Security

Hate Group ‘GNAA’ Uses Worm to Deface Tumblr Blogs

A group calling itself GNAA used a worm to infect a number of Tumblr-hosted sites and claimed Tumblr didn't respond to warnings about related security problem. But the hate-filled nature of the attack casts serious doubt on GNAA's alleged g

VDI Growth Brings Need for Endpoint Protection for Virtualization

Aiming to help IT administrators manage security for physical and virtual desktops from a single pane of glass, Symantec joins the ranks of enterprise security providers optimizing their endpoint security offerings for virtual desktop infrastructure

Mannequins Keep an Eye on Shoppers Using Facial-Recognition Tech

This week's IT security roundup has stories on a new type of mannequin that uses facial-recognition software to give retailers insight into customer behavior; a breach at Nationwide Insurance that exposed personal information on one million peop

How CIOs Are Making Security an Enterprise Necessity

Information security is often seen as more trouble and cost than it's worth. Until it fails. How can CIOs truly make it part of enterprise risk management?

Can Satan Save Students from Gov’t Electronic Monitoring?

Can Satan Save Students from Gov’t Electronic Monitoring?

Conservative Republicans in Texas and the ACLU are fighting against a proposed government regulation that would make high-school students carry RFID cards for location tracking.

New SCADA Vulnerability Reports are Old News

It's not news that industrial control systems have weaknesses. But it's unlikely these systems will ever be truly secured due the astronomical funds it would take to secure them, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman.

7 Most Important Tech Trends Of 2012

Technology trends can come and go with little more than a (Google) Wave, but seven trends of 2012 are here to stay. Some came out of nowhere, while others emerged after years of development.

5 Ways to Stay Safe Online on Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the busiest online shopping days of the year, and a peak period for malware, phishing and spam. Here are five tips you can share with employees to help protect them from online threats during the holiday shopp

2012 Cybersecurity Turkeys for Thanksgiving Week

CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman shares a special Thanksgiving week IT security roundup with stories from the past year on China's complaints about Chinese hackers; compromised computers at the DoD; fictional cybercrime stats; the Big Bay

IT and Employees See BYOD Security (Much) Differently

IT organizations continue to struggle with the details when it comes to enabling BYOD for applications beyond email, and a new study finds that while employees are eager to access corporate resources from their mobile devices, they have little tolera