FTC Announces Improved OnGuardOnline Website

FTC Announces New and Improved OnGuardOnline Website OnGuardOnline's new features include a cybersecurity blog and information updates via e-mail. Also, the FTC has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies in the Stop.Think.Connect Campaign™ to raise ... Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

ISC Diary | October 2011 Cyber Security Awareness Month It is that time of the year again, Cyber Security Awareness Month. Over the last few years we have participated in the October Cyber Security Awareness month ... www.dshield.org/diary.html?storyid=11623

Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity - 2011 ... ... Policy Coordination and Implementation · Energy Assurance · Cyber Security ... Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity - 2011 ... Group, a partnership of energy infrastructure cybersecurity leaders from government and ... energy.gov/.../roadmap-achieve-energy-delivery-systems-cybe... Renowned Cyber Security Expert to Participate in Industry's Leading Conference ... Sacramento Bee 21, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Whitfield Diffie, Chief Cryptographer at Revere Security, a renowned expert in cyber security and the co-inventor of public key cryptography, will participate as a Keynote Speaker at the "EnergySec Smart Grid Security ... Advanced Cyber Security Center for IT security launches in Mass. SearchHealthIT.com The plan is to use a higher profile to foster collaboration between researchers, government and universities to address critical and sophisticated cybersecurity challenges. It received $50000 in funding from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative ... The Online Trust Alliance Announces "Why Your Browser Matters" in Support of ... MarketWatch (press release) Leading consumer, industry and trade organizations supporting the initiative include the Anti-Phishing Working Group, Center for Democracy & Technology, Identity Theft Council, National Cyber Forensics Training Alliance, National Cyber Security ... Singapore to set up national cyber security centre Times of India PTI | Sep 22, 2011, 07.50PM IST SINGAPORE: Singapore has said it will boost its national capability to counter cyber security threats through the setting up of a 'National Cyber SecurityCentre' in the coming months. The Centre, which will be headed by ... At UN, Kazakhstan calls for global cybersecurity treaty to deter hackers UN News Centre A global pact on information and cybersecurity is vital to deter the increasingly frequent attacks by hackers against governments, businesses and other institutions, the leader of Kazakhstan told the General Assembly's annual general debate today. ... A Call for Cybersecurity Education GovInfoSecurity.com (blog) As a community, we should be taking this message to our schools and playgrounds: Cybersecurityis an essential element of modern education. Every day, people who use computers and smartphones face important decisions on what data to share or how to ... Smartphones and tablets – the next big threat to cyber security? Expert Reviews Modern smartphones and tablets are so powerful, that they more closely resemble miniature PCs than the mobile phones of only a few years ago. We can send email, check our bank balance and access all our social networks using these devices, ... Public-private partnerships key to creating a cybersecure citizenry, says panel FierceGovernmentIT ... multi-stakeholder cybersecurity issues, they said. "Everybody owns this issue. We have to work together," said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, which is best known for the "Stop. Think. Connect." campaign. ... Meeting highlights Md. cyber security abc27 Dutch Ruppersberger is among the featured speakers at conference in Hanover on cyber security in Maryland. The conference Thursday morning is at a hotel near Fort Meade, where the Defense Department established a new Cyber Command last year. ... NIST Releases Federal Risk Assessment Guide InformationWeek To this end, NIST has been working to provide cybersecurity guidelines and standards to agencies as they work to better lock down federal IT systems. Changes also have been made to how agencies report their security compliance. ... Book Review: Zero Day by Mark Russinovich Windows IT Pro This is shaping up to be a banner year for cybersecurity news of all stripes. I've already posted about the havoc that Anonymous and Lulzsec have caused, the discovery of an "indestructible" botnet, and how universities (and end users) are struggling ... Kazakh President Calls For Global Cyber-Security Treaty At UN RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbaev has called for "an international legal framework of the global information space" in order to deter increasingly frequent attacks by hackers against governments, businesses, and other institutions. ... Singapore to set up National Cyber Security Centre FutureGov Magazine By Xinghui Guo | 22 September 2011 Singapore is setting up a National Cyber Security Centre to protect its cyberspace presence and critical info communication systems, announced Teo Chee Hean, the country's Deputy Prime Minister, on 21 September 2011. ... India to start Cyber Security,Indian languages, literature and history in ... Microfinance Monitor On behalf of Estonia, it was signed by Minister of Finance, Mr. Jurgen Ligi. India will establish a Chair on Cyber Security in Tallinn University and a Chair on Indian languages, literature and history in one of the universities in Estonia. Cyber awareness training essential due to increases in threats Camp Lejeune Globe The Marine Corps Installation East Cyber Security Division is constantly working to prevent Marine Corps Installations East including Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune's network from being compromised. "Eight years ago the Marine Corps received only 60 to ... Mitsubishi Heavy Network Most Likely Compromised by Spear-Phishing Attack eWeek "Criticism that China initiated a cyber-attack is not only groundless, it goes against development of international cooperation on cyber-security," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a daily briefing Sept. 20. ... Cybercrime: is it out of control? The Guardian Unsurprisingly, cyber security is among its top priorities. by Misha Glenny The talk went well and when answering the audience's questions, I referred to a recent cybercrime case in Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, in which a cyber gang had hacked into the ... Utilities Employing Cellular Technology for Energy Usage Data TMC Net In recent news, Citigal, a provider of software security services, partnered with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to develop the Guide to Developing a Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation Plan. The newly released guide ... Statistics and the 'Cyber Crime Epidemic' Huffington Post (blog) Jeffrey Carr, a US based cyber security expert, recently stated that the biggest threat is the theft of intellectual property in high-value technology and energy assets. Here too under-reporting is endemic. One report claims that US intellectual ... The Evolving Enterprise Threat Environment SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) They agreed on three major emerging challenges in enterprise cybersecurity. The first is simply the nature of the threat, which is growing more sophisticated, faster, and more targeted over time. Phishing, for example, gives way to Spear phishing where ... Indian Defence Companies Become New Target of Cyber Criminals Siliconindia.com By PTI, Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 22:12 Hrs NEW DELHI: Indian defence companies are increasingly becoming target of cyber criminals as they are vulnerable to breaches of cyber security, according to a report by Trend Micro. The attacks by criminals ... Silver Tail Systems Receives Strategic Investment From Citi Ventures MarketWatch (press release) "As people manage more and more aspects of their lives on digital and mobile platforms, cyber security is only going to become more important," said Deborah Hopkins, Citi's Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives and Chief Innovation Officer. ... New CESG Initiative Builds on IISP Skills Framework Newswire Today (press release) As part of the UK Government's investment in cyber security, a consortium comprising the IISP (Institute of Information Security Professionals), CREST (Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers) and Royal Holloway's Information Security Group ... Dutch security firm file for bankruptcy after losing security certificates for ... Herald Sun IF cyber security firms can't protect their own databases, what hope is there for the rest of us? After a series of hacker attacks, Dutch security firm DigiNotar have filed for bankruptcy, reported BBC news. According to the BBC, the Google email ... ISA Announces Safety and Security Track at ISA Automation Week 2011 InTech Stuxnet and Securing Control Systems — Covers the cybersecurity of industrial control systems and how Stuxnet spreads. Discusses how the hacker community has become more intrigued with industrial control systems and constantly searches for ... InfraGard Hosts Border Security Forum PR.com (press release) First, InfraGard provides its members with unmatched opportunities to promote the physical andcyber security of their organizations, through access to a trusted, national network of Subject Matter Experts from the public and private sectors. ... Pendulum swings for the Internet ITWeb (blog) The original cyber security Bill would have given president Barack Obama the ability to limit or shutdown Internet traffic in the case of a “cyber security emergency”. The Bill was later amended to remove this “kill switch”, replacing it with a more ... Regulations Can Only Do So Much to Protect Against Breaches IT Business Edge (blog) The law is a good step forward, and if you read my blog regularly, you know that I think government needs to step it up when it comes to cyber security and user protection. However, the recent announcement from Massachusetts shows that while it is ... A Call To Disarm Black Hat Hackers In China Dark Reading And building up a white-hat hacker community and reputation could help China's cybersecurity image. But white-hat hackers in China are nothing new. "I think that there has always been white and black hackers in China," says Jeffrey Carr, ... Australia's cyber warfare warning Technology Spectator And cyber security is becoming more vulnerable across the globe. Last year, in an interview with AFR Magazine, ASIO Director-General David Irvine warned “the whole concept of cyber attack as an act of war” was a serious threat not being seriously ... Anonymous Supporters Vow Revenge For Troy Davis Forbes Many supporters of Anonymous (and there are thought to be thousands around the world, of varying intentions and levels of commitment) also subscribe to the so-called Antisec cyber movement, which vows action against cyber security firms, ... Meeting Highlights Md. Cyber Security « CBS Baltimore By rakates Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger is among the featured speakers at a conference in Hanover on cyber security in Maryland. CBS Baltimore Kazakhstan calls for global cyber security treaty to deter hackers at ... By noreply@blogger.com (THN Reporter) Kazakhstan calls for global cyber security treaty to deter hackers at United Nations ... He said such a legal framework could be based on the nine elements of a global culture of cybersecurity, which the General Assembly adopted in 2002. ... THN : The Hacker News Kazakhstan Proposes Global Treaty on Information and Cybersecurity By InternationalLaw Blogger A global pact on information and cybersecurity is vital to deter the increasingly frequent attacks by hackers against governments, businesses and other institutions, the leader of Kazakhstan told the General Assembly's annual general debate ... International Law Prof Blog Cyber Security Division shields attacks on Marine Corps network ... By admin5 Cyber Security Division shields attacks on Marine Corps network · Army News Add comments. Sep 212011. War has been waged throughout history, and new tactics and technology emerge to provide an upper hand against one's opposition. ... Army News CA-NEWS : At UN, Kazakhstan calls for global cybersecurity treaty to ... The best news and information resource about Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. CA-NEWS : central asian news service Former cybersecurity czar Clarke says smartphones, digital ... By the Net economy Former cybersecurity czar Clarke says smartphones, digital certificates create huge security problems. Posted on September 21, 2011 by the Net economy| Leave a comment. By Ellen Messmer/Richard Clarke – Is it just dumb luck that the ... the Net economy