Security

Hackers Attack BoA and Chase Banking Sites, Press Overreacts (As Usual)

Hackers appear to have targeted both Bank or America and JPMorganChase with DDoS attacks, but despite what some media outlets want you to think, the attacks really aren't something to worry about, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hof

Security Arms Race Heats Up, But IT Battles Back Against Attacks

Attackers are increasingly exploiting a combination of connected systems, poor policy enforcement and human error to cause data breaches, but there have been some information security successes: Spam and phishing attacks are down, reported SQL inject

Cloud Will Save U.S. Government Billions, But Security Concerns Persist

New study finds that government agencies can net substantial savings by moving mission-critical applications to the cloud, but security remains a top concern.

5 Enterprise Alternatives to Dropbox

The recent Dropbox data breach has many IT executives telling employees not to use it. These five products offer the administrative and security features that may restore their faith in cloud data storage.

‘Shamoon’ Virus That Devastated Saudi Oil Co. Likely to Have Done More Damage

‘Shamoon’ Virus That Devastated Saudi Oil Co. Likely to Have Done More Damage

Last month, Saudi Aramco was hit with a massive cyber attack. The "Shamoon" virus that infected Aramco has probably done a lot more damage than what's been publicly reported, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman. Here&#

Cybersecurity News Roundup: Emma Watson is the New Face of Cyber Evil

This week's cybersecurity news roundup has stories on Microsoft's takedown of the Nitol botnet; a Hacktivist who was arrested for threatening to ruin an FBI agent's life; the Australian Attorney General who wants to punish Twitter &quo

Intel’s Vision For a Wireless Future Could Be Bunny Ear PCs

In the closing keynote at its Developer Forum, Intel CTO Justin Rattner wore headgear that moved artificial bunny ears according to his mood. Don't laugh -- wireless technology that can connect devices to monitors, charge batteries and authentic

Cybersecurity Expert: US Critical Infrastructure Threat is Real – but ‘the Sky Isn’t Falling’

In a Q&A with WurldTech CTO Nate Kube, CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman addresses the current cyber threat to American utilities and what sort of government regulations are needed to help protect U.S. critical infrastructure.

Black Hat, Defcon Security Horror Stories Show Enterprise Vulnerabilities

Java hacks, VPN hacks, firewall hacks and even hotel room key hacks. Nothing is safe anymore, judging from an analysis of presentations at Black Hat and Defcon this summer. The lesson for enterprise CIOs? Be afraid. Be very afraid.

IT Security Hack 1, AntiSec 0: Stolen Apple UDIDs Didn’t Come from FBI

The IT Security Hack blog told you so. AntiSec's too-good-to-be-true story about Apple UDIDs it stole from the FBI proved to be false. App-developer Blue Toad said it was the source of the stolen Apple data.