CYBER WARS

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Computer virus hitting Middle East banks
Aug 09, 2012 (UPI)
Computer security experts say they have identified a new computer virus dubbed Gauss infecting networks in the Middle East. The Gauss virus is likely state-spon...
Hong Kong police body cameras spark fears
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
In a first for Asia, Hong Kong police said Thursday they will trial the use of video cameras attached to their uniforms to film exchanges with the public, despi...
New York police launch high-tech surveillance
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
New York police on Wednesday launched what officials say is a revolutionary camera surveillance system that will simultaneously scan the streets and call up dat...
Major step taken towards 'unbreakable' message exchange
Aug 06, 2012 (SPX)
Single particles of light, also known as photons, have been produced and implemented into a quantum key distribution (QKD) link, paving the way for unbreakable ...
US Senate blocks Obama-backed cybersecurity bill
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
A cybersecurity bill sought by President Barack Obama as critical to national defense was blocked Thursday in the Senate, drawing an angry response from the Whi...
China's Huawei responds to US hackers
Aug 01, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday responded to US hackers' claims that its routers were easily cracked, saying its security strategi...
Hackers see sheeple sheared by Google wireless data grab
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
Long before Google online mapping service cars snatched data from private wireless hotspots there was the Wall of Sheep. The Wall, created by Aires Security, ha...
'Predictive policing' takes byte out of crime
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as "predictive policing" promises to make them more efficient. A growing ...
Hackers topple Huawei routers
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
Hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering on Sunday were shown how to easily slip into computer networks through some routers made by Chinese electronics colossu...
Hackers build mobile phone network for Def Con
Jul 28, 2012 (AFP)
A custom mobile phone network came to life in the middle of Def Con as hackers showed off their technology skills in tribute to the infamous gathering's elite "...
Finnish firm says new cyber attack may have targeted Iran
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
A scientist claiming to work for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran told a Finnish cyber-security group that Tehran's nuclear programme had been the victim ...
Cybersecurity law at risk of watering down
Jul 25, 2012 (UPI)
Ambitious new U.S. legislation to fight cybercrime and cyberterrorism is at risk from revisions that may water it down so much that it is no longer effective, c...
Cyber defenders urged to go on the offense
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
Computer security champions on Wednesday were urged to hunt down and eliminate hackers, spies, terrorists and other online evildoers to prevent devastating Inte...
Control-Alt-Hack game lets players try their hand at computer security
Jul 25, 2012 (SPX)
Do you have what it takes to be an ethical hacker? Can you step into the shoes of a professional paid to outsmart supposedly locked-down systems? Now you can at...
NaCl to give way to RockSalt
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
A team led by Harvard computer scientists, including two undergraduate students, has developed a new tool that could lead to increased security and enhanced per...
Computer hackers and defenders mix in Las Vegas
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
Rival factions from the Internet security world will mix warily this week at a pair of Las Vegas conferences gathering computer security experts and software sa...
'Minority Report' software hits the real world
Jul 22, 2012 (AFP)
The software behind the film "Minority Report" -- where Tom Cruise speeds through video on a large screen using only hand gestures -- is making its way into the...
Senators revive US cybersecurity bill, with changes
Jul 20, 2012 (AFP)
A group of US senators has revived stalled cybersecurity legislation by offering compromises to address civil liberties concerns, an effort quickly endorsed by ...
US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networ...
Raytheon to develop cyber maneuver technology for US Army
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has received a $3.1 million contract to develop technology for Morphing Network Assets to Restrict Adversarial Reconnaissance (MORPHINATOR), a program ...
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