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Dutch researchers develop self-learning security system for computer networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attacks on computer networks are becoming increasingly commonplace. To counter the threat, they are protected by so-called network intrusion detection systems. But these fail to identify some attacks, ...


SKorea military networks under growing cyber attack

Technology / Internet

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

South Korea's military computer networks are under ever-growing cyber attack with 95,000 cases reported daily on average, officials said Tuesday.


SKorea and US forge deal to fight cyber attacks

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea and the United States have agreed to cooperate in fighting cyber attacks against their defence networks from countries including China and North Korea, officials said Monday.





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Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails

Technology / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university's computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.


SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks (AP)

SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks

Technology / Internet

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday.


Good hackers meet to seek ways to stop the bad hackers

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The world of hackers is kind of like the "Star Wars" universe: There's a light side and a dark side of cracking computers.


Facebook was blocking links to bogus websites set up to look like the home page of the popular social network

Facebook users hooked in new 'phishing' scam

Technology / Internet

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook on Friday was blocking links to bogus websites set up to look like the home page of the popular social network in a "phishing" attack by hackers.


Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless ...


Self-learning security system for computer networks

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyber attacks on computer networks are becoming increasingly commonplace. To counter the threat, they are protected by so-called network intrusion detection systems. But these fail to identify some attacks, or do not spot ...


Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (17) | comments 24

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's ...


Facebook said it has blocked a link at the heart of a "phishing" scam being used to dupe members

Facebook fights 'phishing' scam

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Facebook Thursday said it has blocked a link at the heart of a "phishing" scam being used to dupe members into revealing passwords to accounts at the social networking website.


New computer network security threat identified

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created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Large companies are vulnerable to hackers when they network their computers for cost-saving live virtual machine migration, University of Michigan researchers say.


Audit: Air traffic systems vulnerable to attack

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created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The nation's air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and support systems have been breached in recent months allowing hackers access to personnel records and network servers, according to a new ...



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