Jaikumar Vijayan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jaikumar Vijayan

Article | 7/05/2011 LastPass says users no longer have to reset passwords

LastPass today rescinded its day-old order that all users of its online password management system reset their master passwords due to a database brea...

Article | 22/04/2011 Security firm founder Kaspersky's son reportedly kidnapped in Russia

Several news services are reporting that the son of Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky Labs, has been kidnapped for...

Article | 30/04/2011 Texas Comptroller takes blame for major breach

Days after firing two IT managers after a data breach exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data of over 3.5 million Texans, Texas Co...

Article | 29/04/2011 Cyberthieves loot SMBs, transfer millions to firms in China, FBI warns

Some U.S. companies may unwittingly be funding businesses in China to the tune of millions of dollars.

Article | 29/04/2011 Suit charges Sony breach caused by poor security

Sony has been hit with what could be the first of many lawsuits related to a recently disclosed breach of its PlayStation Network.

Article | 26/04/2011 Security still top concern with cloud, despite Amazon outage

Despite the heightened focus on cloud availability and uptime caused by Amazon's prolonged service outage last week, security will likely remain the b...

Article | 21/04/2011 Texas fires two tech chiefs over breach

The Texas State Comptroller's office has fired its heads of information security and of innovation and technology following an inadvertent data leak t...

Article | 21/04/2011 Phishing emerges as major corporate security threat

The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and RSA are stark reminders of the serious thr...

Article | 20/04/2011 Oak Ridge National Lab shuts down Internet, email after cyberattack

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, home to one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, has been forced to shut down its email systems and all Int...

Article | 19/04/2011 In reversal, Yahoo will store user search data longer

In a move that is unlikely to win it any new friends in the privacy community, Yahoo has announced that it will retain consumer search data for a subs...

Article | 16/04/2011 L.A. may sue over delays in Google Apps project, report says

Google on Thursday downplayed a report that the city of Los Angeles may file a lawsuit against it due to delays in implementing a much touted $7.2 mil...

Article | 14/04/2011 Mentorship key for women in IT, says Collaborate panel

ORLANDO -- Mentors and sponsors can play a key role in helping women advance their careers in information technology, according to members of a panel ...

Article | 9/04/2011 Government made me do it, imprisoned TJX hacker claims

Convicted hacker Albert Gonzalez, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the massive hacks at TJX, Heartland and ...

Article | 7/04/2011 U.S. can conduct offsite searches of computers seized at borders, court rules

Laptop computers and other digital devices carried into the U.S. may be seized from travelers without a warrant and sent to a secondary site for foren...

Article | 6/04/2011 FAQ: Epsilon email breach

An email server breach at Epsilon Interactive exposed the names and email addresses of millions of people. The breach is being described as the worst ...