News tagged with cyber attack
Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.
Homeland Security to hire up to 1K cyber experts
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration has given a green light to the Homeland Security Department to be more competitive and choosey as it hires up to 1,000 new cyber experts over the next three years, the first major personnel ...
Computer scientists successfully boot one million Linux kernels as virtual machines
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., have for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability to run more than a million Linux kernels as virtual ...
A new language could improve home computer security
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ub ...
Businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Most of us think cyber crooks cast their phishing lines mostly to try to hook everyday consumers. But some businesses across the country have seen hundreds of thousands of dollars vanish from their bank accounts after cyber ...
Self-learning security system for computer networks
Jul 09, 2009 |
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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 ...
Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack works
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory - a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean ...
UK looks to young geeks to secure cyberspace
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's terrorism minister said.
Obama to release cyber security report on Friday
May 26, 2009 |
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President Barack Obama is to release the results of a 60-day review of US cyber security policy on Friday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.
US struggles to pinpoint cyber attacks: Top official
Mar 10, 2009 |
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The United States often cannot quickly or reliably trace a cyber attack back to its source, even as rival nations and extremists may be looking to wage virtual war, a top official warned Tuesday.
