Network Security

Man charged with hacking neighbor’s Wi-Fi to threaten Biden

The Minnesota man also sent child pornography by e-mail designed to look like it was from the neighbor, the DOJ says

Death of Windows XP SP2 Support a Security Risk, Says Report

Testing reveals security software often misses new malware

Research from NSS Labs show that security software vendors take an average of two days to block a new malicious Web site

Banking’s big dilemma: How to stop cyberheists via customer PCs

Providing online bank customers with security software an imperfect cybercrime antidote

Companies launch online fraud alert service

The new service allows companies to share information about compromised accounts

Controversial Windows XP vulnerability now being exploited

Hackers exploit Windows XP zero-day, Microsoft confirms

Bug, revealed by Google engineer, now being used in drive-by attacks

AT&T apologizes, blames hackers for iPad e-mail breach

The company says they've since changed the login mechanism to prevent a repeat attack

Group releases guidelines for future AV software tests

The guidelines seek to account for other security technology that can detect malware for fair tests

Adult Web sites lure cybercrime victims

A new study shows that porn surfers often have out-of-date software that can be exploited on the cheap