Upgraded Stuxnet Variants Could Attack US

The Stuxnet worm could soon be modified to attack vital industrial facilities in the United States and globally, government officials and experts warned Wednesday at a Senate hearing.

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Homeland and Security Affairs, Dean Turner, director of Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network for Symantec Security Response, called Stuxnet “one of the most…

Private Clouds Could be ‘Cloud Nine’ for Government Contractors

Cloud computing has been on everyone’s lips the past couple of years, some believers touting it as a panacea to propel innovation and save money. The Obama administration, especially, has turned out to be its biggest fan. In September 2009, the federal government announced a long-term cloud computing policy intended to cut costs…

Most Likely to Fall for Phishing Scams? Young Women

Young women are most likely to fall victim to online scams, according to new research published by Internet security expert knowthenet.org.uk.

A survey of more than 2,000 Internet users measured individuals’ ability to detect and respond to seven types of online-scam scenario, ranging from spotting bogus social-networking sites to testing how consumers respond to competition…

Rodrigo Fontecilla of Sevatec: Giving Back to the Community a Core Belief at Sevatec

Dr. Rodrigo Fontecilla’s career began as a professor at University of Maryland’s computer science department. While teaching, he began consulting for clients such as National Research Lab. Discovering consulting was something he really enjoyed, Fontecilla decided to pursue that avenue and ended up working for a small 8(a) firm. Five years later,…

Web Users Get Paid to be Big Brother, Fight Crime

Crime never sleeps, and now thanks to a new surveillance project, neither do the crime fighters.

A company in Devon in southwestern England has launched a new website that pays citizens to monitor live commercial CCTV footage online in an effort to catch would-be criminals. Internet Eyes will pay up to…

Social Media: New Methods for Exploitation for Hackers

As the velocity and variety of social media are growing, it is vital to institute guidelines as soon as possible to establish how providers control personally identifiable information and focus on service functionality while minimizing the risk of exploitation of personal and organizational security, says an industry expert.

It is important that…

Cyber Crime in Australia Explodes into New Dimension

Australian authorities are warning that cyber crime is exploding into a new dimension–from multibillion-dollar international money laundering down to personal Facebook accounts and the iPhone boom, The New Zealand Herald reports.

A survey of 3,000 Australian companies in 2008 revealed 14 percent had reported computer…

Stock Traders Become Targets for Hackers Exploiting Mobile Platforms

Once mobile online trading platforms become popular, the nature of the cyber-crime scene will most likely change, according to an Internet security expert.

It is just a matter of time when Internet crime, which mostly has targeted personal computers, will expand to the mobile platform, according to McAfee Labs Technical Product Manager Vinoo…

New-Media Users Remain an Elusive Club

Despite the emergence of new media and the widespread adoption of them, companies are having trouble finding loyal followers in their attempts to create interaction with consumers online.

With the world’s most loved brands a click of the mouse away, new-media users still choose to demonstrate affinity for …

Expert: Lie Online to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

A cyber crime expert at a Scottish university has come up with an easy solution to protect consumers from falling prey to online identity thieves: They should lie about their personal information when surfing the web.

Herald Scotland reports Dr. Ian Ferguson, a cyber crime expert at the University of Abertay, has warned…