October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
AnnArbor.com
The Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) work in partnership with public and private sector partners during October to send the message of ...

Banks can't prevent cyber attacks like those hitting PNC, Key, US Bank this week
Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On a day when yet another large area bank was dealing with acyber attack, banks and security experts say there's little that can be done to prevent an assault on any website. PNC Bank today said customers have been reporting ...

Plain Dealer

Cyber-Ark Addresses Privileged Account Threat for Industrial Control Systems ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Cyber-Ark® Software, the leading global information security provider for protecting and managing privileged accounts and sessions, critical applications and sensitive information, today announced details of its presentation at the Cyber Security for ...

Low-tech cyber criminals
Philippine Star
They tagged the new law as “the most notorious act ever witnessed in the cyber-history of the Philippines.” The hackers group successfully — but illegally —cracked the government domains considered the most secure online sites. They defaced the ...

Cyber scientist notes alarming trends
Shreveport Times
The gathering, a regular event sponsored by the Cyber Innovation Center and National CyberResearch Park, culminated a three-day visit for consultations by Jabbour that included time with cyber security students at Louisiana Tech University. ... “As ...

Government Agencies, Utilities Among Targets of 'VOHO' Cyber-Spy Attacks
eWeek
... organizations were compromised in a cyber espionage operation that used semi-targeted attacks—known as waterhole attacks—to infect systems within certain industries, such as international finance, utilities, defense and government contractors...

eWeek

75% of data breaches are inside jobs
eGov monitor
Cyber Security: 75% of data breaches are inside jobs. By: Information Daily Staff Writer Published: Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 12:30 GMT. High profile data breaches are often the work of hacker collectives like Anonymous, but it turns out that many ...

eGov monitor

Spectrum guessing game - What's sequestration mean for cyber? - GAO report ...
Politico
Speakers include Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia; Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA; John Steufert, Director of the National Cyber Security Division at DHS; Howard Schmidt, former White House Cybersecurity Coordinator; ...

Northrop Buys M5 Network Security - Analyst Blog
NASDAQ
Northrop Grumman Corporation ( NOC ) has closed the acquisition of M5 Network Security Pty Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Canberra, Australia-based, M5 Network Security Pty Ltd. provides cyber security and secure mobile communications products and ...

White House testing approach called for in draft cyber order
FederalNewsRadio.com
Michael Daniel, the White House's cyber coordinator, said the Energy and Homeland Securitydepartments are working with companies in the electricity sector to come up with a baseline set of cybersecurity standards. The Electricity Subsector ...

Cyber security, an Air Force punchline? | Defense Tech
By Mike Hoffman
Many U.S. generals will openly admit to knowing little about one of the threats they all agree is one that is most dangerous to U.S. national security -- cyber.
Defense Tech

Group Threatens Cyber Attack Against PNC Financial Services ...
By angelakdka
Could PNC be the next target of a cyber bank attack? A group which ... “What the bad guys are trying to do is cut off access to those websites,” said David Brumley, a cyber-security expert at Carnegie Mellon University. “They're just trying to jam ...
CBS Pittsburgh

Wells Fargo latest large bank to get hit by cyber attack | KDVR.com ...
By Hema Mullur
DENVER -- The list of banks hit by cyber attacks is growing. So far hackers have shut down online... Bank of America, PNC, and US Bank. Cyber security experts say all of the banks have been hit by what's called a “denial of service” attack.
KDVR.com - Denver News, Weather...

FERC Creates Office to Address Cyber-Security Threats to Energy ...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has established the Office of Energy InfrastructureSecurity to help identify and address both physical and cyber ...
www.eweek.com/.../ferc-creates-office-to-address-cyber-securi...

3 Great Cyber Security Stock Plays - BAH, CACI, KEYW - Foolish ...
And the Cyber Security Act of 2012, possibly the most important piece of legislation addressing U.S. cyber terrorism threats, was voted down by Congress last ...
beta.fool.com/kprogers/2012/09/22/3-great-cyber.../12387/

cyber security - Google News

cyber warfare - Google News

cyber defense - Google News

US-CERT Cyber Security Tips

Cyber War News

Alive in the Cloud

expri.com