Bulgarian sleuth unveils Russian Facebook botnet operators
Deutsche Welle
But, last week, the Koobface botnet went dark, suspending operations, after being exposed by a Bulgarian cybersecurity researcher. Deutsche Welle contacted this researcher, Dancho Danchev last week at his home office in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Deutsche Welle
But, last week, the Koobface botnet went dark, suspending operations, after being exposed by a Bulgarian cybersecurity researcher. Deutsche Welle contacted this researcher, Dancho Danchev last week at his home office in Sofia, Bulgaria.
5 Easy Steps to Protect Your Facebook Account from Data Hacking (Tutorial)
International Business Times
By Prarthito Maity: Subscribe to Prarthito's RSS feed It is a known fact that Facebook users often complain of the lack of cyber-security for the world's most popular social networking Web site. The possibility of a cyber-threat became all the more ...
International Business Times
International Business Times
By Prarthito Maity: Subscribe to Prarthito's RSS feed It is a known fact that Facebook users often complain of the lack of cyber-security for the world's most popular social networking Web site. The possibility of a cyber-threat became all the more ...
International Business Times
HSToday
President Barack Obama called for cybersecurity legislation to provide incentives to businesses to protect their information systems from attacks or intrusions in the course of his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Obama noted that the White ...
Smart Grid Initiatives Address Cyber Security, Renewable Energy Intermittency
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Laurent Schmitt, vice president of innovation and strategy for Paris-based Alstom's Grid Automation & Smart Grid Solutions, is charged with defining and mapping cyber-security issues for the Committee. “Renewable nodes can be more vulnerable to the ...
Proactive Cyber-Security Needed, Ex-Spy Says
Mobiledia
By Kendra Srivastava | Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:02 pm US cyber-security will not shield businesses unless a crisis forces change, according to the former National Intelligence director, suggesting the government must work quickly to aid the private sector.
Mobiledia
Cyber security
Ledbury Reporter
SMALL businesses can learn how to better protect themselves online during a free cybersecurityseminar in Malvern. West Malvern businesswoman Emma Philpott is holding the seminar at Malvern Hills Science Park at 12.45pm on Thursday, February 9.
FOX To Feature AACC in Cybersecurity Coverage
Patch.com
By D. Frank Smith Baltimore's WBFF FOX45 will be doing live interviews with top school officials at Anne Arundel Community College Wednesday morning highlighting cybersecurity at the college. The station's live coverage will be aired Wednesday morning.
Teaching Cyber-Security
Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
I spoke with a number of journalism schools, to see how the growing issue of cyber-security was being handled, and found a range of approaches. I turned to my alma mater, Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, and spoke with Emily Bell, the director ...
CompTIA Calls on President to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday, Pass Access to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Making the tax code and financial regulations fairer to these companies, advancing cybersecurityprotections and promoting skills for IT careers are all ways to advance the IT sector and the economy as a whole. "These IT firms can contribute even more ...
Smartphone Owners Concerned and In the Dark About Mobile Security
PR Newswire (press release)
... a leading provider of consumer-centric mobile security and productivity applications, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused oncybersecurity awareness and education for all digital citizens ...
Industrial Defender, IBM, and NitroSecurity Score Highest in New Pike Research ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--While the market for smart grid cyber security is still nascent, the competitive landscape includes established smart grid specialists, niche players, and well-known enterprise security vendors.
ISF Launches Guide to Help Businesses Prepare for Cyber Attacks
CSO
The report, 'Cyber Security Strategies: Achieving cyber resilience", was produced after a meeting 300 of the ISF's members, which include companies on the Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 lists. Although the ISF believes that information security "has a ...
Cybercrime bill clears 2nd reading in Senate
GMA News
... and Communications Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ICTO) to create a National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) which will be responsible to formulate and implement a national cybersecurity policy, among others.
CompTIA Calls on President to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday, Pass Access to ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“As smart devices and technologies continue to proliferate, CompTIA asks the President to support efforts to pass meaningful legislation on cybersecurity and press for a rational approach to data security and breach notification laws.
Obama: Foreign Internet piracy is 'not right'
The Hill (blog)
Obama also touted the comprehensive cybersecurity proposal he sent to Congress last year, which made him the first president to propose detailed legislative language on the issue. "To stay one step ahead of our adversaries, I have already sent this ...
Postbank crime just the tip of the iceberg
MyBroadband
In an address to Trade & Industry's parliamentary portfolio committee last week, Basie von Solms, director of the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Excellence for Cyber Security lamented the fact that the Cybersecurity policy framework had not ...
MyBroadband
How to block Twitter spam & scams right now
Digitaltrends.com
Twitter has acquired cybersecurity firm Diasent, which will soon make Twitter ads safe and malware-free. But here are a few tips for protecting yourself from Twitter spammers and scammers right now. Late Monday, cybersecurity firm Dasient announced ...
NIKSUN's NetOmni Honored with SC Magazine's Innovator Award
MarketWatch (press release)
25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NIKSUN®, the worldwide leader in real-time cybersecurityand network monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce that NIKSUN's NetOmni has been honored by SC Magazine's Innovator Award in Forensics.
Use a Piggy Bank as a Password Escrow Account for Sharing Your Children's ...
Lifehacker
Parenting is a high-wire act, especially when it comes to kids and cyber security. You want to respect teens' growing need for privacy, but as a parent, need access to all information in case of an emergency. One solution? Let an old-fashioned piggy ...
TSA memo reveals railway computer hacked
Examiner.com
"cybersecurity software protects transportation IT systems from being hacked. Of greatest priority are Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition, or SCADA, systems that use IT to control physical systems. According to reports, a 2003 computer virus ...
Anonymous hacks FTC website OnGuardOnline.gov
FCW.com
24 claimed credit for hacking a Federal Trade Commission website aimed at helping consumers withcybersecurity advice, OnGuardOnline.gov. The website is managed by the FTC and hosted in partnership with several federal agencies.
The Post Bank versus Pentagon
ITWeb
Firstly, there is an urgent need for the approval of the South African National Cyber Security Policy, which has been pending for nearly two years and which would not only clearly defines minimum security standards, but also establishes incident ...
Federal Trade Commission website latest apparently hit by Anonymous
CNN
The website, OnGuardOnline.gov, is designed to inform Internet users on cybersecurity matters. "The FTC takes this malicious act seriously. The site has been taken down and will be brought back up when we're satisfied that any vulnerability has been ...
SABC tensions will put minister to the test
Business Day
On cyber-security, the department will present its national cyber-security policy framework for SA to the Cabinet by March. During his tenure, the industry praised Mr Padayachie for his move to bring the industry on board on issues such as job creation ...
Privacy Rules to Change in the EU, But What If …?
CircleID
Despite the fact that the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre is a promising initiative, it is obvious that for most countries this form of public-private cooperation is hard to attain. The discussion about the EU Cyber Security Centre is under way.
Cyber-Ark's First Asia-Pacific Customer and Partner Event Reflects Strong ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Popular sessions featured detailed discussions on cyber security and proactively addressing Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs); examining virtualized data center risks; instruction on how to continuously isolate, control and monitor privileged sessions ...
Dutch government opens National Cyber Security Centre
Lexology (registration)
On 12 January 2012, the Minister of Security and Justice opened the National Cyber SecurityCentre ("NCSC"). The NCSC aims to become the platform for cyber security cooperation in the Netherlands. Its focus areas are development and provision of ...
Disclosure obligations relating to cyber security risks
Lexology (registration)
Not sure if you need to make disclosures relating to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents? On October 13, 2011, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance to address the increased risks to ...
Guardians of the Grid: Agencies Unite to Bulk Up Utility Cybersecurity
By admin
“Establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity approach will give utility companies and grid operators another important tool to improve the grid's ability to respond to cyber security risks,” said Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
CrucialPointLLC
Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems ... - Cyber Security Market
By admin
On April 23 and 24, 2012, the NIST ITL Computer Security Division will host a two-day workshopCybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems about the cyber security.
Cyber Security Market
Cyber-Security: What investigative journalists should know about ...
By Steffen Konrath
Columbia Journalism Review :: Since 2007, Steve Doig, an investigative journalist, has been giving a talk called “Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.” He's presented at conferences for Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National ...
:: Future of Journalism
Industrial Defender Ranked #1 Vendor for Smart Grid Cyber Security ...
In a new report announced yesterday by Pike Research, Industrial Defender tops the Leaders quadrant for Smart Grid cyber security, scoring highest on both strategy and execution in this rapidly growing market. The Pike Pulse Report: Smart ...
ITbriefing.net
Proactive Cyber-Security Needed, Ex-Spy Says
By AlexOlesker
U.S. cyber-security will not shield businesses unless a crisis forces change, according to the former National Intelligence director, suggesting the government must work quickly to aid the private sector. “Until we have a banking collapse or ...
FedCyber.com
Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail - Terry Zink's ...
By tzink
Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. MSDN Blogs > Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog > Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. tzink. 24 Jan 2012 9:48 PM ...
Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog
By Steffen Konrath
Columbia Journalism Review :: Since 2007, Steve Doig, an investigative journalist, has been giving a talk called “Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.” He's presented at conferences for Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National ...
:: Future of Journalism
Industrial Defender Ranked #1 Vendor for Smart Grid Cyber Security ...
In a new report announced yesterday by Pike Research, Industrial Defender tops the Leaders quadrant for Smart Grid cyber security, scoring highest on both strategy and execution in this rapidly growing market. The Pike Pulse Report: Smart ...
ITbriefing.net
Proactive Cyber-Security Needed, Ex-Spy Says
By AlexOlesker
U.S. cyber-security will not shield businesses unless a crisis forces change, according to the former National Intelligence director, suggesting the government must work quickly to aid the private sector. “Until we have a banking collapse or ...
FedCyber.com
Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail - Terry Zink's ...
By tzink
Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. MSDN Blogs > Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog > Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. Hotmail rolls out features to help deal with gray mail. tzink. 24 Jan 2012 9:48 PM ...
Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog
ISF launches guide to help businesses prepare for cyber attacks ...
By cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen)
Cybersecurity is a board-level issue, says Chatham House reportGovernment should communicate cyber risk information in plain English >>; Defence Minister to highlight cyber attack threat to UKGovernment may announce offensive cyber warfare ... Although the ISF believes that information security "has a voice at the table", one of its key recommendations from the report is that businesses get C-level buy-in for their cyber security strategies – a reiteration of a recent Chatham House ...
Computerworld UK's News
Teaching Cyber-Security : CJR
I spoke with a number of journalism schools, to see how the growing issue of cyber-security was being handled, and found a range of approaches. I turned to my ...
www.cjr.org/the_news.../teaching_cyber-security.php?page...
Is There a Cybersecurity Market Failure | Mercatus
This paper is devoted to the rectification of this error, with specific application to cybersecuritypolicy. The first half of the paper presents several reasons, ...
mercatus.org/publication/there-cybersecurity-market-failure-0
Booz-Allen Hamilton launches cybersecurity network ...
By cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen)
Cybersecurity is a board-level issue, says Chatham House reportGovernment should communicate cyber risk information in plain English >>; Defence Minister to highlight cyber attack threat to UKGovernment may announce offensive cyber warfare ... Although the ISF believes that information security "has a voice at the table", one of its key recommendations from the report is that businesses get C-level buy-in for their cyber security strategies – a reiteration of a recent Chatham House ...
Computerworld UK's News
Teaching Cyber-Security : CJR
I spoke with a number of journalism schools, to see how the growing issue of cyber-security was being handled, and found a range of approaches. I turned to my ...
www.cjr.org/the_news.../teaching_cyber-security.php?page...
Is There a Cybersecurity Market Failure | Mercatus
This paper is devoted to the rectification of this error, with specific application to cybersecuritypolicy. The first half of the paper presents several reasons, ...
mercatus.org/publication/there-cybersecurity-market-failure-0
Booz-Allen Hamilton launches cybersecurity network ...
The company says the network can virtually connect clients in or outside government with thousands of cyber experts, technologies and solutions.
www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=241&sid=2712580
Cybersecurity overload? Risks of a bubble emerge as companies ...
Cybersecurity overload? Cybersecurity overload? Risks of a bubble emerge as companies scramble to buy up niche cyberplayers at a premium price ...
www.bizjournals.com/.../risks-of-a-bubble-emerge-as-compani...
United States: Cybersecurity And The Law: What To Expect In 2012 ...
Our economic activities, our social lives, and even our physical safety increasingly depend on computers and other devices linked together through the Internet.
www.utilityproducts.com/.../united-states-cybersecurity-and-th...
New electric grid comes with additional cybersecurity risks
As the smart grid rollout continues across North America, the issue of cybersecurity has grown as well, as the new grid will be highly susceptible to hackers' ...
www.subnet.com/.../new-electric-grid-comes-with-additional-c...
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www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=241&sid=2712580
Cybersecurity overload? Risks of a bubble emerge as companies ...
Cybersecurity overload? Cybersecurity overload? Risks of a bubble emerge as companies scramble to buy up niche cyberplayers at a premium price ...
www.bizjournals.com/.../risks-of-a-bubble-emerge-as-compani...
United States: Cybersecurity And The Law: What To Expect In 2012 ...
Our economic activities, our social lives, and even our physical safety increasingly depend on computers and other devices linked together through the Internet.
www.utilityproducts.com/.../united-states-cybersecurity-and-th...
New electric grid comes with additional cybersecurity risks
As the smart grid rollout continues across North America, the issue of cybersecurity has grown as well, as the new grid will be highly susceptible to hackers' ...
www.subnet.com/.../new-electric-grid-comes-with-additional-c...
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