence they provide.
Energy lab releases open-source tool for tracking cyberattacks
Hone, a tool being developed at the Pacific Northwest National Lab, links network traffic with an application, making it easier to find the source of an IT compromise.
Should US adopt the Godfather cyber defense doctrine?
Vito Corleone had an elegant solution to identifying the source of clandestine attacks.
New malware targeting Mac OS X a 'wake-up call' for Apple users
The recently discovered SabPub and LuckyCat exploit Word vulnerabilities and are a sign Mac users need to get wise about patching, security experts say.
'Elite' hacker done in by everyday iPhone function
A hacker who posted racy photos gloating about his hack of police officers' home addresses didn't realize the pictures were GPS-tagged and time-stamped.
Anti-CISPA 'Stop Cyber Spying Week' protest gets under way
Internet advocacy groups oppose the information-sharing bill, which does have the support of some heavy industry hitters.
NIST: Crypto is the key to protecting large data stores
A second draft of guidelines for creating a crypto key management system addresses one of the greatest challenges in securing sensitive information.
Mobile tech, employee error blamed for rise in medical data breaches
More than a quarter of U.S. health care providers in a recent survey experienced a breach of patient data in the past year, continuing an upward trend.
New phishing scam targets military users, DFAS warns
E-mail campaign tries to fool service members receiving disability payments into giving up their personal information, including tax returns.
Finally, an alternative to the tyranny of passwords?
DARPA's "active authentication" would be a welcome alternative to passwords and other cumbersome credentials.
Flashback infections of Apple's OS X prove no one is safe
It has taken months, but fixes for the most prolific malware to hit the Apple OS have arrived, and the infection rate for Flashback is dropping.
NIST proposes cleaning up the Digital Signature Standard
Changes proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology would clarify the transition to a new set of approved tools and correct some errors in the current version.
DHS to track video-game consoles
DHS and the U.S. Navy are interested in extracting data from video game consoles purchased overseas, in order to catch terrorists and pedophiles.
Malware version of Angry Birds Space appears
Sophos has identified a Trojan horse masquerading as a Android version of the game on some unofficial apps stores.
Report: Stuxnet planted by Iranian double agent for Israel
An Iranian dissident working for Israel used a memory stick to implant the Stuxnet worm at Iran's Natanz nuclear processing facility, according to a published report.
Exercise provides strategies for new federal cyber center
A cyber exercise at Los Alamos National Laboratory is helping to lay the mission foundations and priorities for a new federal cyber coordination center.
Victim list in Utah medical-records hack grows to 780,000
State IT and health officials say 280,000 of the victims had their Social Security numbers stolen in the medical-records hack, which came from Eastern Europe.
Beware 'rnicrosoft.com' and similar sp00fed links in e-mail
Even if you check the URLs for links in e-mail and other messages, you could still be fooled by homographs.
The big target in cyber war isn't military anymore
The greatest international threat today is not to military targets or critical infrastructure but to intellectual property, said Estonian President Toomas Hendrick Ilves.
Oak Ridge lab takes a new tack on 'big security'
A team at Oak Ridge National Lab is developing tools that use advanced machine learning to counter cyber threats.
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