Google's Bouncer shows Android malware the door
It may have arrived too late for the 5 million phones recently infected, but Google has introduced Bouncer, a service designed to muscle out apps carrying malicious code.
Anonymous takes down Boston PD site, releases FBI/Scotland Yard call
The hacktivist group's attacks the latest in a string of malicious activity targeting government sites.
New rules of cyber-crime engagement needed to protect US now
Targeted cyber crime threats are on the rise and cause real concern for U.S. national security secrets, intell chiefs testified at a recent Senate hearing.
$10M offered for ideas on creating trusted online identities
NIST is making grants available for research that addresses technical and operational challenges to implementing the administration's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
BlackBerry 7 OS gets FIPS 140-2 certification
Smart phones running the OS now meet the cryptographic standard required by government.
Hackers strike again: California city's site latest target
The city of Sacramento, California's, website is the most recent government website to suffer an attack, which is becoming a trend. So who will be next?
White House: Tech standards are (mostly) industry's job
Standards will be created primarily by industry, but the government will still have a say in national priority areas such as cybersecurity, health care IT and clean energy.
Political borders don't stop cyberattacks, but they prevent defense, study finds
A fragmented environment and lack of shared understanding hinders the cooperation needed to defend cyberspace against hostile nations and criminals, a McAfee study found.
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, 12 others gang up on phishers
The group's DMARC specification could even keep spam out of your spam filter.
Android apps infect 5 million phones with something bad
Symantec identified 13 apps that deliver what it says is a Trojan, but which another security company calls aggressive adware. Either way, who wants it?
DISA office to manage mobile devices, online app store
The Defense Information Systems Agency opens program office to offer mobile device management services as well as an online store for apps.
Symantec warns pcAnywhere users of remote software code hack
Security firm Symantec is advising customers of its pcAnywhere to deactivate the remote desk software after individuals from the Anonymous hacker group allegedly released Jan. 13 the source code of the software, which was originally stolen in 2006.
Google: Privacy changes won't affect government clients
The changes to Google's tracking policy announced this week will not apply to existing contracts with its government clients.
Police testing long-range scanner to 'frisk' for guns on the street
The New York Police Department, which is developing the device with DOD, wants to use terahertz wave technology to detect weapons from as far as 80 feet away.
Court's GPS ruling doesn't answer the real question of online privacy
The court's decision that use of a GPS tracking device constitutes a search relied on property rights and did not address the question of privacy in an increasingly online world.
5 ways to avoid getting caught in phishing scams
Security software is helpful, but a scammer's best weapon is social engineering. That means users have to be ready, too.
EU signs 'international SOPA' as online protests continue
The anti-counterfeiting treaty known as ACTA is drawing fire from Anonymous and other protesters.
Federal Reserve code stolen by insider, FBI says
The arrest of former computer programmer working for the Federal Reserve on charges of stealing software points to the potential danger of insider threats, authorities say.
FTC site still down after Anonymous hack; anti-piracy fallout spreads
Hacker group continues its protest over SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation and the FBI's takedown of file-sharing site Megaupload.
Data breach exposes info on NY utility customers
Nearly 2 million customers of two New York-based utility companies have had personal data, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, compromised in a data breach.
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