Robert Weiner

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Downadup Worm on the Rampage

Robert Weiner

"This could be the biggest infection we’ve ever seen," said David Perry, global director of education at Trend Micro in Cupertino. "We ." According to the San Francisco Chronicle : Security vendors haven’t figured out what payload the Downadup/Conficker worm plans to deliver, but it’s not good. "This

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Top 10 Threats to Higher Ed Computer Systems

Robert Weiner

With the global economy getting lousier, officials predict that even more hackers will get into the act in search of easy cash. They don’t just want to post an embarrassing note on your college’s home page. They want to nab the identities of students and professors to go on shopping sprees with forged credit cards.

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