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Experts disagree on seriousness of attacks on government Web sites

Technology / Internet

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Government Web sites were operating normally on Wednesday, officials said, after a broad attack on public and private computer systems that targeted sites operated by the White House, the New York Stock Exchange and The Washington ...





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Software Tool Plugs Security Leaks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 01, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Often when you make an Internet transaction, symbols on the Web page assure you that your transaction will be secure and that private information about you, such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, will not ...


Denial of service denial: New filtering system could protect networks from zombies

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

A way to filter out denial of service attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems, could significantly improve security on government, commercial, and educational systems. Such a filter is reported in ...


Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications

Logitech buys video conferencing firm

Technology / Business

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.


Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...


US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US wants privacy in new cyber security system

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.


Trojan-horse developers confess

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created Mar 15, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An Israeli couple, Ruth and Michael Haefrati, confessed in Tel Aviv District Court Tuesday to developing the Trojan-horse spyware program.


The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm

New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm

Technology / Software

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 5

The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm.


Computer Poker Program Knows When to Hold 'Em

Technology / Software

created Aug 06, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Hold'em poker has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Its popularity has extended to academic researchers, who are intrigued by the challenges of probabilities and decision-making in the ...


Evaluating eHealth: How to make evaluation more methodologically robust

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eHealth -- the organisation and delivery of health services and information using information technology (IT) systems—is playing an increasingly important role in shaping health care systems. This week PLoS Medicine publis ...


Chinese people surfing the internet in Beijing

China deploys secure computer operating system

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (24) | comments 27

China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.



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