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By Jason Miller The Defense Department for the first time is using cyber teams like they use aircraft — to attack and to defend. Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of US Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, said in a letter to Sen.
Cyber-Attack Targets UK Ministry of Defence, Security Chief Calls For Help
Social Barrel
An increasing number of cyber-attacks are targeting UK government sites such that the UK MoD security chief now calls for help from young, talented individuals to fight cybercrime. (Image: Mikael Altemark, via Flickr / CC) A cyber-attack has breached ...
Social Barrel
Manila reiterates call to stop cyber skirmish with China
gulfnews.com
Hackers who claim to be from China had been engaged in a tit-for-tat conflict with their Philippine counterparts over the past few weeks, whether these cyber savvy troublemakers are acting independently of under the direction of authorities, ...
Hackers plan attack on Russian government sites
Chicago Tribune
* Activists Anonymous announce plans in Web video * Cyber attack is protest at Putin inauguration MOSCOW, May 4 (Reuters) - The activist hacker group Anonymous said on Friday it planned to attack Russian government websites in order to support ...
FEMA: Cybersecurity ranks lowest among critical protections
GCN.com
“The Nation is highly reliant upon interdependent cyber systems, yet stakeholders have an incomplete understanding of cyber risk and inconsistent public and private participation incybersecurity partnerships,” FEMA concluded in the latest National ...
SOCA Attack a Hard Lesson for Midsize IT
Midsize Insider
On May 2, 2012, the British Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) was forced to take its site off-line following a cyber attack, though there was no data loss or compromise reported. Although no group has claimed responsibility, the SOCA attack is an ...
Palace reiterates call for stop to cyber-warfare over Panatag row
GMA News
Malacañang on Saturday reiterated its call for a stop to cyber-attacks stemming from the month-old standoff between the Philippines and China over Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte issued the appeal after ...
Cybersecurity Roundup: Tech Firms Waver on CISPA; Android Malware; and More
CIO (blog)
This week's cybersecurity roundup has Mozilla becoming the first major Internet company to publicly oppose the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); new Androidmalware; and a trojan that uses the US DoJ name to extort cash from ...
Officials Want More Cyber, Critical Infrastructure Laws; Mark Weatherford Comments
ExecutiveGov
Both Weatherford and DHS want cyber legislation to include provisions to allow companies to share threat-related information. The House passed a cybersecurity information sharing bill last week, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, ...
Indian Deputy NSA Calls for Coordinated Approach to Deal with Cyber Security
CSO
Reddy warned that cyber security threats could potentially destabilize the country and create internal chaos through coordinated attacks that could even compromise infrastructure such as telecom networks, satellite systems, citing a study conducted by ...
Should Investors Worry About CISPA?
Seeking Alpha
The stated aim of CISPA "is to help the US government investigate cyber threats and ensure thesecurity of networks against a cyber-attack." That said, many proponents of the bill have fears it will go beyond its reach and implement a policing of big ...
Japan, EU plan joint cyber-attack forum
The Japan Times
BRUSSELS — Visiting communications minister Tatsuo Kawabata and European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes have agreed to set up a bilateral Internet security forum to jointly combat cross-border cyber-attacks. The forum will bring together ...
In face of growing cybersecurity threats, DOD enlists Lockheed Martin
Military & Aerospace Electronics
In order to combat this new threat, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will be teaming with the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). The company has been selected to deliver technical, functional, and managerial support to the DC3.
Android Malware Used to Mask Online Fraud, Says Expert
PCWorld
Lookout first published information about the new malware, dubbed "NotCompatible," on Wednesday. Further analysis, however, has revealed the most likely reason why cyber criminals are spreading the malware. "There are a couple of ways they can profit ...
New American legislation would give power to keyboard cops
The Daily Star
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law,” the government may rely on “cybersecuritysystems to identify and obtain cyber threat information.” The vague concept of “cyber threat information” does not just let the Department of Homeland Security ...
CISPA – Evil Spawn of SOPA and PIPA?
JD Supra (press release)
by Sands Anderson PC on 5/4/2012 The House of Representatives has passed The CyberInformation and Security Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and introduced not long after SOPA and PIPA were abandoned in the wake of a popular ...
Looking at CISPA
Lawfare (blog)
Where, earlier, the bill had authorized sharing cyber security threat information within the Federal government so long as “one significant purpose” of the use was either a cybersecurity or national security purpose. Now cyber threat information shared ...
Lawfare (blog)
White House Reiterates Opposition to CISPA
Game Politics
Appearing on the C-SPAN program "The Communicators," White House CybersecurityCoordinator Howard Schmidt reiterated the Administration's concerns with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that was recently passed in the house and ...
Cities and States Not Prepared for Cyber Attacks, FBI Surveillance Backdoors ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
In the National Preparedness Report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that cities and states are least prepared to deal with cyber attacks out of a wide range of crises including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, ...
Firefox creator Mozilla joins opposition to CISPA
allvoices
The company has issued a statement condemning the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The company says the opposition is to protect the rights of its users. The company statement said:“While we wholeheartedly support a more secure ...
Cyber security chief 'We are vulnerable'
British Forces News
The Guardian says the military's head of cyber-security Major General Jonathan Shaw has told it the number of successful attacks was “hard to quantify.” "The number of serious incidents is quite small, but it is there," he said.
FEMA: State, Local Officials Not Prepared to Respond to Cyberattack
Threatpost (blog)
Planning, cybersecurity was a “national area for improvement.”Despite the nation's increased dependence on technology, certain stakeholders don't properly understand the risks posed bycyber attack. In self-assessments, many states indicated that ...
2-Minute Expert: How Could the CISPA Legislation Affect My Online Privacy?
TechNewsDaily
Critics are now deriding another bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA. Introduced in November 2011, CISPA was meant to do two things: protect intellectual property and help prevent a cybersecurity attack.
Anonymous Hackers Target CIA, UK Supreme Court Over 'Pirate Bay' Censorship
International Business Times
On Friday afternoon both websites were knocked offline and inaccessible to the public, most likely with a DDoS attack. The cyber-attack comes just days after the British high court ruled that Internet service providers must block all access to The ...
Users leery of Iran's plan to 'purify' cyberspace
The National
Iran is rapidly bolstering its already extensive cyber censorship defences to combat what it calls a "soft war" being waged by the West. In the past month, an institute affiliated with Iran's ministry of communications and information technology called ...
Top 10 Most Recently Talked About Bills in Congress
Washington Informer
HR 3523 – Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act – To provide for the sharing of certaincyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community andcybersecurity entities, and for other purposes. 2.
Could 'bullet time' stop a cyberattack?
ITworld.com
The NPR report also said that James Clapper, director of national intelligence, told Congress that Iran is motivated to attack the US and that its cyber capabilities have, "dramatically increased in recent years." He cited the country's ability to ...
Greater Network Complexity Is Making Cybersecurity More Daunting
Signal Magazine
Better networks mean more opportunities for cybermarauders—and greater difficulty for network defense experts, noted the deputy commander of the US Cyber Command. Lt. Gen. Robert Schmidle, USMC, described many of the command's security needs to the ...
NCTC Will Be An Important Pillar Of The New Security Architecture: PC
IBTimes India
Chidambaram termed terrorism emerging in cyber space as the fifth domain after land, sea, air and space. "Much of our critical infrastructure lies in cyber space.Cyber crimes such as hacking, financial fraud, data theft, espionage etc. would, ...
IBTimes India
Hacker team emerges claiming credit for military cyber rampage
V3.co.uk
The hackers made the claim via a statement posted on Pastebin and outlining the data allegedly taken during the cyber raids and a message from the groups claiming it's trying to help the organisations it targets. "Victims, we have released some of your ...
V3.co.uk
Full text: Chidambaram's speech at NCTC meeting
IBNLive.com
Now, there are terrorist threats in the cyber space, which is the fifth domain after land, sea, air and space. Much of our critical infrastructure lies in cyber space.Cyber crimes such as hacking, financial fraud, data theft, espionage etc. would, ...
IBNLive.com
Activist hackers to attack Russian websites over Putin election
Irish Independent
By Alissa de Carbonnel in Moscow The activist hacker group Anonymous last night announced plans to attack Russian government websites in support of opposition protests ahead of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president. In a YouTube video that went ...
Avaaz Faces Questions Over DDoS Begging Bowl
TechWeekEurope UK
Questions have been raised about Avaaz's motives in asking for additional funds to take its security “to the next level”. “I love Avaaz. But saying 'we're suffering a massive cyber-attack' then asking for my card details, not so much,” read a tweet...
TechWeekEurope UK
UK Ministry of Defence web site hit by cyber attack « Kopimism ...
By the Editor
THE UK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (MoD) has revealed that its web site was recently breached by a cyber attack, and has warned that Britain faces a growing threat of intrusions. The MoD'ssecurity chief major general Jonathan Shaw made the ...
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Cities and States Not Prepared for Cyber Attacks, FBI Surveillance ...
By admin
The State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs plans to provide the Mexican Public Security Secretariat with the Mexico Technical Surveillance System to intercept and analyze communications. More here. In the National Preparedness Report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that cities and states are least prepared to deal with cyber attacks out of a wide range of crises including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, ...
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Michael Chertoff: Cyberattacks Are The Biggest Risk Facing America ...
Sixty percent of U.S. companies reported security breaches, according to the annual report which was commissioned by President Barack Obama last year to assess the country's ability to respond to natural disasters and other natural security threats. Fifty percent of ... Due to the growing prevalence of cyberattacks, it seems cyber-warfare and espionage could become the new frontier for global combat as well as economic competition, as Aaron points out in the accompanying video.
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Episode 660 – Beginning of the End?, Flash 0day, No Oracle Patch ...
By rick.hayes
The Serious Organised Crime Agency, took its website offline on Wednesday night after becoming the target of a cyber-attack. A spokesman said the attack did not pose a security risk to the organisation. Shaw, a veteran of the Falklands and ...
InfoSec Daily
News in Brief – April 30 to May 4, 2012 – The Citizen Lab
By saffronsuud
According to BBC-Persian, the Iranian Ministry of Science has confirmed that its computer section has come under cyber attack, however, no damage has been incurred. Tabnak News also reported ... The issuing of these certificates is meant to promote and develop the information security management culture, promote security in the information exchange environment and to monitor the implementation of the information security management system. Moving Up. The Director of the ...
The Citizen Lab
SOCA cyber attack: expert reaction
By Cyber Crimes Unit
Steve Evans Published 04 May 2012 CBR looks at what the experts are making of the latestcyber attack on SOCA The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency's (SOCA) website has been taken offline following a cyber attack. The attack started ...
Digital Rights Watch
2+2 forum update: Site may be down for another week | Poker News ...
By Steve Ruddock
The 2+2 poker forum was hit by an unprecedented cyber-attack last week (unprecedented in terms of poker anyway), and after over a week of being down there still.
Poker News Boy
Weekly Roundup: April 27, 2012 – Tracking the Security Trends ...
By Microsoft Security Staff
The official Microsoft Security Blog provides in-depth discussion of security, cybersecurity and technology trends affecting trust in computing, as well as timely security news, trends, and practical security guidance. Each week you'll hear from Microsoft security experts who share insights and report on research and our ... Cybersecurity Bill Passed in U.S. House on 248-168 Vote – Businessweek U.S. eyes broader cyber-threat pact with companies – Chicago Tribune. Blog Picks ...
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Chemical Facility Security News: ICS-CERT Monthly Monitor – April ...
By PJCoyle
... the latest edition of their Monthly Monitor. As is usual there is lots of good information, but this one may be especially important because of the description of another industry-wide spearphishing attack. ... Risk management planning for the electricity sector;. • ICS tabletop securityexercises; and. • Planning for a cyber-incident. Again, because of my military background, I am a firm believer in conducting emergency response exercises of all types. There is an old military adage that no ...
Chemical Facility Security News
BBC News - Olympic Games 'not immune' to cyber-attack
The London Olympics "will not be immune" to cyber-attack, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has warned. He said attackers "would seek to disrupt the ...
www.bbc.com/news/technology-17936050
Strong Cybersecurity Legislation needed to prevent Inevitable Attack ...
Cybersecurity experts warned congress on April 24th that unless strong legislation is passed to enforce basic security standards for critical infrastructure, this ...
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