Latest Version Of Cybersecurity Act Lessens Presidential Power

The Senate Wednesday re-introduced a cybersecurity bill it considered last year, minus a provision that would have allowed the president to shut down the Internet in the event of a major cyber attack.

The Cybersecurity Act, S. 773, co-sponsored by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), is aimed at protecting critical U.S. network infrastructure against cybersecurity threats by fostering collaboration between the federal government and the private sectors that maintain that infrastructure... More >>

Copy Machines Can Store Your Private Info

The dangers of identity theft are well-publicized. We've all been warned to shred our documents, be on the lookout for fishing scams and check our credit report regularly.

But there is a new potential threat to our identity lurking in warehouses across the country. We're talking about copy machines.

"Copy machines today are just like computers," explained Boston security expert Robert Siciliano. "They have hard drives and can store data that can be extracted." .. More >>

Cyber attacks shift to the cloud, too

Cyber warfare against enterprises grows more brutal by the year, but now carriers are getting caught in the crossfire as more organizations move sensitive data into operators' clouds, according to a survey sponsored by telecom network security vendor Arbor Networks. Cloud security is a telecom issue as much as it is an enterprise issue. .. More >>

China Schools Seen Behind Cyberattacks on Google

Cyberattacks on Google and other US companies came from two Chinese schools—including one with ties to the country’s military, sources close to the investigation tell the New York Times. .. More>>

Government and infrastructure tops hacking league

Cybercriminals are now aggressively targeting government and critical infrastructure companies, a review of malware and attack patterns over the last year has found. .. More >>