Purdue awarded $1M for info security study – Indianapolis Star
University officials say the two-year award will provide funding for students in master’s degree programs in either computer science or information security. It also will fund student research with the Center for Education and Research in Information …
Auto industry trying to avoid hacking of car computer networks – Minneapolis Star Tribune
In a paper presented at a computer security conference last year, Savage and Yoshi Kohno, a computer science professor at the University of Washington, described how research teams were able to “bypass rudimentary network security protections within the …
NJ airport security checkpoint briefly closes after prohibited item is found in bag – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Last month, a computer monitor checked as baggage caused a security scare at the airport and prompted officials to shut part of Terminal A for an hour as a precaution.
Lawmakers, critics see need to rethink airport security – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Scanners, pat-downs and bomb-sniffing dogs are all vital parts of the process but should be integrated into a multi-layered system that includes far-reaching, computer … a matter of time before the airport security apparatus fails.
Iran’s nuclear chief says computer virus known as Stuxnet hasn’t harmed Iranian atomic program – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Suspicions have focused on the Stuxnet worm, the computer virus thought to be aimed at Iran’s nuclear program … SKorean says NKorea’s premeditated attack violates the 1953 Korean War armistice agreement – November 23, 2010 SKorean says NKorea’s …
Pentagon issues public warning on China’s use of civilian hackers to launch cyber attacks – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is warning about the Chinese military’s use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks repeatedly aimed at American companies and government agencies. The Pentagon says the …
Chip maker Intel to buy computer security software maker McAfee in $7.68 billion deal – Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK – Intel Corp. said Thursday it is buying computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion as the chip-maker adds to its arsenal of tools to serve an increasing array of Internet-connected devices …
Porn video airs on computer screens at Indonesia’s Parliament – Toronto Star
JAKARTA, INDONESIA—Indonesian lawmakers and journalists got a shock when an online porn video blazed across dozens of computer monitors outside the press room at Parliament. Witnesses say it took security guards 10 …
Lost searches tied to computer virus – Toronto Star
PandaLabs, a unit of computer company Panda Security, said it has detected a new distribution method for a kind of malware called the MySecurityEngine fake antivirus. This malware and the way it infects a computer are not new, but the bait it uses …
A Russian Star Rises in Silicon Valley (Olga Kharif/Business Week)
Olga Kharif / Business Week:A Russian Star Rises in Silicon Valley — Yuri Milner’s DST has quietly acquired 10% of Facebook — Yuri Milner keeps a telescope in his office on the 57th floor of Moscow’s Nabarezhnaya Tower to check out what’s happening across the city. Judging by his investment portfolio, you’d think it was [...]
