Why The New 'Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act' Is Cause For Concern
Forbes
The idea is to facilitate detection of and defense against a serious cyber threat, but the definitions in the bill go well beyond that. The language is so broad it could be used as a blunt instrument to attack websites like The Pirate Bay or WikiLeaks.
Forbes
Forbes
The idea is to facilitate detection of and defense against a serious cyber threat, but the definitions in the bill go well beyond that. The language is so broad it could be used as a blunt instrument to attack websites like The Pirate Bay or WikiLeaks.
Forbes
Cybersecurity: Protecting Against Internet Attacks Threatens Civil Liberties
ABC News
A lot of important work has gone into these bills that are intended to strengthen both the government and civilian response to cyber threats. Yet parts of these bills are alarming because, if passed, any information we put online—work, play, ...
ABC News
ABC News
A lot of important work has gone into these bills that are intended to strengthen both the government and civilian response to cyber threats. Yet parts of these bills are alarming because, if passed, any information we put online—work, play, ...
ABC News
CNET
First China, now the telecom and tech industry. The hacker group has claimed responsibility for leading denial-of-service attacks on two technology trade association Web sites, USTelecom and TechAmerica, according to Bloomberg.
Commerce Department says cyber attack hasn't stopped grants
Washington Post (blog)
By Lisa Rein The Commerce Department sent us a statement about the cyber attack we reported on today, which since January has wreaked havoc on the computer system of a small department in the agency. The Economic Development Administration, ...
TechAmerica: We Were Victim of Cyber Attack; NCTA Site Has Troubles Too
Multichannel News
TechAmerica, a tech company advocate and supporter of cyber security legislation sponsored by House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), said Monday it was the target of its own cyber attack, The group believes the denial-of-service ...
Anonymous Said to Be Behind Website Attack on USTelecom Group
San Francisco Chronicle
The legislation, part of a series of cybersecurity bills under consideration by Congress, would encourage companies and government agencies to voluntarily share information about cyberthreats. Rogers is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, ...
Anonymous Said to Be Behind Website Attacks on Trade Groups
San Francisco Chronicle
(Adds TechAmerica website attack starting in first paragraph.) April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Thehacker-activist group known as Anonymous led attacks on the websites of two technology trade associations for supporting cybersecurity legislation, ...
Cyber Security Bill CISPA Irks Hacker Group
NASDAQ
Terming the legislation a decisive first step to tackle cyber threats, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger says, "Without important, immediate changes to American cyber security policy, I believe our country will continue to be at risk for a catastrophic attack ...
Anonymous Continues Barrage Of Government Hacks
InformationWeek
Hacktivist group Anonymous continues string of cyber attacks on governments worldwide, with attacks on China, Tunisia, Uganda, and the United Kingdom in the last few weeks. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek In the wake of a continuing series of ...
Anonymous attacks trade group for supporting cybersecurity bill
Computerworld
Anonymous on Friday released a YouTube video threatening supporters of the CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act, a bill focused on encouraging US government agencies and private businesses to trade information about cyberattacks.
Hackers attack websites of cybersecurity bill backers
FederalNewsRadio.com
"But by launching a cyber attack in an effort to coerce, intimidate and stifle speech, members ofAnonymous are acting contrary to the very freedoms and Internet norms that they espouse. Ironically, by their actions Anonymous hacktivists underscore the ...
Hackers Target Tech-Industry Groups Over Cybersecurity Bill
Mashable
The hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility for taking down the websites of USTelecom and Tech America, which both back the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. Both sites remained unreachable as of Monday afternoon.
Cyber war and peace
Sunday's Zaman
Some observers declared this apparent sabotage to be the harbinger of a new form of warfare, and United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has warned Americans of the danger of a “cyber Pearl Harbor” attack on the US. But what do we really know ...
11 Calif. lawmakers support contentious cybersecurity bill
News10.net
Critics worry that the bill's language could put the National Security Agency or the Department of Defense's Cyber Command in the position of compiling sensitive personal information belonging to Americans that flows between the federal government and ...
News10.net
Anonymous claims responsibility for Home Office cyber attack
Digital Spy UK
Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the Home Office over the weekend. The UK government website went down on Saturday evening in what the hacking group described as a pre-planned denial-of-service, BBC News reports.
CISPA legislation seen by many as SOPA 2.0
Los Angeles Times
Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), the stated goal of CISPA is to create new channels for communication between government intelligence entities and private firms regarding potential and emerging cyber-security threats. The communication would deal primarily ...
Forget SOPA. Is CISPA the Internet's New Enemy?
PC Magazine
By Fahmida Y. Rashid The Internet has found a new enemy, in form of cyber-security legislation that has wide-ranging privacy implications. As far as the cyber-activists are concerned, the latest bill, CISPA, is worse than SOPA and PIPA.
Smaller firms urged to tighten cyber security
Tewkesbury ADMAG
Richard Henson, a leading UK cyber security specialist, is warning organisations to get more savvy in a bid to save themselves money and protect their businesses against cyber crime, which is estimated to cost the country £27 billion a year.
Global Insights: The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Logjam
World Politics Review
With White House encouragement, DHS has made it a higher priority to address the security of US civilian cyber networks and has earned greater support in Congress for remaining the lead civilian agency in this area. For example, DHS made cybersecurity ...
Father Who Lost Son to Cyber Bullying Sheds Light on Serious Problem
Patch.com
John Halligan said his son, Ryan, was 13 when he committed suicide in 2003 after being subjected to intense cyber bullying at school. By Robert Cook John Halligan said parents need to be very involved when it comes to understanding how their kids use ...
Data Security: Who's Winning the Cyber War?
Wall Street & Technology
The growing sophistication of cyber attacks and the proliferation of vulnerabilities resulting from the rise of mobile computing are forcing financial institutions to rethink data security and embrace new fraud-fighting techniques and technologies, ...
Fighting Cyber Crime with Transparency
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Because cyber crime is on the rise, as it has been for some years, we know that the expected returns currently outweigh the financial, social, and legal costs. Cybersecurity providers, law enforcement agencies, and researchers are constantly on the ...
Northrop CEO Sees US Role in Crafting Cybersecurity Standards
BusinessWeek
14 that would let the Homeland Security Department set regulations for operators of critical networks to improve cyber defenses. Under the measure, introduced by Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, companies would have to prove their ...
The Fight For the Internet Continues -- Could CISPA be the Next SOPA?
Forbes
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, introduced by Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D – Md.), takes a different tack towards an attempt to bring something like order to the wilds of the Internet.
Gov't Raises Cyber Alert Level
The Chosun Ilbo
Seoul has raised the cyber alert level by one notch ahead of North Korea's expected rocket launch as well as this week's general election. The Korea Communications Commission said Monday the adjustment was made to deter a potential cyber attack on the ...
Hacker group Anonymous brings down USTelecom site
The Hill (blog)
By Andrew Feinberg and Brendan Sasso - 04/09/12 03:02 PM ET The hacker group Anonymouson Monday crashed the websites of two trade associations that support a House cybersecuritybill. The self-proclaimed “hacktivist” group claimed credit in a YouTube ...
CISPA Bill Lets ISPs Spy On and Report Pirating Subscribers
TorrentFreak
The latest bill to gain attention online is CISPA, or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. As the title suggests the main goal of the bill is to deal with “cybersecurity,” but with a lack of definition as to what that actually entails, ...
TorrentFreak
James Ryan Tapped by The History Channel for “Secrets” Series
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Because the Pentagon houses so many national security secrets and is the epicenter of the US military high command, it is under constant attack from cyber-terrorists, anarchists, spies and thieves. As a nationally recognized speaker, consultant and ...
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA and CISPA All Raise Serious Security Concerns; Yet No One ...
DecryptedTech
Looking at bills like SOPA, PIPA and CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) it is easy to see the argument for Civil Liberties, Censorship, Personal Privacy and Private Communications. In fact we hear about this on a daily basis from ...
DecryptedTech
Navy CYBERFOR provides backbone for manning, training and equipping
Defense Systems
Navy Cyber Forces was established January 2010, with VADM Denby Starling dual-hatted as commander of CYBERFOR and the Naval Network Warfare Command. A realignment under then Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead made CYBERFOR a subordinate command to ...
Retired American Vet Takes Credit for Massive Cyber Attack on Al ...
By America's Newsroom
In a Fox News exclusive, Catherine Herridge reported on an American grandfather and retired veteran who is waging his own war on terror, claiming credit for a massive cyber attack on Al Qaeda websites. Herridge reported that on March 25, ...
Fox News Insider
Cyber bills legislate for mass surveillance; Former Cybersecurity ...
By Fred Brownbill
In a New York Times editorial, former government cybersecurity czar Richard A. Clarke has called for the creation of customs checks on all data leaving and entering US cyberspace. Clarke makes the call in relation to Chinese hackers stealing ...
Save America Foundation
Anonymous target USTelecom and TechAmerica for supporting ...
By THN Reporter
Anonymous target USTelecom and TechAmerica for supporting Cybersecurity Bill. ComputerSecurity Blog !! THN Magazine and The Hacker News is Most Comprehensive resource in providing news related to Information Technology, Cyber ...
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Anonymous claims responsibility for Home Office cyber attack ...
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Gregory D. Evans
Codenomicon in pivotal role in NATO Cyber Security Exercise ...
Software security provider Codenomicon's Situation Awareness tools played a pivotal role in the NATO-coordinated international Locked Shields cyber security exercise. ... Its role was to create a visualisation of a progressing cyber attack.
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WPR Article | Global Insights: The DHS' Cybersecurity Logjam
By info@worldpoliticsreview.com (Richard Weitz)
When the Obama administration assumed office, it followed many of the commission's recommendations, but it ignored this one. With White House encouragement, DHS has made it a higher priority to address the security of U.S. civilian cyber ...
World Politics Review: Articles
Hereford Residential College Mini-Farm Weblog: Cybersecurity
By Joel Sop
Cybersecurity. On February 16, 2012, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental affairs had its tenth and final hearing on Securing America's future: The cyber-security act of 2012. [ Link Here]. However this only comes as an ...
Hereford Residential College...
Internet #Censorship : CISPA – Newest Cyber Security Bill | the Net ...
By the Net economy
... information that governments or corporations find inconvenient, you could soon be labeled a threat to national security in the United States. That's the aim of a bill in Congress called theCyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
the Net economy
By the Net economy
... information that governments or corporations find inconvenient, you could soon be labeled a threat to national security in the United States. That's the aim of a bill in Congress called theCyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
the Net economy
Sabotage is not the main threat to infrastructure | Troy Media
By Troy Media
EDITOR'S NOTE: In December, 2011, The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published study by Andrew Graham, from Queen's University, called Canada's Critical Infrastructure: When is Safe Enough Safe Enough?, which outlined the security risks to Canada's critical infrastructure. ... In early 2011, a Chinese-based cyber attack on Treasury Board and the Departments of Finance and National Defence indicated that it would be prudent to follow the American example. Moreover, as noted ...
Troy Media
Know All That! – A quarter of a million Social Security numbers and ...
By Jamie Keene
A cyber attack on the Utah Department of Technology Services gave hackers access to up to 500000 people's personal data, including as many as 280000 Social Security numbers. The hackers were able to access not only Medicaid cases, ...
Know All That!
Anonymous beats Reddit to win Time 100 poll — RT
By RT
Doc outrage: Anonymous 'behind' web-siege on Russian TV channel. The Russian faction of Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyber-attack on a Russian TV station's website. The outage follows a controversial documentary about ...
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Anonymous hacks into tech and telecom sites | Gadunky
By Steve
Anonymous is reportedly lashing out because these organizations support a cybersecurity bill that some members of congress are working to pass. The attacks began yesterday when users were ... The legislation that Anonymous is opposed to is a bipartisan bill referred to as the Rogers-Ruppersberger Cyber Security Bill. The bill is being put forth to “help the private sector defend itself from advanced cyber threats,” according to Rep. Mike Rogers' Web site. Both organizations seem ...
Gadunky
LIGHTS Webinar: Cybersecurity Across Critical Infrastructures
As we work to secure critical infrastructure the scale of the challenge can be staggering. The US electric power grid is composed of dozens of major utilities and ...
www.infosecisland.com/.../20946-LIGHTS-Webinar-Cybersec...
After killing SOPA, Internet activists take aim at a new House ...
On April 7th, 2012, Brendan Sasso reported for The Hill on how internet activists have turned their attention towards CISPA, a House cybersecurity bill. Rep.
blog.cybersecuritylaw.us/2012/.../activists-take-aim-at-cispa.ht...
U.S. cyber networks unprotected from foreign attacks says Joe ...
Five months ago, Connecticut suffered through an unnerving week when a record-breaking autumn snowstorm dumped as much as two feet of wet snow on ...
articles.courant.com/.../hc-op-lieberman-cyber-security-bigges...
