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Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound

As the Stuxnet attack shows, malicious hackers "clearly have the upper hand" over power grid systems, a new study says. A lack of strict standards and a hodgepodge of products have created today's chaotic state of utility cybersecurity

Jan 4, 2012 6 mins

Firewalls Intrusion Detection Software Viruses

New Wave of Hacker Attacks Coming

Smarter hackers, and a new generation of "hacktivists" will launch attacks on mobile banking apps, virtual currency and even your local supermarket in 2012.

Dec 28, 2011 5 mins

Cybercrime Mobile Security

Why Did the Chinese Hack into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?

They spent a lot of money to get access to "trade-policy documents, meeting notes, trip reports and schedules." They probably could have gotten the same info by saying, "Please?"

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Security

SOPA is a Major Security Problem and Congress Doesn’t Care

Tech companies and security experts oppose law that seems drafted with no knowledge of how the internet actually operates.

Dec 20, 2011 3 mins

Cybercrime Regulation Security

Android App Permissions May Spark False Sense of Security

When it comes to cyber security, you need to weed out the talent with subpar training.rn

May 23, 2017

Security

Android App Permissions May Spark False Sense of Security

Think you can protect your Android device, and the personal information stored on it, simply by properly managing app permissions? Think again.

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins

Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Facebook Year in Review: 2011 Props and Flops

From new features to ongoing privacy concerns, this year was a busy one for Facebook. Here's a look at the best and worst from Facebook in 2011.

Dec 20, 2011 5 mins

Facebook Privacy Social Networking Apps

FBI Warns Hacktivists: You’re Breaking the Law

In an exclusive interview with CIO.com, the FBI official in charge of cybercrime speaks for the first time with the media specifically about hacktivism. Here, Assistant Executive Director Shawn Henry describes the threats hacktivists pose, the challe

Dec 19, 2011 8 mins

Data Breach Government Intrusion Detection Software