Websites of Israel bourse, airline brought down
AFP
Cyber security expert Ron Porat said Israel's military and government sites were protected by an advanced level of security, with corporate and civilian websites more open to attack. "El Al and the Israeli Stock Exchange are some of the bodies that ...
AFP
Hackers Hit Zappos, 24 Million Customers
PC Magazine
By Adario Strange With online shopping hitting record levels of adoption this past holiday season, it may seem to many that we're on the brink of a golden age of online commerce. But a hacking incident suffered by Zappos just last night could give some ...
AFP
Cyber security expert Ron Porat said Israel's military and government sites were protected by an advanced level of security, with corporate and civilian websites more open to attack. "El Al and the Israeli Stock Exchange are some of the bodies that ...
AFP
Hackers Hit Zappos, 24 Million Customers
PC Magazine
By Adario Strange With online shopping hitting record levels of adoption this past holiday season, it may seem to many that we're on the brink of a golden age of online commerce. But a hacking incident suffered by Zappos just last night could give some ...
TechWeekEurope UK
Cyber Security Challenge UK has announced the first finalists of this year's competition following the latest challenge, the Sophos Malware Hunt. Just 11 competitors from a field of 30 progressed to the Masterclass final following the challenge, ...
TechWeekEurope UK
Pentagon interest in cybersecurity may ease contractors' pain from cuts
Washington Post
Plans by the Pentagon to invest more in cybersecurity and space-based capabilities may ease the blow for defense contractors such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin that are facing cuts in other programs. The Defense Department intends to beef up ...
AppRiver Releases 2011 Year-End Spam Report and Presents 2012 Forecast
MarketWatch (press release)
"The best thing we can do is remain vigilant by keeping software up to date and adopting a layeredcyber-security strategy." Touchette also discusses specific attacks and general themes from last year in AppRiver's Threat and Spamscape report. ...
EZW to work with TRA to boost cyber security
Telecompaper (subscription)
Economic Zones World (EZW) has signed a MoU with the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to boost its information systems and strengthen cyber security across its operations. Under the deal, EZW and TRA, represented by the UAE Computer ...
Rupert Murdoch critical of White House stance on SOPA
Digitaltrends.com
Rupert Murdoch posts a series of tweets responding to the recent stance taken by the White House toward potentially harmful cybersecurity legislation that is embodied by SOPA. Prepare for a lot of SOPA talk in the coming days. ...
Digitaltrends.com
San Fran college's computer network compromised
Daily Caller
By AP Published: 8:42 PM 01/13/2012 | Updated: 9:44 PM 01/15/2012 A cyber security analyst looks at code in the Malware Laboratory during the first tour of the government's secretive cyber defense lab intended to protect the nation's power, ...
Daily Caller
GovWin Recon: Jan. 16: SBA Chief to Join Cabinet; Air Force
govWin (blog)
Deltek: IT spending expected to peak in 2013 at $40.8B [Capital Business] – Deltek analyst John Slye notes that data center consolidation, increased cybersecurity spending and a move toward cloud computing will drive federal IT spending to a peak of ...
'Beyond 2012,' a Southern Pulse eBook on Latin America
Mexidata.info
... as important to the future of security, politics, energy, and business in Latin America. These themes are: Mexican Politics; Mexican Public Security; Northern Triangle Public Security; Venezuelan Politics; China versus Brazil; and Cybersecurity."
Texas House Speaker Straus Swears in John Dickson of Denim Group as San ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The Texas Lyceum, the state's preeminent non-profit, non-partisan leadership organization hosted a ceremony today at the Texas Capitol where House Speaker Joe Straus swore in San Antonio cyber security expert John Dickson of Denim Group as the 2012 ...
WPC Services Strengthens Security and Compliance Offerings in Wake of HITECH ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The team's certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Cyber Security Analyst (CCSA), Capability Maturity Model Integration ...
HMRC misses deadline to create cyber crime teams
The Guardian
The government has repeatedly said that it plans to address the lack of IT security experts in Whitehall and late last year published its cyber security strategy outlining how it plans to tackle the issue. It was revealed earlier this month that the ...
CEM4MOBILE SOLUTIONS LTD Joins Network Intelligence Alliance to Drive ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The growing complexity of IP transactions, the explosion of mobile applications, and the mainstream adoption of cloud computing surpass the capabilities of conventional tools to improve how networks operate, expand services, and cope with cybersecurity ...
Deltek: IT spending expected to peak in 2013 at $40.8B
Washington Post
The efforts that will drive that early peak — data center consolidation, increased cybersecurityspending and a move toward cloud computing — are likely to mean fewer contract dollars in the longer term. Mature cloud computing technologies and ...
Far East to fight US in deals spree
Business Weekly
The hotspots are: Cyber Security; FinTech; Big Data and Smartphones. And Stuart Newman, senior partner at PwC in Cambridge, said the acquisition pot will be seasoned and stirred by an Asian-US scrap for bargains. He said: “Well-funded US corporate ...
SOPA delayed amidst growing criticism
MCV
The announcement comes after the ruling Obama administration stated that it “ would not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurityrisk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet”. ...
MCV
DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY INTERNET DATA PRIVACY COLLOQUIUM, 2012
Capital Wire PR (press release)
3:15 pm Collaborating Organizations: Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership, National Cyber Security Alliance, AT&T, CapitalWirePR, LATISM DC, The Raben Group, Cato Institute, Center for Democracy and Technology, Intel, ...
Vivek Kundra Joins Salesforce.com as Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets
MarketWatch (press release)
Prior to joining salesforce.com, Kundra served as the first United States chief information officer where he was credited with adopting game-changing cloud computing technologies, strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the nation and launching an ...
Budget constraints and compliance issues 'must be overcome'
Hostway
Mark Dampster, associate of the Centre for Cyber Security, recently commented that online security should be the central part of any business to ensure the safety of data and in-house information. Budget constraints and compliance issues ' must be ...
Hostway
Obama Admin. Declares War on SOPA; SOPA Author Caught Stealing Work
DailyTech
In a post on White House blog White House cyber-security czar Howard Schmidt and two other key officials echoed criticisms of firms like Google and Amazon, in questioning wasn't cyber equivalent of amputating a limb to combat an ingrown nail. ...
DailyTech
Colorado Senator Mark Udall Opposes PIPA
Business Insider
Some specific points of opposition, from his blog post, follow: “Three significant parts of PIPA particularly concern me: (1) the provision requiring Domain Name Service blocking (which could make it more difficult to implement cyber-security measures) ...
Washington area business diary: Week of Jan. 16
Washington Post
Joint ventures Arlington-based cybersecurity firm Mandiant and Arlington-based risk management firm Good Harbor Consulting announced that they will collaborate to help organizations protect themselves from cyber threats. ...
Increased airport security opens up contracting opportunities
Washington Post
“Clearly that is a fairly rapidly growing security space for us — both in the federal sector and in the commercial sector,” said Andre Eaddy, director of cybersecurity portfolio solutions for Unisys's federal systems unit. ...
What to watch: Week of Jan. 16
Washington Post
Women in Technology plans to host a session with a Defense Department official on the agency's strategy for cybersecurity, mobile technology and cloud computing, beginning at 6 pm at the Gannett Building, 7950 Jones Branch Dr. in McLean. ...
USDA to close Woodbury Food and Nutrition Service office
NJ.com
USDA also plans to implement a series of other changes that will save taxpayers' money, including consolidating more than 700 cell phone plans into about 10 and standardize civil rights training and purchases of cyber security products.
10 strategic issues with Obama's East Asia "pivot"
CNN (blog)
Until then, bet on cyber security sucking up every loose dollar in the shrinking defense budget. The scary part? Mess up counter-insurgency and you get a quagmire, but mess up cyber warfare and . . . nobody's quite sure what you get. ...
CNN (blog)
Satellite Industry Association (SIA)... Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop (Event)
SatNews Publishers
... Jr., Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications & Information Technology, US Coast Guard, and Director, Coast Guard Cyber Command, Pre-Commissioning Detachment, will provide remarks on Coast Guard and cybersecurity considerations.
Getting “Internet Freedom” Straight
TechCrunch
The United States should be in the lead in formulating acceptable international definitions of Internet freedom, aggression, and cyber security that respect widely-recognized human rights. It will also need to continually articulate the distinction ...
TechCrunch
OSCE head: Building confidence and reducing tensions
Trend.az
Whether it be organised crime or terrorism, cyber security or trafficking in human beings, no one country can tackle these issues without the cooperation of its neighbours. The OSCE is also to the fore in dealing with the so-called protracted ...
Trend.az
Amir Hekmati: Intelligence analyst for Six3 Systems in 2011
Pravda
This national security and defense company is primarily focused on opportunities involving biometrics security, advanced data interpretation and analysis, cyber security and security intelligence / counterintelligence operations, training and support. ...
The so-called Iranian nuclear threat by Mehmet Kalyoncu*
Today's Zaman
... all of the states in the region and the ethno-religious groups within each state would turn into potential customers for all kinds of military technology, from conventional weapons to long-range missiles and fighter jets and cyber-security systems. ...
NUTS: CES Wrap-Up
Mobiledia
Livia Acosta, Venezuela's consul general in Miami, was asked to leave after appearing in a documentary film in which she discussed cyber attacks with university students, and highlights the seriousness of the US government surrounding cyber-security ...
Mobiledia
Symantec hack | Norton AntiVirus | cybersecurity | The Daily Caller
By Joshua Peterson
“This coming Tuesday behold the full Norton Antivirus 1,7Gb src, the rest will follow,” Yama Tough posted via Twitter. Full Story: Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday. Tags:Cyber security, Hackers, Norton AntiVirus, ...
The Daily Caller
Telecompaper (subscription)
Economic Zones World (EZW) has signed a MoU with the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to boost its information systems and strengthen cyber security across its operations. Under the deal, EZW and TRA, represented by the UAE Computer ...
Rupert Murdoch critical of White House stance on SOPA
Digitaltrends.com
Rupert Murdoch posts a series of tweets responding to the recent stance taken by the White House toward potentially harmful cybersecurity legislation that is embodied by SOPA. Prepare for a lot of SOPA talk in the coming days. ...
Digitaltrends.com
San Fran college's computer network compromised
Daily Caller
By AP Published: 8:42 PM 01/13/2012 | Updated: 9:44 PM 01/15/2012 A cyber security analyst looks at code in the Malware Laboratory during the first tour of the government's secretive cyber defense lab intended to protect the nation's power, ...
Daily Caller
GovWin Recon: Jan. 16: SBA Chief to Join Cabinet; Air Force
govWin (blog)
Deltek: IT spending expected to peak in 2013 at $40.8B [Capital Business] – Deltek analyst John Slye notes that data center consolidation, increased cybersecurity spending and a move toward cloud computing will drive federal IT spending to a peak of ...
'Beyond 2012,' a Southern Pulse eBook on Latin America
Mexidata.info
... as important to the future of security, politics, energy, and business in Latin America. These themes are: Mexican Politics; Mexican Public Security; Northern Triangle Public Security; Venezuelan Politics; China versus Brazil; and Cybersecurity."
Texas House Speaker Straus Swears in John Dickson of Denim Group as San ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The Texas Lyceum, the state's preeminent non-profit, non-partisan leadership organization hosted a ceremony today at the Texas Capitol where House Speaker Joe Straus swore in San Antonio cyber security expert John Dickson of Denim Group as the 2012 ...
WPC Services Strengthens Security and Compliance Offerings in Wake of HITECH ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The team's certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Cyber Security Analyst (CCSA), Capability Maturity Model Integration ...
HMRC misses deadline to create cyber crime teams
The Guardian
The government has repeatedly said that it plans to address the lack of IT security experts in Whitehall and late last year published its cyber security strategy outlining how it plans to tackle the issue. It was revealed earlier this month that the ...
CEM4MOBILE SOLUTIONS LTD Joins Network Intelligence Alliance to Drive ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The growing complexity of IP transactions, the explosion of mobile applications, and the mainstream adoption of cloud computing surpass the capabilities of conventional tools to improve how networks operate, expand services, and cope with cybersecurity ...
Deltek: IT spending expected to peak in 2013 at $40.8B
Washington Post
The efforts that will drive that early peak — data center consolidation, increased cybersecurityspending and a move toward cloud computing — are likely to mean fewer contract dollars in the longer term. Mature cloud computing technologies and ...
Far East to fight US in deals spree
Business Weekly
The hotspots are: Cyber Security; FinTech; Big Data and Smartphones. And Stuart Newman, senior partner at PwC in Cambridge, said the acquisition pot will be seasoned and stirred by an Asian-US scrap for bargains. He said: “Well-funded US corporate ...
SOPA delayed amidst growing criticism
MCV
The announcement comes after the ruling Obama administration stated that it “ would not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurityrisk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet”. ...
MCV
DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY INTERNET DATA PRIVACY COLLOQUIUM, 2012
Capital Wire PR (press release)
3:15 pm Collaborating Organizations: Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership, National Cyber Security Alliance, AT&T, CapitalWirePR, LATISM DC, The Raben Group, Cato Institute, Center for Democracy and Technology, Intel, ...
Vivek Kundra Joins Salesforce.com as Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets
MarketWatch (press release)
Prior to joining salesforce.com, Kundra served as the first United States chief information officer where he was credited with adopting game-changing cloud computing technologies, strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the nation and launching an ...
Budget constraints and compliance issues 'must be overcome'
Hostway
Mark Dampster, associate of the Centre for Cyber Security, recently commented that online security should be the central part of any business to ensure the safety of data and in-house information. Budget constraints and compliance issues ' must be ...
Hostway
Obama Admin. Declares War on SOPA; SOPA Author Caught Stealing Work
DailyTech
In a post on White House blog White House cyber-security czar Howard Schmidt and two other key officials echoed criticisms of firms like Google and Amazon, in questioning wasn't cyber equivalent of amputating a limb to combat an ingrown nail. ...
DailyTech
Colorado Senator Mark Udall Opposes PIPA
Business Insider
Some specific points of opposition, from his blog post, follow: “Three significant parts of PIPA particularly concern me: (1) the provision requiring Domain Name Service blocking (which could make it more difficult to implement cyber-security measures) ...
Washington area business diary: Week of Jan. 16
Washington Post
Joint ventures Arlington-based cybersecurity firm Mandiant and Arlington-based risk management firm Good Harbor Consulting announced that they will collaborate to help organizations protect themselves from cyber threats. ...
Increased airport security opens up contracting opportunities
Washington Post
“Clearly that is a fairly rapidly growing security space for us — both in the federal sector and in the commercial sector,” said Andre Eaddy, director of cybersecurity portfolio solutions for Unisys's federal systems unit. ...
What to watch: Week of Jan. 16
Washington Post
Women in Technology plans to host a session with a Defense Department official on the agency's strategy for cybersecurity, mobile technology and cloud computing, beginning at 6 pm at the Gannett Building, 7950 Jones Branch Dr. in McLean. ...
USDA to close Woodbury Food and Nutrition Service office
NJ.com
USDA also plans to implement a series of other changes that will save taxpayers' money, including consolidating more than 700 cell phone plans into about 10 and standardize civil rights training and purchases of cyber security products.
10 strategic issues with Obama's East Asia "pivot"
CNN (blog)
Until then, bet on cyber security sucking up every loose dollar in the shrinking defense budget. The scary part? Mess up counter-insurgency and you get a quagmire, but mess up cyber warfare and . . . nobody's quite sure what you get. ...
CNN (blog)
Satellite Industry Association (SIA)... Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop (Event)
SatNews Publishers
... Jr., Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications & Information Technology, US Coast Guard, and Director, Coast Guard Cyber Command, Pre-Commissioning Detachment, will provide remarks on Coast Guard and cybersecurity considerations.
Getting “Internet Freedom” Straight
TechCrunch
The United States should be in the lead in formulating acceptable international definitions of Internet freedom, aggression, and cyber security that respect widely-recognized human rights. It will also need to continually articulate the distinction ...
TechCrunch
OSCE head: Building confidence and reducing tensions
Trend.az
Whether it be organised crime or terrorism, cyber security or trafficking in human beings, no one country can tackle these issues without the cooperation of its neighbours. The OSCE is also to the fore in dealing with the so-called protracted ...
Trend.az
Amir Hekmati: Intelligence analyst for Six3 Systems in 2011
Pravda
This national security and defense company is primarily focused on opportunities involving biometrics security, advanced data interpretation and analysis, cyber security and security intelligence / counterintelligence operations, training and support. ...
The so-called Iranian nuclear threat by Mehmet Kalyoncu*
Today's Zaman
... all of the states in the region and the ethno-religious groups within each state would turn into potential customers for all kinds of military technology, from conventional weapons to long-range missiles and fighter jets and cyber-security systems. ...
NUTS: CES Wrap-Up
Mobiledia
Livia Acosta, Venezuela's consul general in Miami, was asked to leave after appearing in a documentary film in which she discussed cyber attacks with university students, and highlights the seriousness of the US government surrounding cyber-security ...
Mobiledia
Symantec hack | Norton AntiVirus | cybersecurity | The Daily Caller
By Joshua Peterson
“This coming Tuesday behold the full Norton Antivirus 1,7Gb src, the rest will follow,” Yama Tough posted via Twitter. Full Story: Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday. Tags:Cyber security, Hackers, Norton AntiVirus, ...
The Daily Caller
White House: Protecting electric system important for national ...
By Simply Security
In a post on the official White House blog, Howard Schmidt, the Obama administration'scybersecurity coordinator, outlined the importance of protecting the country's electrical grid from a cyberattack.
Simply Security
White House Petition Response Opposes SOPA and PIPA in ...
By David Dayen
Instead, the three Administration officials – IP Enforcement Coordinator for OMB Victoria Espinel, US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt – lay out broad principles for what legislation to ...
Firedoglake
Crisis Mapping and Cybersecurity – Part III: security is knowledge ...
There is no way for us to prevent this apart from spreading as much as possible the knowledge aboutcybersecurity. And with spreading I mean produce ...
crisismapper.wordpress.com/.../crisis-mapping-and-cybersecur...
Make Cybersecurity Part of Your 2012 Resolutions – AHDN ...
Follow these simple steps from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to enhance increase your devices' cybersecurity ...
all-hands.net/.../make-cybersecurity-part-of-your-2012-resolut...
