Articles Tagged with ''cyber security''

Yahoo has added more layers of security in its effort to shield people's online lives from government spying and other snooping.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) warned banks about rising cyber-attacks on their websites and their cash machines.

The United Kingdom has launched a new cyber security system called the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK) to deal with incidents of national significance, including threats to the government, industry and academia.

The Pentagon plans to more than triple its cybersecurity staff in the next few years to defend against Internet attacks that threaten national security.

Tesla Motors' electric vehicles can be located and unlocked by criminals remotely simply by cracking a six-character password using traditional hacking techniques.

The Kentucky Senate has passed a cybersecurity bill aimed at boosting protections for information stored in government computers.

The UK government is planning special learning materials for 11 to 14-year-olds and higher-level and advanced apprenticeships to increase the country's cyber security skills.

A new report from McAfee says every minute there are more than 200 new computer attacks using a variety of malware.

Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc launched a cross-industry group to improve security for credit card transactions.

Target is looking for a new chief information officer following the resignation of CIO and executive VP of technology services Beth Jacob.