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SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The numbers don't lie: now, more than ever, security professionals feel outgunned by attackers and the level of automation employed in most campaigns against enterprise IT infrastructure, according to a new survey published today by RedSeal Systems and Dimensional Research entitled, "Hackers Versus Enterprise Security: A Survey of IT Security Professionals." Interviews with 1,967 professionals at the recent Cisco Live and Black Hat USA...

Stuxnet and SCADA security will be discussed at this year’s Hacker Halted USA, October 25-27 in Miami, Florida. The premier east coast information security conference is devoting an entire track to SCADA and Critical Infrastructure threats and will provide presentations from leading industry experts and a panel discussion on Stuxnet proliferation moderated by The Washington Times security reporter Shaun Waterman. More information can be found at http://www.hackerhalted.com Miami, FL...

Computer scientists have demonstrated a way that hackers can use off-the-shelf hardware to tamper with electronic voting machines. The Diebold AccuVote TS electronic voting machine will be used to cast ballots for the 2012 presidential elections. A hacker could insert a small circuit board between the components connecting the touch screen of the device to its microprocessor. The $10.50 card then controls the information flowing into the machine's internal processor, which allows...

The website hosting the open-source MySQL was hacked on Monday to help serve up malware to Internet users. Hackers installed JavaScript code onto MySQL.com that tricked users into updating out-of-date browsers or unlatched versions of Adobe Flash, Reader or Java on their Windows PC. Armorize researchers said the hack caused people visiting the site to be redirected to a site to install malware using code from the Blackhole exploit kit. Wayne Huang, Armorize's CEO, said his team has...

In light of increasing hacker sophistication and lack of banking security infrastructure, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the world may face a bleak future if they do not secure their networks against upcoming cyber threats which are on the rise, says network security training expert EC-Council. Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) September 23, 2011 Cyber criminals are stealing as much as $1 billion a year from the accounts of small to medium companies (SMEs) in the United States and...

  The Civil War — already considered the deadliest conflict in American history — in fact took a toll far more severe than previously estimated. That's what a new analysis of census data by Binghamton University historian J. David Hacker reveals. Hacker says the war's dead numbered about 750,000, an estimate that's 20 percent higher than the commonly cited figure of 620,000. His findings will be published in December in the journal Civil War History. "The traditional estimate...

  VASCO Data Security International said on Tuesday that its Internet security company DigiNotar was granted a bankruptcy filing by a Dutch judge. A court in Haarlem in the western Netherlands granted the filing after DigiNotar's servers were apparently breached by an Iranian hacker in July. VASCO said in a statement that the court appointed a bankruptcy trustee to manage the liquidation of DigiNotar. "Although we are saddened by this action and the circumstances that...

Hacker Halted USA 2011, one of the East Coast’s premier information security conferences, will showcase a variety of world renowned industry experts and top-notch presentations on the latest threats and security concerns. This year’s keynotes include Bruce Schneier, George Kurtz, Charlie Miller, Jeremiah Grossman, Moxie Marlinspike, Dino Dai Zovi, Barnaby Jack, Philippe Courtot. Visit http://www.hackerhalted.com/2011 Miami, FL (PRWEB) September 15, 2011 The world’s...

  Your vehicle is being made smarter and more connected with internet technology - and with increasing car computerization comes the increasing risk of hackers gaining control of that vehicle, The Register is reporting. Communication services such as General Motor’s On-Call, on-board diagnostic features, GPS mapping remote starting, unlocking and soon, car-to-car communications that monitor traffic and road conditions are treading closer to hacker territory, according to a report by...

YORK, England, September 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions[1] of adults are self confessed computer hackers with more than one in 10 (13%) admitting they have accessed someone else's online account details without their permission. According to research by life assistance company CPPGroup Plc (CPP), the most common 'casual' hacking takes place on Facebook and other social network sites. And while this will often be viewed as harmless spying, many admitted to accessing...