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US, China Try to Ease Tension with Cyber War Games

The United States and China are performing a set of cyber war "games" to examine how each side would respond to a Stuxnet-type attack, as well as attacks on each other, in an effort to ease ongoing tension between the two sides.

18 Apr 2012 3 mins

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Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!?

If you downloaded the latest version of Angry Birds for Android from an unofficial app store, the software could have compromised your device and granted system control to the Bad Guys, according to a security research firm.

18 Apr 2012 2 mins

Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Russian Charged with Hacking Into Brokerage Accounts

Petr Murmylyuk allegedly caused US$1 million in losses to Fidelity, Scottrade, E*Trade, and Schwab

18 Apr 2012 2 mins

Cybercrime Legal Security

Cybersecurity Bill Revised to Ease Privacy Concerns

As controversial cybersecurity legislation heads to the House floor, bill's authors offer new amendments to assuage concerns that the measure would provide for unlimited government collection of personal information.

17 Apr 2012 5 mins

Government Government IT Regulation

Grading the Tech Policy Makers: A First Quarter Recap

Cyber insurance is a must. For full coverage, you need to understand your risk postureu2014and conduct an advanced penetration test. rn

22 Jun 2017

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Grading the Tech Policy Makers: A First Quarter Recap

It's been a busy 2012 on the Hill. As legislators and policymakers grapple with an array of issues central to the policy agendas of companies in the technology industry, CIO.com takes stock of how Washington has moved on intellectual property, c

17 Apr 2012 9 mins

Government Government IT Regulation

Austrian Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspected of 259 Hack Attacks

The youth is the youngest Austrain hacker ever arrested

17 Apr 2012 2 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software

Latest Version of US Info-Sharing and Protection Act Still Tramples Bill of Rights

A recent rewrite of the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) says the U.S. government can’t search through data on cybersecurity threats that it obtains from private firms...unless the feds use the magic phrase, &quo

16 Apr 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Intrusion Detection Software Regulation