BBC News
A "sophisticated cyber-attack" on the BBC has been linked to Iran's efforts to disrupt the BBC Persian Service. In a speech Director General Mark Thompson plans to say that the internet attack coincided with efforts to jam two of the service's ...
BBC News
BBC suffers cyber-attack following Iran campaign-chief
Reuters
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson said on Wednesday. Thompson also reported attempts to jam satellite ...
BBC suffers sophisticated Iranian cyber-attack
ZDNet (blog)
By Zack Whittaker | March 14, 2012, 4:30am PDT Summary: London-based BBC has been victim of a cyber-attack by Iranian authorities, claims the director-general of world's largest broadcaster in a speech given later today.
BBC fears Iranian cyber-attack over its Persian TV service
The Guardian
The BBC fears it suffered a lengthy cyber-attack by activists in Iran just 48 hours after it revealed a huge spike in audience for its Persian TV service. The corporation's headquarters in London were the target of a sustained online attack on 2 March, ...
The Guardian
BBC Persian service victim of 'sophisticated cyber-attack' by Iran which tried ...
Daily Mail
By Emily Allen The BBC has been the victim of a 'sophisticated cyber-attack' in an attempt to undermine its Persian Service which broadcasts to Iran, according to director-general Mark Thompson. The BBC boss is expected to discuss what he described as ...
Daily Mail
Iran blamed for cyber attack on BBC
Telegraph.co.uk
The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson will say on Wednesday. Thompson also reported attempts to jam satellite feeds of the British ...
Telegraph.co.uk
BBC links Iran to cyber-war against Persian telly service
Register
By John Leyden • Get more from this author The BBC is linking a "sophisticated cyber-attack" against its Persian service to intimidation from the Iranian authorities. BBC Director-General Mark Thompson will reveal today that a run of digital assaults ...
Iran conducting cyber-war with BBC: broadcaster
PhysOrg.com
Iran launched a "sophisticated cyber-attack" in an attempt to disrupt the BBC's Persian service, which is watched by over seven million viewers weekly, the broadcaster's chief was to claim Wednesday. Iran launched a "sophisticatedcyber-attack" in an ...
PhysOrg.com
Cyber-defense competition simulates attack on hospital IT system
Healthcare IT News
BALTIMORE – The Seventh Annual CyberWatch Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) takes place this week at Johns Hopkins University. This year, the competition focuses on the defense of a hospital IT system. The CCDC takes place March ...
BBC suffers cyber-attack following Iran campaign -chief
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | World News | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 LONDON, (Reuters) – The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson said ...
Iran's 'cyber attack on the BBC'
Jewish Chronicle
By Jessica Elgot, March 14, 2012 The BBC's director - general will reveal how the BBC is subject to persistent intimidation by the Iranian authorities, and suffered a “sophisticated cyber attack.” BBC headquarters were targeted in a cyber attack on ...
Jewish Chronicle
Solera Networks Helps Students 'Defend Their Networks' in Collegiate Cyber ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LAUREL, MD, Mar 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition -- Solera Networks, the leading advanced Security Intelligence and Analytics company, announced its sponsorship of the 7th Annual CyberWatch Mid-Atlantic ...
'Sophisticated' cyber-attack hits BBC
Moneycontrol.com
According to reports coming in, the British Broadcasting Corporation suffered acyber-attack of a sophisticated nature. The attack, according to Director-general, Mark Thompson follows close on the heels of a campaign led by Iranian authorities against ...
Moneycontrol.com
Neustar Joins Local Colleges in a Collegiate Cyber Competition
MarketWatch (press release)
Neustar cybersecurity professionals will be on-hand to participate in the games, observe the competitors and network with the aspiring cyber warriors. "We are deeply committed to promoting STEM education which will help the country fill its need for ...
BBC falls prey to cyber attack
Computer Business Review
BBC's Persian service fell victim to a cyber attack allegedly by Iranian authorities, according to the news broadcasting service. BBC director-general Mark Thompson was quoted by the news agency's leaked extracts as saying that it now looks as if those ...
BBC Hit By Cyber Attack Amidst Iran Troubles
TechWeekEurope UK
The BBC has been hit by a significant cyber attack after Iranian authorities initiated a campaign against the broadcaster's Persian service, the body's director general Mark Thompson will say today. Thompson will make a speech explaining how the BBC ...
TechWeekEurope UK
Iran hacks BBC Persian TV
ZDNet (blog)
By Emil Protalinski | March 13, 2012, 10:31pm PDT Summary: Iran launched a “sophisticatedcyber-attack” against BBC Persian TV, according to the BBC News. This is not the first time the Iranian government has tampered with the BBC's Persian service.
ESET Establishes ESET Foundation
MarketWatch (press release)
"We believe that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and are working to arm computer users with the tools and knowledge necessary to become safer in cyber space. We are honored by the support that the community and nation have given to Securing ...
Cyber-attack on BBC Persian Service linked to Iranian intimidation
Naked Security
by Graham Cluley on March 14, 2012 | Leave a comment The BBC has reportedly revealed that it suffered a "sophisticated cyber attack" following a campaign of persistent intimidation from the Iranian authorities. Mark Thompson, the BBC's director general ...
Naked Security
Battling Corporate Cyber-Espionage: Legislation's Role
CFOworld
John McCain, have spoken out against the bill and introduced their own measure, a far more limitedcybersecurity bill that would focus on facilitating the sharing of information about cyber threats among public and private entities.
Amateurs Battle Malware, Hackers
Sci-Tech Today
By Raphael Satter British signals intelligence agency GCHQ and Scotland Yard's e-crimes unit are putting on the the Cyber Security Challenge, games intended to pull badly needed talent into the country's burgeoning cybersecurity sector.
Sci-Tech Today
NATO Rapid Reaction Team to fight cyber attack
NATO HQ (press release)
Cyber warfare is war without any noise, tanks or aircraft. Currently, it is a profitable, relatively risk-free and anonymous crime. It is often difficult to identify the origin or perpetrators of the attack - and this is the main problem.
NATO HQ (press release)
Northcom Prioritizes Homeland Defense, Cyber, Partners
Department of Defense
Outside its primary homeland defense mission, some of Northcom's most immediate concerns include cyber security, transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States from the border with Mexico, and security issues that arise from the ...
BBC blames Iran for cyber attacks
BCS
... few days a simultaneous attempt was made to jam two different satellite feeds of BBC Persian into Iran, to disrupt the service's London phone-lines by the use of multiple automatic calls and target the BBC itself with a sophisticated cyber-attack.
Wombat Security Technologies Offers Tips to Keep Online Users Off the Hook ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 Many people respond with fear when receiving any communication from the Internal Revenue Service, which is making many online users easy bait forcyber criminals using phishing tactics to hook their victims this ...
Iran blamed for major cyberattack on BBC
Macworld UK
Iran is privately being blamed for a major cyber-attack on the BBC earlier this month that blocked access to its popular Persian TV service and disrupted the Corporation's IT. The multi-pronged 2 March attack took down much of the BBC's email, ...
Macworld UK
BBC hit by Iranian cyberattack
Information Age
The BBC's Persian television service was recently subjected to a "sophisticated cyber-attack", the director-general Mark Thompson has revealed. In a partially released statement, due to be delivered in a speech to the Royal Television Society later ...
BBC under attack from Iran
Infosecurity Magazine
The director of the Iranian passive defense organization, brigadier general Gholamreza Jalali, has been discussing a new Iranian cyber army. The Iranian government claims it has captured a US stealth drone by hacking into the communication channel used ...
BBC Suffers Cyber-Attack Amid Iran Controversy — GigaLaw.com ...
By Doug Isenberg
BBC Suffers Cyber-Attack Amid Iran Controversy. March 13, 2012. The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson said. Thompson ...
GigaLaw.com Daily News
BBC suffers cyber-attack following Iran campaign-chief
By wmw_admin
Reuters – March 14, 2012. The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson said on Wednesday. Thompson also reported attempts to ...
The Truthseeker
International cyber war: limits and possibilities | East Asia Forum
By Andy Yee
Putting undue focus on cyber warfare is likely to erect an otherwise non-existent dimension of conflicts, which could only exacerbate existing mistrusts. Cyber security is a complex problem mixed with economic, social and diplomatic issues; ...
East Asia Forum
BBC suffers 'a sophisticated cyber-attack' following Iran Campaign
By Manzar Chaudhury
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BBC suffers cyber-attack following Iran campaign – Kippreport.com
By Reuters
Thompson also reported attempts to jam satellite feeds of the British Broadcasting Corporation services into Iran and to swamp its London phone lines with automated calls. In extracts from a speech he.
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BBC fears Iranian cyber attack
Corporation suspects Iran government made sustained 2 March attack on its London HQ after spike in Persian TV audience...
Media UK: Tv news
Surgical malware attack against US via Iran | Security Affairs
By paganinip
Surgical malware attack agains US via Iran. by paganinip on March 14th, 2012. cyberlover-dati-malware-sensibili-virus-web. Sometimes warfare operation and cyber crime are really difficult to distinguish, especially when the cyber scenario is ...
Security Affairs
Air Gaps won't Stop Stuxnet's Children | Tofino Industrial Security ...
By Eric Byres
As someone working in the field of industrial cyber security I never thought I would see the day when a cyber attack would be the topic of a prime time television show. Recently the U.S..
Practical SCADA Security by tofinosec...
ESET ESTABLISHES ESET FOUNDATION
By admin
ESET Foundation to Support Securing Our eCity® Initiative and Drive Awareness and Education forCyber and Societal Challenges SAN DIEGO – March 14, 2012 – ESET today announced that it has established the ESET Foundation, ... of working to make San Diego a place where people can build a better cybersecurity environment through community engagement,” said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance and ESET Foundation board member.
Securing Our eCity Blog
BBC cyber-attack 'linked to Iran' | Tech Trend
By BBC News - Technology
The BBC says its Persian Service has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack which it is linking to other attacks on the channel which broadcasts to Iran. ... White House wages mock cyberattack on NYC to push security bill. Senior White ...
Tech Trend
Is Your Supply Chain Prone to a Hack Attack? - Who said supply ...
By Christopher Sciacca
In order to combat cyber-attacks, supply chain managers must remember that protection should be based on risk, not on assumptions about places or people who are likely to present risk. Cyber security can be breached from unlikely sources.
Who said supply chains are boring?
NATO - News: NATO Rapid Reaction Team to fight cyber attack, 13 ...
NATO Rapid Reaction Team to fight cyber attack. Cyber warfare is war without any noise, tanks or aircraft. Currently, it is a profitable, relatively risk-free and ...
www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-933BAE17.../news_85161.htm
U.S. Cyber Challenge (USCC) - NBISE
Mr. Asssante concluded, "I can't overstate the importance of the human dimension in cybersecurityand the need to inspire, develop, and apply our greatest ...
https://www.nbise.org/uscc
BBC suffered 'sophisticated' Iranian cyber-attack | ZDNet
London-based BBC has been victim of a cyber-attack by Iranian authorities, claims the director-general of world's largest broadcaster in a speec.
www.zdnet.com/blog/london/bbc-suffered...iranian.../3448
BBC suffers cyber-attack following Iran campaign - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attackfollowing a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian ...
news.yahoo.com/bbc-suffers-cyber-attack-following-iran-cam...
Chicago man, 27, charged in cyber attack - Chicago Tribune
A 27-year-old Chicago man was one of five computer hackers charged Tuesday for crimes related to high-profile cyber attacks against major corporations and ...
articles.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-chicago-raid-linked-to-hack...
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