Stories by Jaikumar Vijayan

Church Website knocked offline: Was Anonymous involved?

The main Web site of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) in Topeka was unavailable this morning, just days the Anonymous hacking collective had denied reports that its members were seeking to attack the site over disagreements with the church's practices.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan24 Feb. 11 08:25

Attack mitigation tools fall short, security vendors say

SAN FRANCISCO -- Acknowledging that security technologies to prevent cyberattacks are insufficient, several vendors at the RSA Conference here urged companies that are making security plans to assume that at some point, they will be breached.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan16 Feb. 11 22:59

NIST report aims to help U.S. agencies deploy cloud apps

Organizations that are deploying public cloud computing applications need to pay close attention to security and management risks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said in a report released Wednesday.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan04 Feb. 11 04:05

HP officially lays Neoview to rest

Hewlett-Packard has officially consigned its Neoview to history, less than four years after introducing it to the market as the company's core offering in the business intelligence (BI) space.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan25 Jan. 11 12:56

Keyless systems on cars easily hacked, researchers say

The passive keyless entry and start (PKES) systems supported by many modern cars are susceptible to attacks that allow thieves to relatively easily steal the vehicles, say security researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich University.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan20 Jan. 11 03:13

Obama Administration fleshes out online trusted IDs

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a new Web site fleshing out the Obama Administration's plans for a National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC).

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan13 Jan. 11 02:32

WikiLeaks fiasco prompts new Fed effort to boost data security

Prompted by fallout from the WikiLeaks debacle, the White House Office of Management and Budget has asked all federal agencies and departments handling classified data to shore up efforts to identify untrustworthy and discontented employees.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan07 Jan. 11 07:26

WikiLeaks.org domain back online

Wikileaks.org, the whistleblower organization's main Web site, is back up in the U.S. less than 10 days after domain name service provider EveryDNS terminated the domain name, citing stability concerns.

Written by Jaikumar Vijayan15 Dec. 10 07:19
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