Cisco, Pelco to develop high-definition Internet protocol video security camerasCLOVIS, Calif. — Pelco Inc., a video and security systems company, said Monday that Cisco Systems Inc. will use its technology to develop high-definition Internet protocol video security cameras. US, Mexico to create secure, trans-border communication system for law enforcementMEXICO CITY — Mexico and the U.S. are creating a trans-border communications network that will help police on both sides fight crime and violence. SonicWall gets $500,000 cybersecurity contract from government agencySUNNYVALE, Calif. — Network security technology company SonicWall Inc. received a $500,000 contract by an unspecified government security agency, the company said Wednesday. Man charged with stealing 130M credit card numbers in record identity theftWASHINGTON — A former government informant known online as “soupnazi” stole information from 130 million credit and debit card accounts in what federal prosecutors are calling the largest case of identity theft yet. Army National Guard tells 131,000 soldiers to look out for identity theft after laptop stolenMADISON, Wis. — The Army National Guard is investigating why a contractor had data including Social Security numbers for 131,000 current and former soldiers on an unsecured personal laptop that was stolen, a spokesman said Thursday. Report: Cyber expert shortage may hinder government in protecting Web sites, internal systemsWASHINGTON — Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found. How to keep your e-mail and other Web accounts safe while travelingWhen Daniel Carter logged on to a shared computer at a hostel in Rome to check e-mail, he had no idea he was in a hacker’s sights. After his trip was over, he discovered someone had hijacked his e-mail account and sent a message to hundreds of his contacts asking for money. LexisNexis tells 13,000 people personal info may have been accessed by racketeering suspectDAYTON, Ohio — Electronic publisher LexisNexis has told more than 13,000 people that a Florida man accused of helping run a racket for an organized-crime family may have gained access to their personal information through a former customer of a LexisNexis subsidiary. Driven by younger workers, some employers show signs of loosening Web restrictionsCHICAGO — Ryan Tracy thought he’d entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world. As government tags passports, licenses, critics fear privacy is ‘chipped’ awayClimbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he’d bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car. State Department still struggling with laptop security a decade after embarrassing lapseWASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after a State Department laptop containing highly classified information disappeared in an embarrassing security lapse, the agency is still unable to account for all of its portable computers, a government report said Wednesday. Political turmoil fuels ‘hacktivist’ attacks on Web sitesSAN FRANCISCO — For about 90 minutes Wednesday, visitors to the Oregon University System’s Web site found themselves taken for a ride they didn’t ask for. They were redirected to another site under the control of a hacker, who posted an 89-word screed criticizing the protests in Iran. HBO coming to the Internet: Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trialsPHILADELPHIA — Time Warner and Comcast are joining forces to bring cable TV shows to the Internet, but only for paying subscribers. Cornell probes theft of school computer with personal information; thousands could be affectedITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University officials are investigating the theft of a school computer that may have compromised the personal information of thousands of current and former students, faculty and staff. AP IMPACT: Weak security in payment industry opens door to credit card theftsEvery time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers. Va. health secretary: Extent to which prescription system was compromised still not knownRICHMOND, Va. — State officials still don’t know the extent to which a hacker compromised Virginia’s prescription drug monitoring system. Hackers steal personal information from UC Berkeley health services database; 160,000 notifiedSAN FRANCISCO — University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others. LexisNexis warns 32,000 people their personal data may have been viewed by former customersNEW YORK — The LexisNexis online information service told 32,000 people on Friday that their personal information may have been improperly accessed by former customers in a credit card fraud scheme that postal officials said had bilked hundreds. LexisNexis warns 32,000 people their personal data may have been viewed by former customersNEW YORK — The LexisNexis online information service is warning 32,000 people their personal information may have been improperly accessed in a credit card fraud scheme that postal officials say bilked hundreds. |
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