Security

Stolen cellphone databases switched on in US

The four major carriers plan to offer a joint database by late 2013

NASA teams to build gyroscopes 1,000 times more sensitive than current systems

NASA says new systems could accelerate design of spacecraft, aircraft, commercial vehicles or ships in the future

Microsoft sponsors a hacking contest – the coding kind

Participants use competition as a way to learn about Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 development

FBI cybersecurity shift draws skepticism from experts

Kevin Mitnick, the former hacker turned security consultant, is one who doubts focusing on criminals rather than attacks would slow them

Storm forces Internet hubs to run on generator power

Manhattan power outage amid Hurricane Sandy hits critical communication centers, including Google-owned building

Security researcher shares blow-by-blow account of advanced persistent threat

In this APT case, thief hacked printer to get further into network

Caveats for VPN users in public Wi-Fi hotspot networks

Hopes for federal cybersecurity standards fading

Prospects for legislation or presidential executive order before the end of the year look dubious

Virtual Instruments CEO: We’re the bridge between physical and virtual

John Thompson explains why the company he now heads offers a better way to manage the performance of cloud infrastructure

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