News items from Yahoo! News:
Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:51:25 -0700
The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
Internet Upgrade Could Combat Malicious Attacks
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:58 -0700
The Internet has received an upgrade that will help stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that trick people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data, according to a recent AFP report. The agency in charge of managing Internet addresses teamed up with online security firm VeriSign and U.S. Department of Commerce to give websites encrypted identification to prove they are ...
DND computers used to change Wikipedia site
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:01:06 -0700
A Defence Department spokesperson confirms computers at the department's research agency were used to alter a Wikipedia site on the Joint Strike Fighter jet.
Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:39:26 -0700
The Internet has undergone a "critical" upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
Internet upgraded
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:23:51 -0700
LAS VEGAS - THE Internet has undergone a 'critical' upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data. The agency in charge of managing Internet addresses teamed with online security services firm VeriSign and the US Department of Commerce to give websites encrypted identification to prove they are ...
Internet warriors hone skills at Black Hat - DefCon
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:46:04 -0700
Internet warriors are gathering this week to explore chinks in the armors of computers, bank teller machines, mobile phones, power grids, and other "smart" devices intrinsic to modern life.
Judy Shapiro: Judy Consumer Worries About Those Seven Keys Needed to Restart the Internet.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:37:34 -0700
I just saw this piece from Gizmodo entitled: "7 People Have Been Entrusted With the Keys to the Internet" and they go on to describe some fuzzy post apocalyptic Internet catastrophe where presumably the Internet is dead.
Internet Scam Bilks Resident
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:54 -0700
A scam run on Craigslist has left a mountain resident $2,600 poorer, and still waiting for the car she thought she was buying over the Internet.
UK.gov sticks to IE 6 cos it's more 'cost effective', innit
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:22 -0700
Stunned web developers die a little inside Computers in Whitehall will largely continue to run Microsofts Internet Explorer 6, which will make web coders spit out their cheesenpickle sarnies this lunchtime.
RIM acquires Internet domain name rights to Blackpad.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:02:40 -0700
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, acquired the Internet rights to blackpad.com this month, adding to speculation it may be developing a tablet device to rival Apple Inc.s iPad
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