Justia Verdict
Last Tuesday, April 24, an official from the GAO testified that cyber attacks on the federal agencies grew from 5503 in 2006 to 42887 in 2011. In short, cybersecurityis a very real concern, and if unaddressed, it could create serious consequences.
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Malicious Cyber Attacks Spike by 81%
Information Management
Attackers have embraced easy to use attack toolkits to efficiently leverage existing vulnerabilities. Moving beyond spam, cyber criminals are then turning to social networks to launch their attacks. The very nature of these networks makes users ...
Cyber Squared Releases Cyber Espionage Case Study
MarketWatch (press release)
Study underscores the pervasiveness of cyber threats and highlights the need for organizations to step up their cyber security measures. ARLINGTON, Va., May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Cyber Squared Inc. released the results of a six month ...
House passes tough cyber espionage legislation
Examiner.com
Economic cyber spies may have a more difficult task of stealing US business plans, as well as research and development data, since the US House of Representatives at least took the first step by passing a cybersecurity bill last Friday that will help ...
Attack on Iran's Oil Industry Ups Cyber Warfare Stakes
OilPrice.com
Iran's Fars news agency claimed on 29 April that cyber attacks on the Iranian Science Ministry and the oil industry “failed to penetrate” or to leave “any impact on the data system”. A cyber attack on Iran's oil industry earlier this week saw a virus ...
Mozilla Slams CISPA, Breaking Silicon Valley's Silence On Cybersecurity Bill
Forbes
While the Internet has been bristling with anger over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the Internet industry has been either silent or quietly supportive of the controversial bill. With one exception. While we wholeheartedly support a ...
Forbes
Effective Security Policy: Emphasis On Execution
Dark Reading (blog)
By Amy DeCarlo With the release of each new vendor- or service provider-sponsored cyberthreat report detailing dramatic increases in attack volume and virulence comes an inevitable wave of widespread panic. This immediate alarm gives way soon enough ...
House bill would reauthorize NSF cybersecurity grants at $140M annually
FierceGovernmentIT
A bill approved by the House of Representatives April 27 would reauthorize National Science Foundation cybersecurity grant programs for $420 million over three years through fiscal 2015. The bill (HR 2096), passed 395-10 as part of a House "cyber week" ...
Mozilla Criticizes CISPA for Having Broad, Alarming Reach
PCWorld (blog)
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld May 2, 2012 6:58 AM Mozilla has publicly decried theCyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cybersecurity bill recently approved by the House of Representatives that is now being ...
Naomi Wolf: Keyboard Cops
Straits Times
PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK - Almost no one had read the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) before it was rushed through the United States House of Representatives in late April and sent to the Senate. CISPA is the successor to SOPA, ...
Straits Times
Malware rate rises despite fewer flaws, Symantec finds
Siliconrepublic.com
The continued growth in malware is a result of easy-to-use attack toolkits which allow cyber-criminals take advantage of existing vulnerabilities. “The fact they're using old vulnerabilities means organisations can protect themselves if they keep...
Siliconrepublic.com
Firefox creators Mozilla attack Congress; denounce CISPA
RT
In a memo sent to Forbes' data security department on late Tuesday, Mozilla's privacy and public policy official explains that its newly-publicized stance is not one that encourages online cyber attacks, but merely establishes that the company is in ...
RT
'Hyperspeed signalling' could prevent cyber attacks, claim researchers
Network World
By Sophie Curtis, TechWorld Security engineers at the University of Tulsa have found a way to identify cyber attacks before they reach their target, enabling network administrators to take pre-emptive measures to protect their IT systems.
Cyber attacks costing billions
The Star
PwC says the worst security breach of the year costs a large organisation between £110000 to £250000 and a small firm between £15000 and £30000. Jonathan Boulton, PwC risk assurance partner, said: “The UK is under relentless cyber attack and hacking is ...
Fighting cyber crime
The Economist
... to encourage research into cyber technology and artificial intelligence. CTU's information-technology faculty has spawned several commercial spin-offs and is now planning to found a department dedicated to encouraging cybersecurityentrepreneurs.
The Economist
'Anonymous' hackers plan to stop CISPA with Operation Defense: Phase 2 [video]
BGR
The United States House of Representatives recently voted to pass the controversial CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The bill looks to give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share cyber threats with one ...
Iran 'Knows Identities' Of Oil Cyber Attackers
TechWeekEurope UK
The Iranian government has claimed it knows who was behind the recent malware attack on the country's oil ministry, as well as their “hidden agenda”. The cyber attack, which occurred on Sunday, took down websites belonging to the Iranian oil ministry ...
TechWeekEurope UK
SENATOR COLLINS TOURS CYBERSECURITY HUB CALLS FOR CONSIDERATION OF ...
PoliticalNews.me (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC - After a tour of the Department of Homeland Security Center that centralizes information sharing and incident response to protect US cyber networks, US Senator Susan Collins called for legislation that would protect critical ...
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. Announces Key Promotions
MarketWatch (press release)
Those promoted include: -- Dan Gutierrez, Senior Director of Special Programs, Information Dominance Division, Cyber Systems Group -- Mark Andrews, Senior Director of Mission Systems Group Business Operations and Proposals -- Dr. Eric Hildebrand, ...
Ransom malware merged with bank Trojan in new attack
Network World
By John E Dunn, TechWorld Adding injury to insult, fraudsters have merged the phenomenon of ransom Trojans with banking malware, producing a hybrid that demands money before attempting to steal user logins. Noticed by several security firms since the ...
Counter Terror Expo US to Feature Highest Caliber of Speakers and Conference ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... Border Enforcement Security Task Force teams; Honorable Jayson P. Ahern, Former Commissioner US Customs and Border Protections, DHS and currently Principal, The Chertoff Group; and Andy Purdy, former White House cyber team member, and DHS cyber ...
Local Cadets Are Next Generation Of Cyber Defenders
KRDO
Cyber warfare may seem like something from a science fiction movie. But attacks on our virtual infrastructure are a real threat; and a serious matter to our government and military. To help train the next generation of cyber defenders, the Air Force ...
Religious sites 'riskier than porn for viruses'
Ninemsn
The report was based on information gathered last year by the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, which monitors cyber attack activity in more than 200 countries through its services and sensors. Symantec said that it blocked 5.5 billion attacks in ...
CISPA: Mozilla distances itself from the cyber security act
The H
Microsoft has denied reports claiming that the company had withdrawn its support for the CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); however, another US company has now officially spoken against the proposed bill: Mozilla.
ITEC 2012 – Defeating the Digital Danger
defpro
Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, the UK Government's Special Representative to Business forCyber Security, will use her keynote presentation at ITEC to underline the importance of fostering a resilient and robust framework for countering cyber attack.
Five things everyone needs to know about CISPA
Digitaltrends.com
Now that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has passed the House of Representatives, it will soon head to the Senate. For better or worse, its debut on the Senate floor is, however, still weeks away. So, while we have a moment of ...
Why are tech companies backing CISPA?
MSN Money
By TheWeek.com 23 hours ago Late last week, the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite a veto threat from President Obama. Privacy advocates and the media were especially alarmed by last-minute amendments, ...
Anonymous Hackers Monthly Roundup: Top 5 April Cyber-Attacks [PHOTOS]
International Business Times
By Jacob Kleinman: Subscribe to Jacob's RSS feed Another month has passed and Anonymous remains an ever-present voice in the online world. Despite several setbacks earlier in the year, notably the FBI's success in turning hacktivist leader Sabu into an ...
International Business Times
ISnSC R&D announces Cyber-Defence Centre
ITP.net
ISnSC has announced a Pre-emptive Cyber-Defence (PCD) Centre for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. By Georgina Enzer Published May 2, 2012 ISnSC R&D has announced a Pre-emptive Cyber-Defence (PCD) Centre for the Middle East and North ...
ITP.net
Mozilla slams CISPA — Microsoft flips support yet again
DigitalJournal.com
While most of Silicon Valley is silent on the subject, Mozilla has now spoken up against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Most major internet companies have been remarkably silent on the subject while internet activists rage against ...
DigitalJournal.com
Cyber Squared Releases Cyber Espionage Case Study | Virtual ...
Study underscores the pervasiveness of cyber threats and highlights the need for organizations to step up their cyber security measures. | Virtual Strategy Magazine is an online publication devoted entirely ... What initially appeared to be an isolated cyber-attack possibly associated with the Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act (TAMA) S.1539, unraveled the thread of a pervasive and coordinated military grade cyber espionage campaign. During the course of the investigation, technical ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine - Your...
Building the Private Warfare State « SGTreport – The Corporate ...
By SGT
Building the Private Warfare State. from The Daily Bell: Top FBI cyber-cop joins spy thwarting startup … Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry on Wednesday said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to ...
SGTreport - The Corporate Propaganda...
May 2, 2012 – Economic Affairs - Iran Daily Brief
By admin
NIGC website still blocked following last week's a cyber attack; IT security of the company is its own responsibility and not that of internal security forces – The website of the National Iranian Gas Company(NIGC) and the internal ...
Iran Daily Brief
House Passes Tough Cyber Espionage Legislation | The Moral Liberal
By admin
Economic cyber spies may have a more difficult task of stealing U.S. business plans, as well as research and development data, since the U.S. House of Representatives at least took the first step by passing a cybersecurity bill last Friday that will help private sector ... Moreover, foreign intelligence tradecraft is increasingly sophisticated and takes full advantage of advances in communications security and the general openness of US society, according to securitymanagement experts.
The Moral Liberal
Fighting cyber crime: Security Czechs | The Economist
By D.S. | PRAGUE
Fighting cyber crime. Security Czechs. May 1st 2012, 21:05 by D.S. | PRAGUE. Tweet. THE lovely medieval cities of the former Czechoslovakia are an unlikely location for some of the world's smartest warriors against internet fraud. Yet they are home to three of the biggest purveyors of antivirus software: ... CTU's information-technology faculty has spawned several commercial spin-offs and is now planning to found a department dedicated to encouraging cybersecurityentrepreneurs.
Schumpeter
Attack on Iran's Oil Industry Ups Cyber Warfare Stakes - OIL ...
Attack on Iran's Oil Industry Ups Cyber Warfare Stakes. From: Home - 11:57pm - May 1, 2012. Stuxnet failed to cause enough damage to Iran's nuclear program, and more recent attacks on the country's science ministry and oil industry have ...
eWallstreeter
Iran's Oil Ministry Claims to Have Discovered Attacker's Agenda ...
By Steve Ragan
Information Security News, IT Security News & Expert Insights: SecurityWeek.Com ... Senior officials within Iran's Oil Ministry have said that they now know what the attacker's hidden agenda was when they launched a cyber attack last month.
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Government Censors The WashingtonPost News, Comments ...
By USLawTitleDistortion
But the only problem is, these paid-off corporate Congressman (that are never wrong) have NOT supported any of their scare "cyber threats" stories with an ACTUAL EVENT or ATTACK of any type (like 9/11) to gain support for the U.S. country ...
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CISPA: The New Battle for the Internet | The Toonari Post - Breaking ...
By Francesca Biggio
Thursday, April 26, the House of Representative approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) on a bipartisan vote by a margin of 248 to. ... “The broad liability protection not only removes a strong incentive to improving cybersecurity, it also potentially undermines our Nation's economic, national security, and public safety interests.” Instead of putting private information and cybersecurity in the hands of military and intelligence agencies, the White House would ...
The Toonari Post - Breaking News,...
Attack on Iran's Oil Industry Ups Cyber Warfare Stakes | www.bullfax ...
By marketmaker
Internet security specialists have warned of a new round of cyber warfare in the form of a computer virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have targeted Iran's nuclear program.Analysts at US firms McAfee and Symantec agreed ...
Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis
Mozilla bashes CISPA, as Microsoft double downs its support
By Andrew Couts
The good news is, Firefox maker Mozilla has come out firmly against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, marking the first time a Silicon Valley company has criticized the contentious cybersecurity bill. On the other hand, Microsoft — which recently hinted that it ... While we wholeheartedly support a more secure Internet, CISPA has a broad and alarming reach that goes far beyond Internet security. The bill infringes on our privacy, includes vague ...
Digital Trends
Religious websites riskier than porn for online viruses: study | The ...
By Agence France-Presse
“Drive-by attacks” in which hackers booby-trap legitimate websites with malicious code continue to be a bane, the US-based anti-virus vendor Symantec said in its Internet Security Threat Report. Websites with religious or ideological themes were ... The report was based on information gathered last year by the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, which monitorscyber attack activity in more than 200 countries through its services and sensors. Symantec said that it blocked 5.5 billion ...
The Raw Story
Know thine enemy? Hacker George “Geohot” Hotz met with Sony ...
By Dean Takahashi
Sony has gotten a lot of knocks for the way it handled the PlayStation 3 jailbreak, the subsequent dealings with the hacker involved, the hacking of the PlayStation Network, and the resulting six-week disruption of the network last year. ... Hotz announced that he hacked the PS 3′s securitysystem in January, 2010. That earned him a lawsuit from Sony, after he made ... Sony's tactics in the lawsuit earned it the ire of Anonymous, which turned its mass cyber-attack skills against the big corporation. Anonymous ...
VentureBeat
Cyber-Attack on Iran Targets National Oil Company
Iran's national oil company has been the target of a malware attack that affected systems on the Kharg Island along with some of its other oil platforms.
www.bitdefender.com/.../Cyber-Attack-on-Iran-Targets-Natio...
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