By Marlyn Rodriguez and Marion Gil |Asst. Managing Editor and News Editor| The CSUSB cyber security program was featured in an article on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF)website. CSUSB’s cyber security program aims to prepare students in occupations that protect government agencies from hackers. “Cyber Security is an important field because it touches all aspects of modern life,” said Tony Coulson, director of the cyber security program at CSUSB. “Your personal information is your digital currency. Job growth and opportunities in this area are endless.” This program has become available to students through funding from the NSF CyberCorps: Scholarships for Services (SFS) … [Read more...] about Government features CSUSB cyber security
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Chase bank Hacked
By Jacob Collins |Staff Writer| Chase systems were hacked over the summer, resulting in the release of customers’ personal information. No financial information was stolen but the personal information obtained may be used in scamming attempts. The cyber attack was revealed on Oct. 2 in a securities filing by JP Morgan Chase. The securities filing stated that approximately 76 million households and 7 million small businesses are impacted by the breach. Chase warned that personal information stolen in the attack may be used in phishing or scams targeted towards those affected. Phishing is an attack where hackers contact the victim via phone, email or mail and pretend to be from a … [Read more...] about Chase bank Hacked
Heartbleed bug puts you at risk
By Mintimer Avila |Online Editor| An estimated two-thirds of the Internet may be at risk, as people’s passwords, email and credit card information could potentially be out in the open due to a bug found in OpenSSL, a software used to encrypt and transmit data, according to CNN. The bug, named Heartbleed, was the result of a bad line of code that was overlooked, and made its way into the final version of OpenSSL and into the majority of the internet. Website owners can install OpenSSL as a free open source method of encrypting data from the user to the website, but due to its wide adaptation, the bug is now spread across millions of sites. Heartbleed was discovered on April 7 by … [Read more...] about Heartbleed bug puts you at risk
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