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Robert McMillan
Critical infrastructure often under cyberattack
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 11, 2008 - 9:11pmLast updated: November 11, 2008 - 9:12pm
Computer systems that run the world's critical infrastructure are not as secure as they should be and insiders are mad. That's according to a new survey released Monday that asked management, network engineers, and administrators in nine infrastructure industries about the state of cybersecurity in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Yahoo ad network offers 'deceptive' ads
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 2, 2008 - 5:34pmLast updated: November 2, 2008 - 5:34pm
Deceptive advertising may be illegal in the US, but Yahoo's ad network appears to offer it to publishers on a menu of choices when they're deciding what ads to run on their Web sites.
Weak evidence links congressmen's cyberattacks to China
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 7:55amHouse of Representatives members who worry that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts.
Obama campaign hopes for better Web security
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 12, 2008 - 9:15pmLast updated: August 7, 2008 - 11:33am
Two months after their Web site was hacked, the organizers of Barack Obama's presidential campaign are looking for a network security expert to help lock down their Web site. Security experts said this is the first time they can remember seeing a Web security job advertised for a political campaign.
DNS trouble knocks NSA off Internet
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 4:37pmA server problem at the U.S. National Security Agency has knocked the secretive intelligence agency off the Internet.
