Security

Hackers move fast to exploit just-patched IE bug

Three days after Microsoft fixed flaw, Symantec spots active attacks

U.S. military sharing secret cyber threat info with defense contractors

Pilot programs designed to protect military technology being developed by private firms

RSA: Lessons learned

Corero (Top Layer) enhances DDoS defense to stop new types of attacks

Fraud starts after Lulzsec group releases e-mail, passwords

Passwords stolen from Writerspace.com are used to take over Amazon, Paypal and other accounts

Microsoft rings alarm bell on fake Windows support calls

Not a new scam, but Microsoft claims 22% of people polled have gotten calls from phony support technicians

Feds move toward health claims database despite privacy fears

But newly revised plans limit scope, add greater transparency

Hospital turns to palm reading to ID patients

The infrared palm scanner thwarts ID theft

Smart grid (in)securities

As fraud abounds, design students craft safer ATMs

The project intends to create ATMs that are more resistant to fraud and safer for customers