Short interview with the WOZ (Wochenzeitung)
posted in Deutsch, News & media on May 26th, 2010
tag archive 'Government'
Lawful wiretap interfaces are vulnerable to unlawful exploits
posted in News & media on Feb 14th, 2010
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires networks to provide interfaces that allow government to intercept data transmissions, just as they have long been able to tap telephone systems. But an IBM security researcher said criminals also could use the systems to wiretap the Internet. Tom Cross, manager of IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force [...]
Computer network of the Swiss foreign ministry has been the target of an attack
posted in News & media on Oct 30th, 2009
The foreign ministry characterised the incident as a “virus attack” but said computer systems were targeted with the intent of gathering specific information.The extent of the breach is unknown and officials did not say what information was targeted. They are still trying to track down the source of the attack. The hack was apparently designed [...]