Robert Lemos

Security researchers and hackers, angered by Cisco attempts to quash a recent flaw finder’s presentation, aim to reproduce and extend attacks on the networking giant’s Internet products.
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One educator argues that kids should be taught computer programming and hacking skills from preschool to reinforce creativity and technology learning.
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A researcher who showed off a way to remotely compromise Cisco routers has to turn over all materials and agree not to further disseminate information on the flaws or the technique he used to run code on the popular network hardware.
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Networking giant Cisco and security company Internet Security Systems filed for a temporary restraining order against the management of the Black Hat Conference and a security expert who told conference attendees that attackers can broadly compromise Cisco routers.
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TippingPoint, a division of networking giant 3Com, plans to pay researchers for information about unannounced vulnerabilities in major systems and software and will add bonuses for prolific flaw finders, the company announced.
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Claiming that Oracle has failed to fix six vulnerabilities despite having more than 650 days to issue a patch, researchers at security firm Red Database Security published details of the flaws on Tuesday.
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Privacy-sensitive U.S. citizens aiming to get their government-mandated annual free credit reports have to be careful not to endanger their sensitive data instead, stated a report released on Thursday.
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Software maker Opera’s decision to support BitTorrent has added to some security experts’ worries that applications which require open connections through firewalls are becoming increasingly popular.
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The software giant will split the $250,000 amongst two tipsters, after German courts convicted and sentenced the creator of the Sasser worm and the original Netsky viruses.
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A programming error in the University of Southern California’s online application system left prospective student information publicly accessible.
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