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'Complex beyond anyone's understanding': a brief history of internet security
WA today UCLA ARPANET students and staff in lab, circa 1969. Leonard Kleinrock and his students were pioneers of the internet. Photo: Courtesy of Leonard Kleinrock. The internet grew from the work of many people over several decades. Few predicted how … A history of Internet security |
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Beyond Stuxnet and Flame: Equation 'most advanced' cybercriminal gang …
ZDNet In order to do so, the malware uses a "unique" USB-based command and control mechanism — carving out a hidden storage space on the USB to store stolen data and carry out commands. If Fanny infects a computer which is not connected to the Web, it will … How “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at last Your HDDs were RIDDLED with NSA SPYWARE for YEARS Equation hackers infiltrating thousands of governments and companies |
Google’s adding support for a physical USB second factor that will first verify the login site as being a true Google website, not a fake site pretending to be Google, before it hands over a cryptographic signature.
Naked Security – Sophos
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Cyber crims smash through Windows into the great beyond
Register The most sophisticated malware types seen to date, from Stuxnet to Flame, were Windows based. But a host of examples hint that both data-stealing malware and financial Trojans have started showing a fondness for Apple Macs. Although it is supposed to … |