Cyberattack on South Korean banks, TV networks blamed on a computer virus

A spate of computer failures at South Korean banks and television networks this morning is being blamed on a computer virus.

Find a computer bug, get threatened with jail, get expelled from college

One Canadian computer science student has discovered the three simple steps to ruining your life.

Big Brother is watching botnets: White House rolls out initiative to fight viruses

Following a number of large botnet attacks on major corporations last year, the Obama administration announced a voluntary, industry-wide plan to combat botnets based on a set of developed principles by the Industry Botnet Group (IBG) and nine other private …

New “highly sophisticated” cyber attacks on U.S. government labs

Today two government-funded research laboratories and a government contractor in the United States are still recovering from a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack that took place during the July 4 holiday weekend.

The attacks are under investigation, and not many details …

In a world with cyber warfare rules …

What do fighter jets have in common with cyber attacks? During war, neither can be deliberately routed through another country if that nation has not given permission.

This is one of the new rules, similar to existing guidelines for nuclear …

Bit9 raises $12.5M for enterprise security

Bit9 has raised $12.5 million in a new round of funding for its enterprise security business.

The Waltham, Mass.-based company offers protection for endpoints, or the smartphones, tablets, and computers that connect to an enterprise network. Since those endpoints are …