By Stanford Law Review
Whether or not the future includes the security and prosperity of cyber peace is up to us—including, for better or worse, the U.S. Congress. Read the full article, In Search of Cyber Peace: A Response to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 by Scott J.
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Hacker, Informant and Party Boy of the Projects - NYTimes.com: By N. R. KLEINFIELD and SOMINI SENGUPTA "In his Lower East Side apartment, the nights were racket-filled and without end. Neighbors lived with the pounding music and the sound of a pit bull being chased around the living room. The revelry sent scores of calls to the city’s complaint line. In that same apartment he hatched the online plots, the ones intended to cripple the governments of Algeria and Zimbabwe, to shame some of the biggest brand-name companies in the world. On the Internet he was Sabu, a notorious celebrity who led a scattered tribe of politically motivated “hacktivists,” revered as the sly mastermind of brash computer attacks. Then, when he was caught, he slipped into the role of federal informant. But always he was Hector Xavier Monsegur, party boy of the projects. The multiple worlds of Sabu converged on Tuesday when court papers revealed his real identity. As an informant, he helped bring down a batch of prominent fellow hackers in Europe and the United States. They were indicted on a charge of computer crimes . . . ."
Chrome already pwned twice at CanSecWest
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The annual CanSecWest conference opened on Wednesday in Vancouver, and before the first session even started, Google's Chrome was exploited successfully not once, but twice. The first hit was made by Russian university student and security researcher...
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Mock cyber attack used to pitch Senate legislation
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Eric Engleman and Chris Strohm, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City's power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation's computer defenses ...
Officials use NYC blackout scenario to sell senators on cyber-attack legislation
Washington Post (blog)
By Ellen Nakashima Senior Obama administration officials walked some 50 US senators through acyber-attack scenario Wednesday evening to press for pending legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to force critical ...
'Unprecedented' cyber attack on pregnancy advice website
Civil Society Media
The hacker also threatened to reveal personal details of women seeking advice. BPAS reassured patients that the hacker did not have access to any medical records as they are not stored on the website. Details of people making enquiries through the ...
White House tries cyber scare demonstration to spur Senate
Politico
Such an attack could lead to mass casualties or strike a devastating blow to the US economy, Napolitano said. Yet the aim of the cyber exercise wasn't just to scare senators straight, but also build support for the Senate to act on a sweeping ...
Politico
US report to say Washington ill-prepared for possible China cyber-attack
Newstrack India
Washington, Mar 9(ANI): A US congressional advisory panel is likely to warn that China will launch acyber-attack on the country in the event of a conflict and the latter has no clear policy to respond appropriately. The US-China Economic and Security ...
Threat of Cyber Attack from China
Radio Free Asia
"The United States suffers from continual cyber-operations sanctioned or tolerated by the Chinese government," said Commission Chairman Dennis Shea. "Our nation's national and economicsecurity are threatened, and as the Chinese government funds ...
Cyber-vandals attack Vatican website
California Catholic Daily
Vatican City, Mar 8, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News) -- Despite launching an attack for several hours on the Vatican website, a group of hackers known as Anonymous was unsuccessful in completely shutting down the Holy See's official internet page.
California Catholic Daily
China cyber warfare skills a risk to US military: report
AFP
WASHINGTON — China's cyber warfare capabilities would pose a danger to US military forces in the event of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report by a US congressional advisory panel released Thursday. The report by defense contractor Northrop ...
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White House simulates cyber attack for senators as part of push for legislation
The Hill (blog)
The simulation demonstrated how the federal government would respond to an attack on the New York City electrical grid during a summer heat wave, according to Senate aides. Homeland SecuritySecretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Director Robert Mueller, ...
Feds Simulate Crippling Cybersecurity Attack On NYC Electricity
InformationWeek
By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek US senators Wednesday participated in a multi-agency exercise to simulate how the government might respond in the event of a cyber attack that cripples New York City's electric supply during a summer heat wave.
China cyber capability endangers US forces
Zee News
Washington: Chinese cyber warfare would pose a genuine risk to the US military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to report for the US Congress. Operations against computer networks have become ...
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US report: China's cyberwar skills a risk to military
BBC News
China's cyber warfare skills could pose a threat to the United States military in a conflict, said a report. The report was released by a congressional panel, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. It said China's military had focused ...
BBC News
Commerce Secretary warns of corporate espionage in push for cyber bill
The Hill (blog)
Bryson urged Congress to approve the Cybersecurity Act, a measure authored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), to encourage companies to share information andcyber threats and to set new security standards.
Senators given taste of cyber scare
CNN (blog)
Among those, as we've reported, cyber security. “We had a demonstration here in our classified briefing room to talk about what's going on in America and what could go on in America about bringing down our – bringing down our country,” Reid said.
Cyber Security's Biggest Threat is Decidedly Low Tech
Wall Street Daily
However, Stuxnet is wildly atypical of cyber security attacks, and doesn't reflect the everyday cyber attack threats that will drive the cyber security boom. The big shift from old cyber security to newcyber security stems from dealing with the ...
NATO Signs Largest Contract to Date for Cyber Defence
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Once implemented, it will provide security on NATO's networks and protect over 22000 NATO military and civilians employees enhancing NATO's cyber defence infrastructure and its ability to support member states. At approximately 58 million Euro, ...
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China cyber capability endangers US forces: report
Reuters
Pentagon spending on cyber capabilities was not really constrained by scarce funds, Carter told an industry conference hosted by Credit Suisse and consultancy McAleese and Associates. "I'd dare say we'd spend a lot more if we could figure out ...
Bill encourages sharing of cyber attacks information
Pittsburgh Business Times
Under the Democratic bill, critical infrastructure systems would have to meet minimum standards for guarding against a cyber attack. The Republican approach eschews new federal regulations and instead focuses on encouraging businesses to share ...
Judge upholds NLRB poster rule, guts enforcement; Cyber attack warnings
Wichita Business Journal
A federal judge ruled the National Labor Relations Board has the authority to require businesses to post notices informing their employees of their right to join a union. The court, however, ruled the NLRB does not have the power to deem failure to ...
China cyber capability puts US at risk
News24
Now R125.95 Washington - Chinese cyber warfare would pose a "genuine risk" to the US military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to a report prepared for the US Congress.
China's cyber capability 'can hit US military operations'
TODAYonline
WASHINGTON - China's cyber capabilities are advanced enough to disrupt United States military operations in case of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report released yesterday by a panel created by the US Congress. A few weeks before a potential ...
Accused Irish LulzSec hacker worked in security
Reuters
Even many of those who went straight, or always were, have an ambivalent sympathy forAnonymous, the much larger cyber-activist group that gave rise to Lulz Security, or LulzSec. Some share core political tenets including distrust of governments and a ...
Lieberman: Cybersecurity Bill Without Enforceable Standards 'Doesn't Get Job Done'
Multichannel News
The two were being interviewed for C-SPAN's Communicators series about their version ofcybersecurity legislation. That Senate bill, the Cyber-security Act of 2012 (S. 2105), would require the Department of Homeland Security to come up with network ...
Chinese Cyber-Warfare Capabilities a Threat to US Military – Report
Tech Wire Asia
According to a report by the congressionaly-created US-China Economic SecurityReview Commission, cyber-warfare activities conducted by the Chinese government could pose a genuine risk to the US military in conflict situations.
Tech Wire Asia
Hacker arrested over attack on pregnancy advisory firm
Inquirer
"The website of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) was hacked into and defaced for a period on 8th March, 2012 in what appeared to be a sophisticated cyber attack by an anti-abortion extremist. This incident appears to be the most extreme ...
NYC goes dark: Secret demo for senators simulated cyberattack on power grid
Computerworld (blog)
Behind closed doors Wednesday evening, senators witnessed such a scenario, a mock cyber attack on New York City's power grid during a heat wave "to push for tougher cyber-securitymeasures to protect the nation's water, electrical and ...
Arrests Do Not Deter 'Anonymous' Hackers
Voice of America
Authorities describe four of them as principal members of a loose hacker confederation known asAnonymous. Despite these and other hacking arrests, Anonymous claimed credit the very next day for a cyber-attack on the Vatican's web site.
FBI warns about hackers
TechEye
Mueller said that so far terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, but that does not mean that anyone should underestimate their intent. He said that terrorists have shown interest in pursuing hacking skills and are ...
TechEye
White House Simulates Cyberattack on New York City
Mashable
During President Obama's most recent State of the Union address, he called for Congress to pass legislation “that will secure our country from the growing danger of cyber threats.” The Senate is currently belaboring two competing cybersecurity bills: ...
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The Obama administration conducted a mock cyber attack on New York City yesterday in an effort to gain support in the Senate for a cybersecurity bill that internet providers argue will prevent them from making real security improvements.
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Mock cyber attack on New York used by administration to pitch ...
By UnBylined
“Such requirements could have an unintended stifling effect on making real cybersecurityimprovements,” Edward Amoroso, chief security officer for Dallas-based AT&T, said in testimony at the hearing. “Cyber adversaries are dynamic and ...
Bangor Daily News
You Don't Need a Cyber Attack to Take Down The North American ...
By John Robb
The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City's power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation's computer defenses. Senators from both parties gathered behind closed ... Robb correctly finds the antidote to 4GW not in Soviet-style state structures such as the Department of Homeland Security, but in decentralization -- William Lind (the father of 4th generation warfare). Robert Paterson Having painted a crystal ...
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You Don't Need a Cyber Attack to Take Down The North American ...
By Rj
The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City's power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation's computer defenses. Senators from both parties gathered behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday for the classified briefing attended by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Director Robert Mueller and other administration officials. The mock attack on the city during a summer heat wave was ...
The Daily Attack
By Rj
The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City's power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation's computer defenses. Senators from both parties gathered behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday for the classified briefing attended by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Director Robert Mueller and other administration officials. The mock attack on the city during a summer heat wave was ...
The Daily Attack
NYC Goes Dark: Secret Demo for Senators Simulated Cyber-Attack ...
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The Blog @ Homeland Security: Demonstrating the Need for the ...
By Homeland Security Blog Team
Together with leaders from across the federal government, I discussed how a cyber attack on America's critical infrastructure could have broad impacts by disrupting key resources, resulting in billions of dollars in economic loss and even ...
The Blog @ Homeland Security
USCC Commissioner on Cyberattacks: "Getting Harder for China's ...
By Mike Lennon
Top official says, “It's getting harder and harder for China's leaders to claim ignorance and innocence as to the massive electronic reconnaissance and cyber intrusions activities directed by Chinese interests at the U.S. government and our private ... Operations and Cyber Espionage”, details how China is advancing its cyber attack and exploitation capabilities, and examines the potential risks associated with such cyber-capabilities to U.S. national security and economic interests.
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Officials use NYC blackout scenario to sell senators on cyber-attack
By Georgetown CNSL
03/09/12: The Washington Post reports that Senior Obama administration officials walked some 50 US senators through a cyber-attack scenario Wednesday evening to press for pending legislation that would give DHS the authority to force ...
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Anonymous, DNS Amplification Attacks for ... - Security Affairs
By paganinip
In this way the Resolver became the cyber gun against the victims parteciping in an attack on spoofed addresses. dns amplification attack big Anonymous, DNS Amplification Attacks for Operation Global Blackout. What would be an effective ...
Security Affairs
Alert 5 » China, U.S. pursuing airborne cyber attack weapons ...
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China, U.S. pursuing airborne cyber attack weapons. China has airborne cyber attack weapons that will target American early warning, electronic surveillance and intelligence aircraft. Source ...
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March 9, 2012 – Military Affairs - Iran Daily Brief
By admin
b) Press TV technical team: Security countermeasures foiled US and Israeli hackers' cyber-attack on the website – According to the Press TV report, a recent cyber-attack launched by US and Israeli hackers against its website failed to take it ...
Iran Daily Brief
Cyber Security – First line of Defence: Strong Passwords « PlanIT ...
By PlanIT Computing
Cyber Security – First line of Defence: Strong Passwords ... Often, an attack is not specifically about your account but about using the access to your information to launch a larger scale attack. And while having someone gain access to your personal email might not seem like ... Verifying that someone is the person they claim to be is the next step, and this authentication process is even more important, and more difficult, in the cyber world. Passwords are the most common means of ...
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By PlanIT Computing
Cyber Security – First line of Defence: Strong Passwords ... Often, an attack is not specifically about your account but about using the access to your information to launch a larger scale attack. And while having someone gain access to your personal email might not seem like ... Verifying that someone is the person they claim to be is the next step, and this authentication process is even more important, and more difficult, in the cyber world. Passwords are the most common means of ...
PlanIT Computing - Business IT Blog
Chemical Facility Security News: Replacing PLCs
By PJCoyle
While changing out the oldest least secure PLC's seems to be an obvious choice, I think that it is more important to evaluate each PLC on the basis of the consequences of a successful cyber-attackon that particular device; what could happen ...
Chemical Facility Security News
Obama Uses Staged Cyber Attack To Sell Draconian Cybersecurity ...
The Obama administration conducted a mock cyber attack on New York City yesterday in an effort to gain support in the Senate for a cybersecurity bill that ...
www.infowars.com/obama-uses-staged-cyber-attack-to-sell-dr...
Rogers' “Cybersecurity” Bill Is Broad Enough to Use Against ...
Under the proposed legislation, a company that protects itself or other companies against “cybersecurity threats” can “use cybersecurity systems to identify and ...
https://www.eff.org/.../rogers-cybersecurity-bill-broad-enough...
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