Archive for June, 2011
Security solution aims to protect utilities from cyber attacks
John P. Mello, Jr. Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Image Caption: Vegas: securinghis smart grid In the event of a cyber war, many security experts believe that the nation’s infrastructure would be a soft target. One defense contractor may be making that target a little tougher with its release on June 30 of a cyber security [...]
How to get Verizon Security Suite off my computer?
I uninstalled Verizon Security Suite and canceled my monthly payments for Verizon Securtiy Suite. But everytime I turn on my computer it states Verizon Security Suite is installing(but it said error while loading) How do I stop that from popping up when I turn my computer on? I have another anti-virus wear and I dont [...]
When can you delete security updates that are old from your computer?
I have security updates dating back from 2008, should I keep them on my computer in the Add or Remove File? I am getting updates all the time, but do not know when to remove the old ones.
Robert Morris, Pioneer in Computer Security, Dies at 78 – New York Times
Robert Morris, a cryptographer who helped developed the Unix computer operating system , which controls an increasing number of the world’s computers and touches almost every aspect of modern life, died on Sunday in Lebanon, N.H. He was 78. The cause was …
USPTO invalidates an entire Oracle Java patent-in-suit on a preliminary basis (Florian Mueller/FOSS Patents)
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:USPTO invalidates an entire Oracle Java patent-in-suit on a preliminary basis — At Google’s request, the USPTO is reexamining all seven Java-related patents asserted against Android’s Dalvik virtual machine. On Monday I reported on first Office actions that had been issued with respect to four of the seven patents.
Security Sage’s Guide to Hardening the Network Infrastructure
Product DescriptionThis is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures. It offers unique coverage of network design so administrators understand how they should design and protect their enterprises. Network security publishing has boomed in the last several years with a proliferation of materials that focus on various [...]
Security in Virtual Worlds, 3D Webs, and Immersive Environments: Models for Development, Interaction, and Management
Product DescriptionAlthough one finds much discussion and research on the features and functionality of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the 3D Web, Immersive Environments (e.g. MMORPGs) and Virtual Worlds in both scholarly and popular publications, very little is written about the issues and techniques one must consider when creating, deploying, interacting within, and managing them securely. [...]
Bit9 Podcast Addresses Spear Phishing, Modern Attacks and Application Whitelisting – PR Inside
Bit9 Inc. : , the market leader in application whitelisting : , announced today a new podcast, entitled “Spear Phishing and the Modern Cyber Attack,” that explains how IT teams can protect against spear phishing tactics. To download the full podcast …
FACTBOX-Cyber attacks: from hactivism to espionage – Reuters
FROM VIRTUAL NETWORKS TO THE REAL WORLD These are cyber attacks aimed at causing actual physical damage, such as by hacking into industrial computer controls to destroy military assets or public infrastructure. [ID:nN16225669] The Stuxnet virus …
I uninstalled treatfire and it cannot be found on my computer yet security center says treat fire is on?
What can i do because i want to install a new antivirus program but can’t because whenever i try a message comes up and says that treatfire is active protecting my computer therefore i cannot install another anti virus. YOur help will be greatly appreciated : )
