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.
Google: Claims of bypassing Safari security settings 'mischaracterized'
The search giant defends itself against claims of subverting Safari, as Microsoft says IE's settings were also bypassed.
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.
McCain: Senate GOP plans its own cybersecurity bill
Sen. John McCain says during a hearing on the most recent Lieberman cybersecurity bill that opposing GOP senators have no choice but to offer an alternative.
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.
Anonymous steps up attacks with hits on Alabama, Mexico and (maybe) CIA
Anonymous deletes personal info on 46,000 Alabama residents and takes piracy fight to government sites in Mexico, but backtracks on whether it attacked the CIA's website.
ACTA on the ropes: Protests could sink anti-piracy treaty
Some European lawmakers join protests against the U.S.-backed agreement, but is it really an international version of SOPA?
Millions of legal Megaupload files could go out with the bathwater
Users get a reprieve from having legitimate files deleted, but there's still no guarantee they'll get them back. Is this a weakness of cloud storage?
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, 12 others gang up on phishers
The group's DMARC specification could even keep spam out of your spam filter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NIST tackles security, privacy issues in cloud computing
New guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer recommendations agencies should consider when outsourcing data, applications and infrastructure to a public cloud environment.
Google's all-seeing eye: Good or bad for users?
The company's integrated tracking will give it a sixth sense about users' preferences, but raises privacy concerns. And why can't you opt out?
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.
Typo squatting drives fraud sites up the Web charts
Fraudsters register misspellings of Web addresses such as Twitter's to attract fumble-fingered users, and their scam sites are becoming among the most visited on the Web.
Cyber threats in 2012: 5 pain points
Attackers, whether criminals, industrial spies, hacktivists or nation-states, are highly motivated and will use blended threats delivered through a variety of channels.
NY state to proceed with student database
New York's on-again, off-again bid to join a multistate database of students' academic information is back on.
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