WA university tech problems 'easy, cheap to fix' 

WA university tech problems 'easy, cheap to fix'

In Networks - By Allie Coyne, 17 May 2013 9:32 AM
Auditor finds unresolved weaknesses.
Queensland researchers seek 'real world' fix for TLS  

Queensland researchers seek 'real world' fix for TLS

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 13 February 2013 5:10 AM
Score $300k Govt research grant.
Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps 

Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 4 July 2012 10:43 AM
Installed web browser replaced with keylogger doppelganger.
Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition 

Conroy opens undergrad pen test competition

In Hackers - By Liz Tay, 20 March 2012 8:48 AM
Seeks to entice with Black Hat conference ticket.
Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts  

Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 1 March 2012 6:00 AM
Delinquent banks scared, shutter spammer bank accounts.
Wallet thieves have chance at guessing card PINs 

Wallet thieves have chance at guessing card PINs

In Hackers - 24 February 2012 5:50 PM
British researchers calculate probabilities.
Singapore University hacked 

Singapore University hacked

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 5 January 2012 3:15 PM
Usernames, passwords, and domain information exposed.
Crims on top of mobile game says expert 

Crims on top of mobile game says expert

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 26 August 2011 11:12 AM
Malware with root access a sign of the times.
ID system may turn tide on data breaches 

ID system may turn tide on data breaches

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2011 4:03 PM
Identity framework removes need to hand over details to shop online.
Researcher fights data breach pay cut 

Researcher fights data breach pay cut

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 27 October 2010 9:22 AM
Is IT responsible?
Hacker nabs 110k student details 

Hacker nabs 110k student details

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 19 October 2010 9:38 AM
Uni could have become a botnet.
Rudd launches National Security College 

Rudd launches National Security College

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 28 April 2010 12:46 PM
Postgraduate cybercrime courses to be established.
US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers 

US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 23 February 2010 12:14 PM
Traced back to November hack.
Monash's $2.5m nanotech tool to help prevent banknote fraud 

Monash's $2.5m nanotech tool to help prevent banknote fraud

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 22 September 2009 1:06 PM
Very small etchings could save big bucks.
Almost 100,000 student details compromised in University of Florida data breach 

Almost 100,000 student details compromised in University of Florida data breach

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 23 February 2009 10:42 AM
Officials at the University of Florida have reported a breach with the details of almost 100,000 people compromised.
'Korset' antivirus technique boasts no commercial strings 

'Korset' antivirus technique boasts no commercial strings

In Risk - 17 September 2008 1:16 PM
A newly released Open Source security program claims to have the potential to put antivirus software companies out of business.
Los Alamos breach to cost University of California US$2.8 million 

Los Alamos breach to cost University of California US$2.8 million

In Hackers - By Jim Carr, 20 December 2007 9:46 AM
The University of California system has agreed to pay the US Department of Energy (DOE) a US$2.8 million fine as a result of a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory ...
Duke University Law School website infiltrated by hackers 

Duke University Law School website infiltrated by hackers

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 6 December 2007 11:47 AM
Hackers, possibly trying to embed links to improve search engine result rankings, may have viewed the sensitive information of 1,400 prospective applicants to Duke University ...
Hackers access personal info of 45,000 University of Colorado students 

Hackers access personal info of 45,000 University of Colorado students

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 24 May 2007 12:46 PM
A disabled firewall and an unapplied patch allowed hackers to infiltrate a server at the University of Colorado, Boulder, exposing the personal information of nearly 45,000 ...
Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US  

Hackers steal 22,000 Social Security numbers from University in US

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 10 May 2007 10:17 AM
The University of Missouri is the latest university to fall victim to cybercrime, after hackers breached a database and lifted more than 20,000 Social Security numbers (SSNs).
Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates 

Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 10 April 2007 10:33 AM
Hackers have compromised a server to access the personal information of some 46,000 students, faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco.
Hacker cracks University of Arizona network 

Hacker cracks University of Arizona network

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 10 January 2007 6:34 PM
A hacker may have obtained the personal information of University of Arizona employees, as well as details of the institution's financial transactions.
Ohio University sends server breach notices 

Ohio University sends server breach notices

By Dan Kaplan, 9 May 2006 10:27 PM
Ohio University sent out the first of more than a quarter-million notices of a server breach that compromised the personal information of more than 300,000 people and organizati...
University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years 

University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years

By Ericka Chickowski, 26 April 2006 6:07 AM
More than 197,000 personal records were exposed in a security breach at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, school officials said this week.
Court allows university to block spam 

Court allows university to block spam

By Frank Washkuch, 9 January 2006 8:26 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court ensured on Monday that the football field won’t be the only place blocking will be going on at the University of Texas.
Canadian University takes IT security back to school  

Canadian University takes IT security back to school

By William Eazel, 31 October 2005 10:27 AM
Ryerson University, a Toronto, Ontario-based university, has completed a wide ranging IT security infrastructure upgrade centering on deployment of over 40 enterprise security ...
Hackers exploit university and airport weakspots 

Hackers exploit university and airport weakspots

By David Quainton, 1 July 2005 3:50 PM
U.S. regional press is reporting two hacking incidents, affecting a University database and Erie International Airport.
University of Connecticut server breached 

University of Connecticut server breached

By Marcia Savage, 28 June 2005 5:49 PM
A server containing personal data of 72,000 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Connecticut was breached by a hacker that exploited an vulnerability in the system.
University of Texas Health Science Center completes data security project  

University of Texas Health Science Center completes data security project

By Robert Jaques, 1 October 2004 10:24 AM
The University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at Houston completed a network upgrade to protect and encrypt personally identifiable patient and employee financial ...
Indiana University automates software security patching 

Indiana University automates software security patching

By Robert Jaques, 16 September 2004 11:09 AM
Indiana University has automated its software security patch management in a bid to help protect potentially sensitive student records and reduce network vulnerabilities.
University given £500,000 to make clever cameras 

University given £500,000 to make clever cameras

By Dan Ilett, 21 June 2004 1:08 PM
Scientists at the University of Surrey have been given £500,000 to develop close circuit television cameras that will alert police to crime scenes.
UK's Open University simplifies its patching 

UK's Open University simplifies its patching

By Dan Ilett, 26 May 2004 12:48 AM
The Open University in the UK, which runs distance learning for 200,000 students, has automated the process of patching its population of Sun and Microsoft servers.
University gets tough on wireless security 

University gets tough on wireless security

By Dan Ilett, 24 May 2004 11:22 PM
A US university is using management software to tighten security on its 4,000 user wireless network.
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