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Groundbreakers

Former U.S. cybersecurity chief appointed CEO of ICANN

Chuck Miller June 26, 2009

The former cybersecurity chief at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now the head of ICANN, a primary internet governance organization.

Fed cybersecurity review out; "cyber coordinator" established

Angela Moscaritolo May 29, 2009

After much speculation, President Obama confirmed Friday that a new White House office will be dedicated to coordinating digital security efforts, to be led by a yet unnamed "cybsersecurity coordinator."

RSA: IBM's Truskowski calls for securing the smarter planet

Greg Masters April 24, 2009

Bad economic times are when good companies have the opportunity to become great companies, IBM's Brian Truskowski told an audience at the RSA Conference.

RSA: NSA doesn't want to run U.S. cybersecurity, director says

Greg Masters April 21, 2009

Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency/Chief Central Security Service, used his keynote presentation at the RSA Conference on Tuesday to dispel rumors that the NSA seeks to be in charge of cybersecurity in the United States.

RSA: Build security into operations, says Symantec CEO

Dan Kaplan April 21, 2009

Just days into his new job, Symantec CEO Enrique Salem is calling for a colossal shift in the way vendors and end-users approach information security.

Be careful with the Rockefeller-Snowe bill

Luther Martin, chief security architect, Voltage Security April 16, 2009

Some parts of the Rockefeller-Snowe bill make sense, while other parts may cause unexpected consequences.

President Obama's cybersecurity plan released

Angela Moscaritolo January 22, 2009

To protect the country's information networks, President Obama plans to appoint a cyber adviser, initiate new research and development and increase collaboration with the private sector.

Optimism for Obama's cybersecurity platform

Angela Moscaritolo January 01, 2009

Many experts are optimistic that the Obama administration will take positive measures in cybersecurity, reports Angela Moscaritolo.

Judge denies five-month gag in transit hack case

Dan Kaplan August 20, 2008

A federal judge has lifted a temporary injunction that denied three college students from presenting their subway payment hack research at the recent Defcon show.

EFF to fight for MIT students banned from giving Defcon talk

Dan Kaplan August 11, 2008

A privacy watchdog hopes a judge's decision to pull a Defcon presentation doesn't impede future security research.

Senate OKs revamped identity theft legislation

Dan Kaplan July 31, 2008

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the latest version of the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act.

Webroot creator found dead after going missing in Hawaii

Dan Kaplan July 14, 2008

The millionaire founder of anti-spyware company Webroot has been discovered dead, two weeks after he went missing.

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

Dan Kaplan July 08, 2008

A DNS design flaw, which could have allowed remote attackers to silently hijack web sessions, prompted Tuesday's release of an unprecedented multivendor patch.

Social networking site for hackers is unveiled

Sue Marquette Poremba May 06, 2008

A new website is designed to create a social network for white-hat hackers.

Cyber Storm II exercise shows improvement in preparedness

Jack Rogers March 18, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security's second massive cybersecurity exercise has revealed improved preparedness across IT infrastructures and government agencies, compared to the first "Cyber Storm" in 2006, according to the acting director of DHS's National Cybersecurity Division.

Pacemakers vulnerable to attack

Sue Marquette Poremba March 14, 2008

Heart patients beware: If you feel a sudden jolt to your chest, it may be that someone has hacked into your pacemaker, according to recent research that investigated security problems affecting pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).

DHS project delivers new malware capture method

Jim Carr February 19, 2008

A project funded by the Department of Homeland Security promises to give security researchers a new way to kill botnets and targeted malware attacks before they infect computers.

House bill mandates high-tech Social Security cards

Frank Washkuch Jr. February 12, 2008

Two Republican congressmen from Illinois have proposed legislation that would update the Social Security card for the age of cybercrime.

New variants of Trojan.Mebroot rootkit emerge in the wild

Jack Rogers February 11, 2008

After a brief hiatus, new variants have appeared in the wild of Trojan.Mebroot, a rogue rootkit discovered in December attacking the Windows Master Boot Record (MBR), Symantec has warned.

Fortinet: Symbian OS worm spreading in mobile networks

Jack Rogers January 23, 2008

Fortinet researchers have discovered a new socially engineered Symbian OS worm they say is actively spreading on mobile networks as users unwittingly send the malware to their unit's entire address book.

SANS: Multiple-exploit attacks on trusted sites tops '08 threat list

Jack Rogers January 15, 2008

Script-based attacks that cycle through multiple exploits and target trusted websites, increasingly sophisticated botnets, and cyberespionage that uses phishing to steal terabytes of data head SANS Institute's Top 10 list of 2008 security menaces.

California merges key departments to combat ID theft

Jim Carr January 04, 2008

California has merged two major departments focused on information security and privacy into a single agency that will battle electronic identity theft.

Bhutto assassination video, websites faked to spread malware

Frank Washkuch Jr. December 28, 2007

Cyberattackers are exploiting the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to spread malware, according to researchers at numerous anti-virus vendors.

SC Magazine picks the cream of the crop

December 20, 2007

Our technology experts have made their choices for the best products of 2007 from among the dozens of entries that were subjected to thorough group tests and reviews during the year at the SC Lab. Click on this article to view a pdf of the BEST OF 2007.

McAfee report: Cyberespionage to be a top 2008 national security threat

Jim Carr November 30, 2007

A rise in international cyberspying will pose the most significant threat to the national security of the United States in 2008, according to a report from anti-virus vendor McAfee.

Russian Business Network disappears again after move to China

Frank Washkuch Jr. November 13, 2007

Less than a week after disappearing from the web, the Russian Business Network (RBN) has cut short its re-emergence in China.

WabiSabiLabi founder arrested, in custody of Italian authorities

Frank Washkuch Jr. November 09, 2007

Italian authorities are holding the founder of WabiSabiLabi, an eBay-like online marketplace for buying and selling zero-day vulnerabilities.

Al Qaeda cyber-jihad threat dismissed by researchers

Frank Washkuch Jr. November 08, 2007

McAfee told organizations not to lose any sleep over reports that al Qaeda would target Western websites in a mass-cyberattack this Sunday.

Microsoft's Charney, congressmen to chair cybersecurity advisory commission for next president

November 02, 2007

Whether it's Hillary Clinton, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani or Barack Obama -- or any of their competitors -- who is sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009, the next president of the United States will have a list of cybersecurity recommendations on their desk.

How corporate security guys in the trenches made my DefCon visit a success

Elizabeth Safran, president, Bottom Line Communications November 01, 2007

Now that DefCon 15 has passed, I'm feeling the need to have a really good reason to dredge up people's happy, but increasingly distant memories of the industry's beloved Dionysian hacker-fest held in August.