cyber security

Features

• White House cyber czar and other security non-events of '09

  A new administration in Washington this year was expected to herald sweeping changes on the national cybersecurity front.

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  NBN to accelerate botnet attacks?

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) could prove to be a best friend to cyber criminals, according to the head of the Australia's National Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).

• Gov't official: We're serious about cybersecurity this time

  The U.S. White House is determined to follow through on its efforts to make cybersecurity a top priority, despite earlier government efforts that have fallen flat, a top official said Wednesday.

• Industry, military experts discuss murky cyberwar issues

  Nations increasingly touched by cyberattacks are still in the very early stages of figuring out how to deal with incidents that could escalate into critical national security threats.

• Cybersecurity groups pledge to work together

  Three cybersecurity groups want to create a network of organizations and people focused on securing the Internet in an effort to combat malicious software.

• How to beat 22 Web security threats

  Forewarned is forearmed. We investigate the latest and most deadly tech dangers, and explain how to fight back.