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A Power Plant Hack That Anybody Could Use

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August 5, 2011
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A Power Plant Hack That Anybody Could Use A security researcher discovered a way to bypass security measures and hack power plant control equipment.
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Black Hat: Routers Using OSPF Open to Attacks A researcher at Black Hat has revealed a vulnerability in the most common corporate router protocol that puts networks using it at risk of attacks.
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Rootkit Malware Roosts on Windows XP Systems Systems still running Windows XP also contain a huge reservoir of malware that is infecting other computers, a security researcher says.
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Healthcare Industry Leads Market in IT Hiring Flush with federal funds and under the gun of federal regulatory deadlines, the healthcare industry is leading the market in IT jobs creation, according to the...
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Anonymous, LulzSec Could Up Their Game, U.S. Warns Anonymous and LulzSec have wreaked havoc against government and business websites and servers, from low-level defacement of websites up to more sophisticated actions such as stealing sensitive data.
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Black Hat: System Links Your Face to Your Social Security Number and Other Private Things Soon it will be practicable to take someone's photo on a smartphone and within minutes know their Social Security number and a range of other private data.
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Apple Gets Serious About iPad Security, But Is It Enough? Apple has responded recently to security concerns about its iOS. But does the company's newfound interest in enterprise security go far enough?
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Microsoft Kicks off $250K Security Contest Microsoft today launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits.
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Webcam to Computer Users: Sit up Straight! Stop slouching and check this out: Researchers have developed a way for desktop webcams to keep an eye on office workers' posture while they are using computers.
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