Sony's Hirai to brief on PlayStation hack on Sunday

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Sony's Hirai to brief on PlayStation hack on Sunday

Sony's Hirai to brief on PlayStation hack on Sunday

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:37 AM PDT


Sony is expected to provide its most detailed update yet on Sunday on a hack that hit the PlayStation Network and the status of personal information and credit card numbers of up to 77 million customers.

US Congress wants answers from Sony on PlayStation hack

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:22 AM PDT


A U.S. congressional committee has asked Sony Computer Entertainment to explain several issues surrounding the massive potential leak of information on customers of its PlayStation Network.

Did hackers really get credit card numbers from Sony?

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:14 AM PDT


Reports surfaced Friday that the hackers behind last week's breach of Sony's PlayStation Network obtained millions of credit card numbers, but the evidence so far appears weak.

Texas Comptroller takes blame for major breach

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:30 PM PDT


Texas Comptroller Susan Combs takes responsibility for major breach of systems in her office, and outlined changes to be made to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Mozilla patches Firefox 4, fixes programming bungle

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Mozilla patches Firefox 4, fixes programming bungle

Mozilla patches Firefox 4, fixes programming bungle

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:47 AM PDT


Mozilla has patched Firefox 4 for the first time, fixing eight flaws, including a major programming oversight that left the browser vulnerable to attack on Windows 7.

Wireless a catalyst for 'Internet of things'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:56 AM PDT


By 2020, 50 billion devices will connect to wireless networks, say some experts. But not all those devices will have human beings interacting directly with them.

Disaster Recovery on a Budget

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:52 AM PDT


Scenario: Backing Up Core Systems

After Rustock, botnet rebuilding underway

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT


Multiple security providers see more malicious activity, as botnet operators attempt to grow their networks of compromised computers.

After 40 years, email security still elusive, experts say

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:34 AM PDT


According to the survey, conducted by secure messaging provider VaporSteam Inc., nearly three-fourths of respondents from large companies say they've violated compliance rules via email.

Sony hints at compensation for PlayStation Network hack

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:38 PM PDT


Sony may offer users some form of compensation for the outage, now in its 8th day, of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services, its U.S. unit said late Thursday.

Taipei demands answers for Sony, threatens fines

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT


The city of Taipei is demanding that Sony provide details about any leak of PlayStation Network user data following an intrusion last week or face fines.

Apple, Google will testify to Senate on location tracking

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:16 AM PDT


Representatives from both Apple and Google will testify at a Congressional hearing next month on consumer privacy and smartphones, two U.S. senators confirmed on Thursday.

NY Yankees staffer accidentally e-mails customer list

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:01 AM PDT


A customer service representative with the New York Yankees accidentally e-mailed out personal details on close to 18,000 season ticket holders, the baseball team said Thursday.

What We're Reading from the May 1 Issue of CIO Magazine

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:43 AM PDT


Books, blogs and research about IT, management and leadership.

Cyberthieves loot SMBs, transfer millions to firms in China, FBI warns

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:05 AM PDT


Some U.S. companies may unwittingly be funding businesses in China to the tune of millions of dollars.

Researchers use disk frag to hide data

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:11 AM PDT


Researchers from two universities have developed an algorithm that uses disk fragmentation to hide data on a clustered file system, keeping it from being detected by law enforcement typically searching for encrypted data.

PlayStation hacker: Sony has only itself to blame for breach

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:30 AM PDT


The hacker who has received widespread grassroots support after being sued by Sony for posting code that can jailbreak Sony PlayStation consoles blamed the company's recent data breach on executive-level arrogance.

Lawsuit: Trial version of CAD software includes spyware

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:25 AM PDT


A lawsuit alleges that a trial version of a 3D CAD software package tracked users, allowing the company to demand payment months later.

Cloud computing providers: Clueless about security?

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:21 PM PDT


A survey of 127 of cloud computing providers suggests many regard security as being mainly their customer's problem, and indeed, see their own proficiencies in low cost and speed of deployment services.