Researchers: How 'leaky' smart phones give up their crypto keys
By eavesdropping on signals leaking from smart phones, researchers show how they extract cryptographic keys from as far away as 30 feet.
DOD wants in on protecting civilian infrastructure
Defense Deputy Secretary Ashton B. Carter calls for support of greater info sharing between government and the private sector at the 2012 RSA Conference.
Offense must be the new defense, RSA chief says
Cybersecurity is threatened by increasingly persistent and sophisticated threats, and the industry is at risk of failure if it doesn't change strategy, RSA's Art Coviello said.
Tony Bennett left his heart, others leave mobile devices in San Francisco
A survey of hotels in the city shows a surprising number of mobile devices, particularly smart phones and tablets, get separated from their owners, and most go unclaimed.
Stop agency data leakage in its tracks
PowerBroker Desktops checks for policy violations in each outgoing e-mail and prevents unwarranted data from leaving a single computer.
Intelligent security and other unsolved mysteries targeted at RSA
This year's RSA Conference focuses on the volatile mix of exploits and human error that puts a premium on the ability to analyze large amounts of data.
Which is the bigger threat, missiles or hackers?
In a study on cybersecurity attitudes, one-third of security officials rated computer security higher than missile defense.
Could you continue to operate under cyberattack?
In the cybersecurity world, the military model of mitigating damage when operating in degraded conditions is increasingly applicable.
This KVM will die before giving up your secrets
The Tripp Lite B002-DUA4 is a highly secure keyboard, video, mouse switch that will fit in with any security plan.
Feds try to buy more time for DNSChanger cleanup
Petition asks court for an extension so computers still infected with the malware aren't effectively cut off from the Internet March 8.
Why computers infected with DNSChanger could lose Internet access
If rogue DNS servers temporarily controlled by the FBI are shut down as expected March 8, infected computers whose DNS requests are routed to those servers will be effectively cut off from the Internet.
How to secure your 'Ethernet port in the parking lot'
NIST provides recommendations for improving the security configuration and monitoring of 802.11 WiFi networks.
IPv6 networks face aggressive attacks for first time
According to respondents to Arbor Networks' Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, cyberattacks are now targeting IPv6 networks more intensely, although the Internet protocol started implementation last year.
Anonymous gets NSA's attention, promises regular Friday attacks
The hacker collective plans regular strikes against government and corporate sites, while NSA's chief reportedly is concerned the group could soon be capable of attacking the power grid.
Bipartisan cyber bill now the center of partisan turf war
Sen. Joe Lieberman's attempt to strike the "right balance" draws the ire of Sen. John McCain and other GOP leaders, who are planning their own bill.
The riskiest cities for cyber crime: Where does yours rank?
Norton and Sperling's BestPlaces list the U.S. cities with the highest online risk factors, which seem to boil down to using the Internet.
Stop playing politics with cybersecurity
The no-regulation stance of Senate Republicans opposing the new cybersecurity bill lessens the chance of getting meaningful legislation passed.
Adobe issues patch for 'critical' Flash vulnerability
A security update from the company fixes seven Flash Player vulnerabilities, including a zero-day cross-site scripting flaw reportedly being exploited in the wild.
Mobile malware is on the march, and Android is target No. 1
The amount of malware for Android increased from 400 samples in June to more than 13,000 in December, a study by Juniper Networks found.
Spear-phishing campaign targets gov addresses taken in Stratfor hack
E-mail addresses posted after a hack of intell analysis company Stratfor are being used in a spear-phishing campaign targeting its subscribers.
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