If you've ever watched a late night spy movie on cable, you're probably already familiar with the concept: Access to a highly secured area or object requires two separate keys each in the possession of a different individual. Some financial companies handling sensitive customer data over the Interne...
Some Internet security companies are warning about the dangers they say exist from a new level of cyber attacks based on dynamic code obfuscation. However, makers of top-rated antivirus protection software claim such warnings only amount to a new spin on an old hacker tactic. Dynamic code obfuscatio...
Existing copyright laws in the United Kingdom are out of date and should be updated to provide consumers with more flexibility, including the right to copy the content on DVDs and CDs to portable players, a new report argued. The Institute for Public Policy Research issued a report Sunday saying tha...
BT Group said Wednesday it would acquire managed security services firm Counterpane Internet Security in a move that could help the former national phone company of the UK advance its transformation into a global telecom services and network firm. BT did not disclose the price it paid for the privat...
Facing potentially negative implications for its Zune music service and player, Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against a group of hackers who allegedly infiltrated its digital rights management technology. The software giant claims the defendants gained access to its proprietary source code.
Over the last decade, many businesses -- long established and newly formed alike -- have made the World Wide Web a key revenue-generating channel. Billions of dollars are transacted each year over the Web. For many, going online to make a purchase or to find information that will lead to a purchas...
Infineon Technologies said Monday it had landed an order for millions of data storage chips from the U.S. government, which will be featured in a new generation of electronic passports. The exact size of the contract was not disclosed, but Infineon said it received a "multimillion piece purchase ord...
Consumers and small businesses just can't afford to let their network and computer guards down these days. With the growing number of mobile and wireless technologies available to them, and with cybercrooks becoming better organized, focused, and more willing to share resources, the digital world c...
As critical data continues to leave the office in laptops, PDAs and cell phones, the need for more efficient ways to secure it is growing exponentially. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we examined how serious the issue of mobile device theft has become, and how deeply businesses and government i...
It can be a scary world out there. Phishers, hackers, crackers and the like are determined to wreak havoc on network security -- and a firm's Chief Information Officer is smack dab in the middle of it all. The CIO establishes and directs the strategic long-term goals, policies and procedures for an ...
A report saying that a popular electronic voting machine can be tampered with to alter or erase votes has prompted states that have purchased the devices to order increased security ahead of upcoming elections. On Thursday, Black Box Voting, a nonprofit group, issued a report based on the findings o...
Most electronics consumers had never heard of rootkits before last year's Sony BMG debacle. Now, rootkits have the attention of the U.S. public -- and the U.S. government. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday suggested that a measure outlawing the controversial software may be in order. A...
In the latest of several high-profile cases of database breaches that could be connected to identity theft, the timeshare unit of hotel giant Marriott International says it can't find computer backup tapes containing personal data of more than 200,000 customers and employees. Marriot Vacation Club I...
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