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Can biology lessons help in cybersecurity?

DARPA Deputy Director Ken Gabriel explains how a new security program came out of a workshop with infectious disease biologists.

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Stuxnet was a cybersecurity wake-up call

CNET reports cybersecurity experts are still confounded by the malware virus Stuxnet.

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Smartphones, online banking have greatest cyber threats

Info Security reports that smartphones and online banking present the top cyber threats.

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New malware attacks on Mac computers

Mac computers are not immune anymore. A new malware attack on the popular operating system.

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Stuxnet Decoded: The real story of the smartest malware ever

Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Neustar, is one of the most knowledgeable people about the structure of Stuxnet. He joins host Tom Temin for this week's Federal Security Spotlight.
October 21, 2010

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Smartphone apps spread personal info

Many popular smartphone applications release consumers' personal information without their knowledge.

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Which sites are riskier than porn for malware threats?

Adult web sites have long been thought of as the riskiest place to get a computer virus, but you're actually more likely to download malware on popular sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, CSO Magazine reports.

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Federal experts on the trail of the Stuxnet virus

DHS's Sean McGurk and other cybersecurity experts are trying to protect agency networks against one of the most dangerous viruses ever developed. Stuxnet exploits a vulnerability in Siemens industrial equipment control software and hardware and may be the product of a nation bent on sabotage.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , DHS , National Cybersecurity and Communications Integrat , NCCIC , Sean McGurk , Stuxnet , Microsoft , Symantec , Ralph Lagner , Max Cacas

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Who do you blame after a cyber attack?

Learn more in today's cybersecurity update

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Malware-laced widget hits hosting giant

ManTech wins a nearly $100 million FBI cybersecurity contract

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