Deterrence Not Enough

US Cyber Experts: Deterrence Not Enough
DefenseNews.com
“The whole question of deterrence in cyber really doesn't apply to espionage,” said Irving Lachow, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security. “Every nation is spying. The only question is, who's spying ... Technical issues also loom, as ...

Defense chief calls cyberspace battlefront of the future
Chicago Tribune
"We confront a whole new threat of warfare in (cyberspace). ... This is an area we've got to pay close attention to. This is the battlefront of the future," he told a business group in Norfolk, Virginia, a city at the center of one of the largest ...

U.S. may share some cyber-threat info
San Francisco Chronicle
But the country also is poorly prepared to prevent such an attack, which could damage or knock out critical services that are part of everyday life. The White House declined to say when the president will sign the order. The draft order would put the ...

San Francisco Chronicle

Seminar on cyber law and security
The Hindu
The UGC Coordination Cell of D.G. Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, organised a national seminar onCyber Law and Cyber Security. Faculty members from various parts of south India participated in the seminar. The objective of the seminar was to identify ...

BB&T's Website Affected By Cyber Attack
WFMY News 2
This includes world-class security infrastructures, state-of-the-art firewalls and ongoing evaluation of emerging security developments and threats," BB&T said in a statement. The Wall Street Journal said a hacker group called Qassam Cyber Fighters has ...

WFMY News 2

King County steps up cyber security after hackers hit city
Federal Way Mirror
The program is aimed at helping businesses, organizations and individuals increase their cyber security. The campaign offers simple tips on things from increasing password security to learning how to spot an email “phishing” attack and other attack ...

HSBC Websites Face Cyber Attacks
RedOrbit
HSBC said Friday that a number of its websites worldwide had been hit by a large-scale cyber attack, AFP reported. “On 18 October 2012 HSBC ... HSBC is taking steps to shore up any security holes and make sure its websites are operational. “We are ...

RedOrbit

Want to be a professional spy? Hone your social media, gaming skills
Times of India
LONDON: Britain launched a new spy recruitment drive on Thursday aimed at "Xbox generation" youngsters without a university education but with social media and computer game skills to counter the threat of cyber attack. Foreign Secretary William Hague ...

Report: White House adds intelligence-sharing measure to draft cyber order
The Hill (blog)
Under the measure, the Homeland Security Department would oversee the information-sharing effort and ensure intelligence reports about imminent cyber threats are disseminated to the potential target, according to the report. The White House began ...

Kaspersky's exploit-proof OS leaves security experts skeptical
PCWorld
Given the recent declarations from U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and others that the nation is facing a "digital Pearl Harbor" or "digital 9/11" from hostile nation states like Iran, this sounds like the impossible dream come true -- the cyber ...

PCWorld

Iran Suspect in 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' Attack on Oil Giants
Arutz Sheva
American officials have "more than a suspicion" that Iran was to blame for the August attacks, said James Lewis, who has worked for the State Department and other government agencies on national security and cyber issues and who is now a senior fellow ...

Arutz Sheva

Generation XBox - the UK needs you for cyber-security
iTWire
Never mind the tap on the shoulder and a 'quiet conversation' at Oxford or Cambridge, the UK is hoping to attract game-playing school leavers as the next generation of code breakers. Having observed my own son's game-playing abilities (he's just 10 ...

Bunye: Cyber scams
Sun.Star
Due to increased security problem, we have increased the level of our online security. Your Account... The e-mail's poor grammar is enough to raise eyebrows, but how do we guard ourselves (and our bank accounts) from cyber phishers? The Information ...

Cyber war targets Middle East oil companies
Al-Arabiya
It took Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, two weeks after the August 15 attackto restore its main internal network, but the group said that oil production had not been disrupted. (AFP) ... U.S. officials have "more than a suspicion" that Iran ...

Al-Arabiya

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info
The Tand D.com
Other sections establish a program to encourage companies to adopt voluntary security standards and direct federal agencies to determine whether existing cyber security regulations are adequate. The draft order directs the department to work with the ...

Voting For the Leader of the Free World...From Your Couch?
Fox Business
With cyber warfare an ever-rising threat, security experts are careful to note the many hurdles that still need to be overcome before an airtight system can be developed to handle something so vital as a presidential election. “We think there are some ...

Cyber attacks 'mainly an insider job'
Trade Arabia
The existing policy of allowing employees liberal access to a company's information technology systems is the main cause for cyber attacks in Bahrain, said a top Interior Ministry official. "In several prominent Bahraini firms all levels of management ...

eConflicts: News - Cyber-security: Innovation, Regulation and ...
By Daniel Ventre
eConflicts, blog about cyberconflicts, cyberwar, cyberdefense, cybersecurity, information warfare, Chair on Cyber Defence & Cyber Security ... Dr. Chris C. Demchak, Professor, Strategic Research, NWC Center for Cyber conflict studies ...
eConflicts

Anonymizer Observes Cyber Security Awareness Month With Tips to ...
Anonymizer, Inc., http://www.anonymizer.com, Exposes Online Threats that Consumers May Not Be Aware of. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 16, 2012 ...
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