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Watch out, cyber attackers shifting focus to small businesses
ZDNet (blog)
During the first half of 2012, the total number of targeted attacks -- ones that use customizedmalware and social engineering to proliferate -- rose to an average of 151 attacks per day during May and June, according to security technology giant ...
Cyber Security Expert Winn Schwartau To Keynote Data Center World Fall 2012
Equities.com
Cyber security expert Winn Schwartau will deliver the keynote address at Data Center World 2012 this fall in Nashville, TN, (September 30-October 3, 2012). Mr. Schwartau will cover Disaster Recovery Plans, combating Cyber Crime and the threat of Cyber ...
Air Force Steps Up Cyber Warfare Defenses
Mobiledia
A secretive project in the Nevada desert is training U.S. Air Force officers in the growing threat of cyber warfare, which is rapidly replacing traditional weaponry in the skies and on the battlefield. ... They spent six months going through the ...
Mobiledia
Businesses at Risk From Data Breaches, Cyber-Attacks: Survey
eWeek
... “somewhat” to “extremely” vulnerable to security threats, and in the past six month, nearly half (49 percent) of companies surveyed have experienced a cyber-attack that lead to a service outage, unauthorized access to information, data breach or ...
Kaspersky CEO warns of 'global cyber warfare'
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The chief executive officer of security software firm Kaspersky Lab warned of what he calls a “global cyber warfare,” citing the recent discovery of several types of malwaretargeted at bringing down technology-dependent ...
US cybersecurity chief urges action by Congress
SecurityInfoWatch
Keith Alexander · Information Security. More. WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Pentagon'sCyber Command on Monday called for swift action in Congress to sort out roles, standards and authorities for government agencies charged with defending against ...
EPIC Urges Privacy Safeguards for Defense Department Cybersecurity Program
JD Supra (press release)
EPIC recommended that the agency revise the regulations for the "Cyber Security and Information Assurance" program so that: (1) the program remain voluntary, (2) "cyber incident" and "threat" are narrowly defined, (3) liability is imposed on private ...
Future Homeland Security Threats Comprise Smaller Groups, Cybersecurity ...
HSToday
"This committee knows more than most how many of our secrets (state and industrial) are being stolen by foreign governments, how much of our wealth is being pilfered by criminal gangs, and how much of our infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber enabled ...
Cyber operation units to be 'major wing' of Oz defence forces by 2025, says ...
Newstrack India
Sydney, July 12 (ANI): Cyber operation units will increasingly be a part of the army, navy and air force as a major wing of Australia's defence forces to combat cyber warfare, an online securityexpert has revealed. Queensland University of Technology ...
Retired Col. on US Intelligence Leaks: KGB Agent in the White House
Gather.com
Retired Col. Ken Allard made a bold statement before the House Judiciary Committee in regards to some US intelligence leaks about a cyber-attack...
What will online security look like in year 2025?
Herald Sun
In the US, authorities have already agreed to sponsor courses for cyber operation experts trained in limiting an enemy's ability to attack and Prof Caelli says this will follow here. "What we're seeing happen is a global recognition that cyber ...
Tridium's Niagara Framework: Marvel of connectivity illustrates new cyber risks
Washington Post
PART 3 | The Tridium company's widely used technology is a marvel of modern connectivity, but after its networks were found to be vulnerable to hackers, it is moving to boost its security. ... View the series. Behind the framework, a cautionary cyber ...
Stuxnet Explained: What It Is and What Its Implications Are (42:07)
WebProNews
According to Jon Lindsay, who is a research fellow with the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Stuxnet is a piece of malware that was designed as a cyber attack. Its purpose was to destruct the normal operations of ...
Home News Enterprises Should Beware the Targeted Attack, Symantec Report ...
CIO Insight
Targeted attacks are on the rise, and while small businesses are increasingly victims, it is the largest companies that continue to be in the cross hairs of online criminals and cyber-spies, according tosecurity firm Symantec. In its intelligence ...
Secure our e-frontiers
Hindustan Times
This is being used to defend American military networks and attack other countries' systems. Similarly, the EU has the European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA), and Britain has the Cyber Security and Operations Centre (CSOC) under their ...
Collaboration needed to stabilize cyberspace
FCW.com
A report by the Cyber Conflict Studies Association, Atlantic Council and Intelligent Decisions, Inc., identifies flaws in current U.S. cybersecurity strategies and then lays out recommendations for the national security community. The report finds that ...
University launches an international plan to tackle cybercrime
Infosecurity Magazine
The Second World Cyber Security Summit at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), held at Queen's University Belfast in March of this year, has resulted in the publication of a new plan for tackling cybercrime. ... director of the Home ...
NERC CIP Compliance Training
Energy Collective
It is also for those not in the industry and have an interest in learning more about electric sectorcybersecurity regulations. What's it about: Taught by former NERC CIP auditors, this course will address cyber security solutions and methods to help ...
2 senators urge adoption of cybersecurity bill
FederalNewsRadio.com
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the United States is under cyber attack and thatcybersecurity was a matter of national security.
Chinese cyber attacks hit Elysée Palace: report
The Local
The Elysée Palace faced a massive cyber attack just before François Hollande came to power in May. According to Le ... French Senator Jean-Marie Bockel, who is about to publish a report oncyber security, says France is vulnerable. "Coordination ...
Major pitfalls involving vulnerability scanners
Help Net Security
Bruce Schneier: Trust, security and society ... Even more surprisingly, 49 percent of companies surveyed have experienced a cyber attack leading to a service outage, unauthorized access to information, data breach, or damage over the past six months.
Help Net Security
ICF International and SecureState to Provide Cybersecurity Services to Energy ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“Together, ICF and SecureState will provide clients with a more comprehensive understanding of theircyber risks and appropriate mitigation measures. The team approach ... SecureState is a management consulting firm specializing in information security.
I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like the GO GREEN Scam
Canada Free Press
I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like the GO GREEN Scam, Newt Gingrich, EMP, electro-magnetic pulse, power grids, smart meters, power infrastructure, solar flare,cyber-attack.
Canada Free Press
Yahoo Voice Website Reportedly Hacked, Over 453000 User Accounts And ...
International Business Times
After LinkedIn, now it's Yahoo that has reportedly fallen prey to a latest cyber attack, in which hackers of a hacking group named "D33Ds Company" claimed to have breached a Yahoo Voice server and posted over 453000 user accounts and passwords...
International Business Times
US experts make predictions about future homeland security threats
Continuity Central (press release)
A panel of leading security experts have described a range of homeland threats that the United States will face in the coming years – such as terrorist acts by al Qaeda, its affiliates, Iran, and 'lone wolves'. But the common thread was an attack on ...
TappIn Partners with Antivirus Leader ESET to Provide Content Security and ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TappIn, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE (NYSE MKT: GSB), a leading innovator of secure information exchange solutions for businesses and consumers, announced today that ESET, the leader in proactive cyber-threat ...
Skybox Security Survey Reveals Traditional Vulnerability Scanners Not Working
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Even more surprisingly, 49 percent of companies surveyed have experienced a cyber attack leading to a service outage, unauthorized access to information, data breach, or damage over the past six months. The survey illustrated a major disconnect between ...
US Air Force hands out cybersecurity contracts worth up to $300 million
Infosecurity Magazine
The contracts are to provide cybersecurity research and products, such as software, hardware, technical documentation, and technical reports, as part of the Air Force Research Lab's Agile CyberTechnology program. Winning companies are Assured ...
ICF Teams with SecureState to Target Energy Cybersecurity; Andy Robin ...
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
Andy Robin, ICF senior vice president, added the team will work with the energy sector to provide a more comprehensive understanding of cyber risks and appropriate mitigation measures to clients in the energy and cyber markets. Posted by Gino Troiani ...
Hackers Target Chemical Company with 'Lost' USB Sticks
eSecurity Planet
Dutch chemical company DSM was recent targeted by an unusual (and unsuccessful)cyber attack -- malware-infected USB drives were left in the company's parking lot in the hope that employees would find them and plug them into company computers.
eSecurity Planet
Malware Attacks Still Pose Serious Threat Even Though DNSChanger Fails to ...
Techzone360
Just because there were no major Internet outages this week from the DNSChanger virus, other viruses could attack computers in the future. “Malware gets better, not worse,” warned a recent blog post from ... "This cyber-security legislation coming up ...
Government: The Intelligence and Security Committee's Annual Report for 2011 ...
eGov monitor
Although Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been weakened by US drone strikes in Yemen, it is a resilient group that is capable of mounting an attack on the West. Nevertheless, the Agencies have continued to achieve notable ... In terms of defensive ...
Recorded Future Suggested for Cyber Attack Prediction : Beyond ...
By Stephen E. Arnold
Recorded Future Suggested for Cyber Attack Prediction. July 12, 2012. Oh, oh, scary marketing. Careful, the goose is easily startled. Sys-Con Media claims our attention with “Recorded Future for Forecasting Cyber Attacks.” Blogger Bob ...
Beyond Search
University launches an international plan to tackle cybercrime ...
By jim
The four themes are based around adaptive cybersecurity technologies, the protection of smart grids, the security of mobile platforms and applications, and a multi-faceted approach to cybersecurityresearch. Adaptive cyber security ...
FISMA Focus
“Was it Over When the Drones Bombed Pearl Harbor?” | Center for ...
By Scott C-P
After making good on its promise in a naval skirmish against a neighbor with rival claims to an island chain, Orangelandia was given an ultimatum by the U.N. Security Council* to stand down. With no sign of ... Additionally the ways, means, and follow-on considerations of a drone sneak attack are also variable, but can be roughly broken down into fouling attacks, as in the scenario above; direct attacks; and cyber-attacks. In a fouling ... Post Tagged with cyber, Cyber-warfare, drones ...
Center for International Maritime...
The raise of Multi-platform malware | Security Affairs
By paganinip
unix-windows_mac. The malware factory still evolving, every day security firms detect new cyberthreats that show new sophisticated techniques to avoid protection systems, this is a war that law enforcement fight against cyber criminals. Internet has a new ... Of course the attack must be completed with a sort of social engineering, in order to accept the malicious file the internet users are circumvented by proposing to run a benign singned applet. The malicious files developed for each ...
Security Affairs
Cyber operation units to be 'major wing' of Oz defence forces by ...
By webnews
Sydney, July 12 (ANI): Cyber operation units will increasingly be a part of the army, navy and air force as a major wing of Australia”s defence forces to combat cyber warfare, an online security expert has revealed. Queensland University of Technology's ... In the U.S, authorities have already agreed to sponsor courses for cyber operation experts trained in limiting an enemy's ability to attack and Caelli said that this will be follow in Australia as well. “What we”re seeing happen is a global ...
Pakistan News
By webnews
Sydney, July 12 (ANI): Cyber operation units will increasingly be a part of the army, navy and air force as a major wing of Australia”s defence forces to combat cyber warfare, an online security expert has revealed. Queensland University of Technology's ... In the U.S, authorities have already agreed to sponsor courses for cyber operation experts trained in limiting an enemy's ability to attack and Caelli said that this will be follow in Australia as well. “What we”re seeing happen is a global ...
Pakistan News
Big Data, Cyber Security, and Serious Gaming » COS Blog
By Michael Parrish
Currently the college is participating with colleagues in the six other colleges in the development of new programs in three broadly overlapping areas focused on digital technology – Cyber Security, Data Science (“Big Data”), and Gaming. In the course of a ... San Jose State has strong research and training expertise in several areas related to Cybersecurity among at least four colleges, and we plan to augment our existing strengths with several hires throughout the university in 2013.
SJSU Blogs
NSA Claims Cybercrime is “The Greatest Transfer of Wealth in History”
By Socrates
As such, he urged politicians and the American people in general to support cybersecurity legislation being pushed through Congress. While I support such efforts in principle, I remain skeptical as per the proposed extent, or lack thereof, of any such legislation. Cyber security is without doubt a real and potent issue, but like terrorism, it should not be used as an excuse for giving “blank checks” to the NSA or any other clandestine government organisation. The fact that it is Paul ...
Singularity Weblog
Cyber chief warns of rising danger from cyber attacks – CNN ...
By Suzanne Kelly. In a rare public appearance Monday, the head of the country's Cyber Command warned that the nature of cyberattacks is changing and ...
security.blogs.cnn.com/.../cyber-chief-warns-of-rising-danger-...
Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Hackers Take a Hit as ...
From “Operation Card Shop” to “Operation High Roller,” the cybersecurity headlines this week sounded more like something out of a Las Vegas casino.
www.clearancejobs.com/.../cybersecurity-news-round-up-hack...
The Increasing Importance of Cybersecurity: The Open Group ...
As we move through summer here in the U.S., cybersecurity continues to be top of mind, not only for security professionals, but for IT management as well as for ...
blog.opengroup.org/.../the-increasing-importance-of-cybersec...
Cyber Attacks May Spark New War in Korea | 38 North: Informed ...
University of Sydney's Leonid Petrov examines the potential impact of recent cyber attacks, allegedly by North Korea against targets in the South, ...
38north.org/2012/07/lpetrov070912/
Indian Navy targeted by cyber-attack > Security & Defence Agenda ...
The Indian Navy (INS) confirmed today that it is investigating a suspected cyber- attack against its military computers. An INS spokesperson announced that ...
www.securitydefenceagenda.org/.../Indian-Navy-targeted-by-c...
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