Lawyers and security firms have condemned a decision by an Australian court to release without punishment a man who admitted to breaking into ISP OptusNet's network. Stephen Craig Dendtler, 22, of …
Cyberattacks With Offline Damage
What's virtual is virtual, and what's real is real. Right? Maybe not. Most experts think of cyberattack as something that will happen in the virtual world, with effects on, say, computer networks or …
Feds Mull IT Disclosure
Momentum is building in Washington to require all public companies to annually report the performance of their IT security initiatives, not just the financial services and health care industries that …
Cyberattacks With Offline Damage
WHAT'S virtual is virtual, and what's real is real. Right? Maybe not. Most experts think of cyberattack as something that will happen in the virtual world, with effects on, say, computer networks or …
Bugwatch: The Challenge of Electronic Identity
In cyberspace nobody knows you are a citizen. Each week vnunet.com asks a different expert from the antivirus world to give their views on recent virus and security issues, with advice, warnings and …
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Former Bush Official Blasts Government Cybersecurity
At a congressional hearing yesterday, President George W. Bush's former cybersecurity adviser blasted the administration's efforts within the federal government, and another expert called for Congress …
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NIST security division expands role
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Computer Security Division will be playing a significant role in the Bush administration's cybersecurity strategy, according to Howard …
Wireless security: The case for VPNs
If you talk with any one of the growing multitudes of people using Wi-Fi technology today, you'd think you were listening to an infomercial. The response and adoption has been that good. The …
Al-Qaida supporters hack into student's Web site
The Web site of a Portland State University graduate student has been targeted in a wave of Internet hackings supporting al-Qaida, attracting federal authorities and terrorism experts who worry the …
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President's cybersecurity chief defends agenda
U.S. President George W. Bush's top cybersecurity advisor defended his boss's Internet security agenda but called for help from everyone from large corporations to individual Internet users to protect …
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