More on the Broad View of Security

1/5/2009 9:43:53 AM

Bruce Schneier's evolution of interests is well documented, moving from encryption to broader and broader perspectives on security. (Hence his ...

11 in China Sentenced for Software Piracy

12/31/2008 12:49:16 PM

A court in Shenzhen, China, sentenced 11 members of a software counterfeiting operation Wednesday, with the defendants getting between one and a ...

Criminals Using Hacked VOIP Systems

12/8/2008 9:04:23 AM

Criminals are taking advantage of a bug in the Asterisk Internet telephony system that lets them pump out thousands of scam phone calls in an hour ...

As predicted: Laid-off workers occupy factory

12/6/2008 4:06:45 PM

Former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss mentioned it last month in our Security Predictions series: As jobs disappear, workforce confrontations ...

Copper Thefts Threaten U.S. Infrastructure

12/4/2008 7:34:55 AM

The theft of copper wire has become so pervasive that it poses a threat to the national infrastructure, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

Where Are The Feds?

11/26/2008 6:19:14 AM

On Oct. 14, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, with help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police, announced that it ...

Teenager Pleads Guilty to Botnet Charges

11/20/2008 7:00:28 AM

A Boston-area teenager has pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and placing fake emergency phone calls in hopes of summoning police tactical ...

Former Inmate Nabbed for Alleged Prison Hack

11/11/2008 7:22:19 AM

It isn't uncommon for people to go to prison for breaking into corporate computers and stealing data. It's rare, though, for someone to be sent ...