Cyber thieves are a smart, highly motivated group, and trying to thwart their nefarious schemes can be very difficult for the IT security industry. It seems that the bad guys are usually a step ahead in this cat-and-mouse game, always contriving new ways to steal...
The White House was the victim of a cyber attack last month, but the perpetrators apparently failed to extract any information. A conservative news web site, the Washington Free Beacon, broke the story, reporting that hackers linked to the Chinese government...
Despite widespread awareness of viruses and the havoc they wreak, scammers still routinely fool unsuspecting computer users into infecting their own machines. One tactic the cyber criminals use is so-called “scareware.” By understanding how it works, you can help...
September was a bad month for some of the nation’s biggest banks, as their web servers were hit with a large-scale assault by well-armed cyber attackers. Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan, PNC Financial Services Group, US Bancorp, and Wells Fargo – financial...
Businesses and individuals in the United States have long been aware of Internet privacy and security issues. While we struggle with the complexity of 45 different state privacy regulations as well as federal regulations that include HIPAA and Graham-Leach Bliley, we...
