Cyber war is coming, the impact could be huge

Researchers Identify First Flaws in AES
Help Net Security: "Researchers have found a weakness in the AES algorithm. They managed to come up with a clever new attack that can recover the secret key four times easier than anticipated...

Faster password hashes cracking based on the DES...
Help Net Security: "Openwall released an updated version of John the Ripper, a password security auditing tool and open source project, providing the community with improvements in the...

Gmail attack shows growing cybercrime sophistication
In the cyber war being fought across international boundaries, the recent Gmail hack of top U.S. and South Korean officials makes one thing clear, analysts say: the bad guys are winning.