TG Daily
The McCain bill proposes voluntary information sharing by Internet providers, with data from potentially "malicious" cyber-actors routinely funneled into "cybersecuritycenters" run by the National Security Agency's Threat Operations Center and the US...
TG Daily
FBI: terrorists may be eyeing cyber attacks on US
Sacramento Bee
The FBI director says terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, but that the bureau cannot underestimate the intent of terrorists to do so. Mueller made the comments in testimony prepared for a House appropriations ...
Where do the two Senate cyber bills differ? - Chambliss to meet with Lieberman ...
Politico
MORE on the differences, and what they mean: http://politico.pro/zpzgfx ADMINISTRATION CYBERBRIEFING THIS AFTERNOON — The administration is holding a classified briefing for senators this afternoon that will describe how cabinet officials would react ...
NSA's Cyber Power Grab
Huffington Post (blog)
As Congress moves to take up the complex issues of cybersecurity, the National Security Agency is gaining traction in its aggressive campaign to secure statutory authority to monitor private computer networks in real time to prevent cyber attacks.
Cyber Attack on Official Site of Stephenie Meyer
SPAMfighter News
The website of renowned author, Stephenie Meyer, widely acclaimed for the Twilight Saga, (stepheniemeyer.com) is being hacked by cyber criminals, as claimed by security experts atsecurity firm, GFI Software recently. Unfortunately, on account of such ...
Hacking "mole" helps FBI arrest Anonymous leaders
Chicago Tribune
Related Chicago man, 27, charged in cyber attack Chicago man, 27, charged in cyber attack The main headquarters of the FBI, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, is seen in Washington The main headquarters of the FBI, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, ...
Ahmadinejad to head Iran 'cyber' council to oversee influence of internet on ...
Haaretz
Last year, Iranian officials confirmed that another cyber attack, the Stuxnet virus, hit staff computers at the Bushehr nuclear plant but said it had not affected major systems. Reports have also surfaced that the computer worm was meant to sabotage...
Haaretz
US charges hackers in high-profile cyber attack
China Daily
Five of the arrested individuals from the US, UK and Ireland are described as "core" members of thehacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec, who took responsibility for attacks on the websites of eBay's PayPal, MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc, in retaliation ...
Hacker "Sabu" was an FBI plant for months
Reuters
New Yorker Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, was exposed on Tuesday as the person behind Sabu, the colorful leader of Lulz Security, a much-feared and talented offshoot of the cyber-activist groupAnonymous. Better known as LulzSec after its Twitter handle, ...
Pentagon taps Northrop Grumman, McAfee to teach military cyber pros
Nextgov
By Aliya Sternstein 03/07/2012 The Pentagon has hired outside help to, among other tasks, train Defense Department cybersecurity professionals on using its networkwide threat-detector, according to contractors awarded the nearly $190 million job.
Prosecutors: 6 Charged With Computer Hacking, Other Cyber Crimes In NY
CBS Local
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Prosecutors say five members of a computer hacking group in the US and abroad were charged today and sixth has pleaded guilty in connection with cyber attack based in New York. Five suspects, Jeremy Hammond, Ryan Ackroyd, ...
CBS Local
Six Charged in Federal Crackdown on Hacking by Anonymous, LulzSec Groups
Bloomberg
He also said he and his co-conspirators broke into the websites of the governments of Algeria, Yemen and Zimbabwe and conducted a cyber attack upon Tribune Co. (TRB) and the computer system used by Fox Broadcasting Co.
Hackers Reel In The Wake Of FBI Charges, Sabu's Betrayal
TPM
Federal authorities said Tuesday that months of secret cooperation from the former head of the hacktivist group LulzSec, aka “Sabu,” had prevented over 300 cyberattacks and resulted in the arrests of two suspects and the indictments of six, ...
TPM
Telcos, banks very open to cyber attacks: Experts
Jakarta Post
Banks have always been reluctant to reveal losses suffered by cyber attacks and might have lost ”hundreds of billions of rupiah,” Salahuddien said. The deadliest form of attack in the cyber world, according to Salahuddien, was a distributed denial of ...
Israel and the US will attack Iran in cyberspace - security expert
Trend.az
The Stuxnet example illustrates that the US and Israel will attack Iran in cyberspace, a US computersecurity specialist, cryptographer Bruce Schneier told Trend. The expert was commenting on a possible cyber attack on the Islamic Republic from the ...
Senate warned over heighted cybersecurity fears
RT
Two American politicians that investigated the September 11 terrorist attacks are warning the US government that the country's current inability to counter cyber threats is on par with the States' slow pace in preparing for 9/11.
RT
Hacktivism: Doing it for the lulz?
Computer Business Review
The group continued to attack various websites throughout 2008 and 2009, but its campaigns were primarily defensive moves, hacking and attacking websites that had criticised Anonymous. However, in the summer of 2009 Anonymous turned its attention ...
Civil libertarians slam McCain's cybersecurity bill
msnbc.com
But the types of information that could be shared are broad, and the data would go to "cybersecurity centers" that specifically include the National Security Agency's Threat Operations Center and the US Cyber Command Joint Operations Center.
msnbc.com
Anonymous takes down security firm's Web site
ITWorld Canada
They noted that the attack on the security firm's site was in retaliation for Panda's alleged role in helping law enforcement crack down on members of the hacking collective. "They helped to jail 25anonymous in different countries and they were ...
Northrop nabs $189M DISA cyber task
Washington Technology
By Nick Wakeman Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $189 million contract to support the Defense Information Systems Agency's cybersecurity efforts. The company will be implementing the host-based security system across the Defense Department and ...
FBI busts LulzSec cyber hackers: 'Sabu' was arrested and turned informant
newjerseynewsroom.com
Jeremy Hammond, 27, who has a number of aliases including “Anarchaos” and “sup_g” and recognized himself as a member of the group AntiSec, was arrested in Chicago late yesterday on charges relating to a December attack on Strategic Forecasting, ...
NASA Strengthens Security System
French Tribune
Panetta said that she is also trying to avoid a major cyber attack as daily she gets to know about one or more cyber attack, which has taken place at NASA. Some days back, NASA Inspector General Paul Martin was also found revealing that a computer has ...
French Tribune
Northrop Grumman Awarded $189 Million Contract by Defense Information Systems ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Northrop Grumman is an industry leader in all aspects of computer network operations and cyber security, offering customers innovative solutions to help secure the nation's cyber future. For more information about Northrop Grumman's cybersecurity ...
Survey: IT Security Pros Believe Hacktivist Threats Equal to Organized Cyber ...
SunHerald.com
“Unlike cyber crime, there is no such thing as a small, private breach for hacktivists unless it is part of a larger attack plan,” said Tim 'TK' Keanini, CTO for nCircle. “Hacktivist breaches are designed for media value and public impact, ...
Five arrested in high-profile cyber attacks
Local 10
Jeremy Hammond, 27, was charged with a December cyber attack against a Texas firm called Strategic Forecasting Inc. that authorities say may have affected about 860000 people. O'Cearrbhail and Martyn are from Ireland, and Hammond is from Chicago, ...
General Dynamics gets cyber contract
UPI.com
"The Sensor Shadow program is representative of our cybersecurity heritage," said John Jolly, general manager of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems' Cyber Systems division. "For two decades General Dynamics has been providing leading-edge ...
Hacker group Anonymous threatens cyber war against AIPAC
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
In a video released Sunday on YouTube -- the same day that the American Israel Political Action Committee opened its well-attended annual policy conference -- Anonymous called on its followers to attack the AIPAC website and "make them pay for their ...
5 arrested in high-profile cyber attacks
KSBW The Central Coast
Authorities on Tuesday made wide-ranging arrests of top members of the computer hacker group "Anonymous," and its splinter groups called Internet Feds, AntiSec and LulzSec, which have claimed responsibility for high-profile cyber attacks against ...
LulzSec hacker Sabu leads FBI to others, arrests
Los Angeles Times
After pulling off a cyber-attack, the six men and other hackers would often brag about their exploits online using social networks such as Twitter, the indictment said. Sometimes the motivation for the attacks were simply for the "lulz," the indictment ...
Los Angeles Times
Will cyber bills offer real solutions or slogans?
FederalNewsRadio.com
Lewis testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about the proposedcyber bills. Lewis has said he worries that the cyber proposals could be watered down. "People will try to dilute legislation, put forward slogans instead ...
US charges hackers in high-profile cyber attack News
By Staff
US charges hackers in high-profile cyber attack. New York, March 7 (IANS) Six hackers have been charged of computer crimes affecting over one million victims, the US Attorney's Office in New York said in a statement Tuesday. The charge ...
News One
United Bank of India Under Cyber-Attack, UBI Mobile Site Hacked ...
By VOGH Reporter
United Bank of India Under Cyber-Attack , UBI Mobile Site Hacked By Hitcher Last week Pakistani ... ... VOGH: VOICE OF GREYHAT| HACKING NEWS| SECURITY NEWS| CYBER SECURITY|HACKER. VOGH-News. Security News · General ...
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US charges hackers in high-profile cyber attack - news.smashits.com
New York, March 7 (IANS) Six hackers have been charged of computer crimes affecting over one million victims, the US Attorney's Office in New York said in a statement Tuesday.
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FBI says terrorists may be eyeing cyber attacks on US
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The FBI director says terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, but that the bureau cannot underestimate the intent of terrorists to do so. Mueller made the comments in testimony ... Georgetown Security Law Brief ...
Georgetown Security Law Brief
Prison Planet.com » Cybersecurity Bill Would Substantially Increase ...
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But the types of information that could be shared are broad, and the data would go to “cybersecuritycenters” that specifically include the National Security Agency's Threat Operations Center and the U.S. Cyber Command Joint Operations ...
Prison Planet.com
General Dynamics to Defend Air Force Cyber Networks; John Jolly ...
By Katelyn Noland
General Dynamics also provides cybersecurity support from its Maryland-based cyber facility, near the headquarters of both Cyber Command and the National Security Agency. Posted by Katelyn Noland on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012.
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US, Israeli hackers fail in their effort to take down Press TV | Citizens ...
By legitgov
According to the Press TV report, the attack against the website took place from 14:00 on March 5 to 04:00 local time on March 6. However, the effective security countermeasures taken by the Press TV technical team foiled the cyber attack on ...
Citizens for Legitimate Government
DoD Buzz | USMC 3-star: “Party crashing” in the Pacific
By Michael Hoffman
Navy Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, commander of the Navy Warfare Development Command, said he worried most about losing the communications edge the U.S. enjoys if it takes on a near-peer military. Leaders will lose that “1000 mile ... Retired Rear Admiral Alan B. Hicks, the formerAegis Ballistic Missile Defense program director, used the Stuxnet virus and it's attack on Iran's uranium enrichment facilities as an example of the growing power of cyber attacks. Hicks is the leader that ...
DoD Buzz
Air Force Academy Wins Cyber Defense Competition « CBS Denver
By matthewbuettner
The Air Force Academy has won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. ... The academy team advances to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in San Antonio next month. In the Rocky Mountain regional competition, each team played the role of network andsecurity administrators at a small company, defending its network from attack. Other schools competing in the regional contest were Colorado State University, Fort Hays State University, ...
CBS Denver
Hackers Busted After 1 Becomes FBI Informant | www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
Serious attention should be paid to threats of cyber attacks from hackers, spies and terrorist groups but not to the extent of mass hysteria, speakers at the premier RSA computer security conference in San Francisco said."Cyber war is a terrible metaphor," said White House cybersecurity czar Howard Schmidt. "Don't make it something it's not." FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report. The FBI has joined the hunt for hackers who took down websites like PayPal, after they stopped ...
Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis
The Blog @ Homeland Security: The Private Sector Agrees, We ...
By Homeland Security Blog Team
Congress is now poised to act on cybersecurity legislation. We must balance private sector innovation with government accountability to protect the nation's cyber networks, safeguard individual privacy, and enhance the reliability and ...
The Blog @ Homeland Security
Pentagon taps Northrop Grumman, McAfee to teach military cyber ...
By Blackmere
Pentagon taps Northrop Grumman, McAfee to teach military cyber pros – Nextgov. Published March 7, 2012. Defense giant Northrop Grumman and McAfee, a computer security provider, announced this week that they have been tapped to ...
Blackmere Consulting
Cyber Attack Now Available | WMPoweruser
Cyber Attack is now available in the Windows Phone marketplace. The Cybernet is under attack, and it is up to you to defend it. Fight off hordes of enemies to ...
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Iran from cyber warfare to the oil war | Security Affairs
Virus Stuxnet and similar weapons have teach to the world how could be effective a cyber weapon, it is silent and it could be attack critical infrastructures with ...
securityaffairs.co/.../iran-from-cyber-warfare-to-the-oil-war.ht...
National Retail Federation - NRF: Don't Broaden Cybersecurity ...
The National Retail Federation told senators today that cybersecurity legislation should remain focused on its key purpose and not be expanded to include data ...
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