Security

Smartphone/stun gun ranks as one of TSA’s top finds for 2011

Undeclared firearms, inert landmines also grab TSA's attention during airport screenings

Hacker group threatens to release Symantec AV source code

Indian group has already posted documents on Symantec's AV technology

Symantec confirms source code leak in two enterprise security products

Hacking group discloses source code segments used in Symantec's Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Antivirus 10.2

E-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency says

DS200 optical scanner from ES&S doesn't meet federal standards, but remains certified, Election Assistance Commission says

Thick Martian dust makes NASA pick sunnier locale for Mars rover

Mars rover Opportunity will celebrate its eight year on Red Planet this month

Microsoft plans big January Patch Tuesday

Mystery of the month, say experts, is what Microsoft means by 'security feature bypass' update

Dept. of Energy developing project to reinforce grid cybersecurity

DOE, White House, Department of Homeland Security and key utility companies to develop security model for grid by summer

Social engineering attacks on the enterprise are trending upward

AT&T adds 11 cities to 4G LTE network

Updated list now totals 26 cities; additions include Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City

Ramnit worm goes after Facebook credentials

The worm appears to have collected 45,000 logins and passwords already, according to Seculert