Security

Industry groups question regulations in cybersecurity bill

Tech trade groups want changes to compliance portions of the Rockefeller-Snowe legislation

Toshiba, others invest $20M in flash memory array maker Violin

Toshiba is second only to Samsung as a supplier of NAND flash chips

US one step closer to cyber guards for nation’s electric grid

DOE group would speed research, bulk up smart grid technologies

NASA Mars rover Spirit decides not to phone home

NASA Mars rover silent after recent satellite pass

Europe’s space agency wants to do what NASA can’t: Fly to moon

NASA wanted to go back to moon but budget will preclude mission

Google’s Chrome now silently auto-updates Flash Player

Will make surfing safer, says Adobe

Malicious PDF file doesn’t need a software vulnerability

Adobe's Reader displays a warning before the attack code runs, but that message can be manipulated to allay suspicion

Covert Investigations: Cameras

Adobe, Foxit examine new no-bug-needed PDF hack

Executable end-around doesn't require a vulnerability to hijack PCs

AT&T wins first major deal at EPA

Other federal telecom news: Verizon adds mobility management suite