Jaikumar Vijayan

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VeriSign retracts claim on Adobe security flaw

Last week, VeriSign Inc. had claimed a vulnerability in Adobe Reader appeared to be the cause of attacks against Google and other companies. But the attack was later revealed to be caused by a hole in Microsoft Corp.

Hackers are defeating tough authentication, Gartner warns

One-time passwords aren't enough to stop cybercrooks from plundering bank accounts. How the criminals commit their crimes

Lawsuit seeks info on surveillance of social networking sites

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and UC Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic file a lawsuit against six U.S. government agencies, seeking information on their use of social networking sites for data collection and surveillance.

Obama again close to naming cybersecurity chief

The Obama Administration is once again reported to be close to naming a White House cybersecurity coordinator. But after five months of delay is this just another rumor?

Amazon downplays cloud vulnerability report

Hypothetical example described in report much harder to pull off in reality, company said

Systems integration woes plague TD Bank

All hands are on deck at TD Bank as a botched computer integration project slows down the bank

Facebook, Twitter, other social nets leaking personal info

Firms are tracking and aggregating user viewing habits in Facebook, Twitter and other major social networks for targeted ad-serving purposes, according to a recent study. Find out how data aggregators are tracking you across multiple Websites...

Chinese researcher details vulnerability of West Coast power grid

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a report by a scientist in China that shows a well-placed attack on small subnetwork could bring down entire West Coast power grid...

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