Security

Russian cyberspies targeted punk rock band Pussy Riot

Pawn Storm, known for international spying, also targets Russians, Trend Micro said

DARPA wants low-power chips that handle high-impact applications

DARPA this week announced a new program called Circuit Realization At Faster Timescales (CRAFT) that looks to radically alter and shorten the design cycle for custom integrated circuits

Attackers increasingly abuse insecure routers and other home devices for DDoS attacks

New report shows that the number of attacks is on the rise

Another serious vulnerability found in Android’s media processing service

Rogue applications could exploit the flaw to gain sensitive permissions

Crowdsourcing your security

What can be learned about security threats from 4 recent hacks

The media and the public are finally waking up to the fact that almost all organizations are at risk of getting hacked. Analyzing a few recent high-profile breaches might just help you prevent the same thing from happening at your company.

Gaming services, hosting companies hit with new type of DDoS attack

Level 3 is warning it has seen a sudden spike in DDoS attacks using portmap

Send attackers on a wild goose chase with deception technologies

DOJ calls for encryption balance that includes law enforcement needs

BitTorrent programs can be abused to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks