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NIST has greatly expanded its SAMATE dataset to help software developers identify and avoid known coding weaknesses.
Romanian charged with hacking NASA systems
An unemployed Romanian has been arrested for hacking into NASA servers, the latest in a line of hackers attracted to the space agency's systems.
New SCAP testing requirements cover Windows 7, IE 8
NIST's latest draft of validation testing requirements for SCAP Version 1.2 are designed to help agencies identify flaws.
Windows 8 to appease users with fewer reboots
Microsoft says it has addressed one of the biggest pet peeves of Windows users, the amount of mandatory restarts, in its latest operating system. But just how much of a difference will there be?
Lab's behavioral system can catch insider threats
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab are developing a system to spot suspicious behavior by insiders and block the unauthorized release of data.
Wisconsin recall website hit by cyberattack
A distributed denial-of-service attack against a group seeking to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has prompted calls for an investigation by the state attorney general and the FBI.
Security 'chaos' leaves utility grids vulnerable, report says
In one example, Pike Research shows how a $60 smart-phone app could give an attacker control over parts of a power grid. But what is being done about it?
Are mobile devices already making PIV cards obsolete?
Requirements for using Personal Identity Verification credentials for logical access to networks appear to be forgotten in the adoption of mobile devices in the enterprise.
Navy devising battle plan for satellite attacks
The U.S. Navy is considering how it will handle future operations where it might have little or no satellite communications or navigation, something that may be standard as cyber warfare continues to escalate.
Interagency group proposes federal cybersecurity career path
The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education has drafted a framework to help professionalize this area of work and provide a path for federal career development.
Study: Online privacy tools don't work
A Carnegie Mellon University study found nine online privacy tools were too complicated to use by non-technical consumers who were not knowledgeable about privacy tools.
FBI busts clickjacking ring, but could the crime have been prevented?
Thieves infected 4 million computers in 100 countries and raked in $14 million running the kind of operation DNS Security Extensions aim to prevent.
Feds confirm prisons vulnerable to Stuxnet-like attack
DHS examines researchers' exploits of programmable logic controllers used for prison doors and other systems, and validates their results.
DARPA's new cyber tack: Think, act like a hacker
The Defense Department's research arm has unveiled new, fast-moving programs that focus on cyberspace, from warfare to authentication and verification.
Duqu attacks Windows via fonts; fix could harm display
The Stuxnet-like Duqu worm exploits a zero-day vulnerability in the handling of TrueType fonts; Microsoft's workaround suggests disabling access to the driver managing font displays.
Cyberspace: A battlefield where the old rules don't apply
Concepts such as deterrence, overwhelming force, even diplomacy don't work against anonymous, asymmetric attacks, experts say.
Microsoft issues short-term fix against Duqu's zero-day kernel attack
The workaround prevents the malware from entering a targeted system via the Windows kernel, but a full fix won't be ready in time for Patch Tuesday.
Son of Stuxnet could usher in a new chapter in cyber warfare
Duqu is a recently discovered offspring or variant of the groundbreaking Stuxnet worm and is the inevitable consequence of a successful cyber weapon.
Oregon sysadmin wins SANS NetWars competition
NetWars is a cornerstone in the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a multipronged effort to identify and recruit the thousands of cybersecurity professionals needed to secure the nation's critical infrastructure.
Legislation could open cell phones to robocalls
A bill to bring the 20-year-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act up to date by treating cell phones more like wireline phones could be either a boon or a bane for customers, witnesses tell a House panel.
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