Washington Post
NEW FEATURE: Google is warning users whose accounts it believes are targets of “state-sponsored attacks.” CHINA EYED: Google did not cite a specific government. But it did close its search engine in China in 2010 after saying it no longer wanted to...
The Hindu
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday assured his Indian counterpart AK Antony that Washington would initiate measures to facilitate technology access and sharing. Mr. Panetta met Mr. Antony for about an hour in the South Block offices of the...
The Hindu
Will provide technology access to India: US
IBNLive.com
PTI New Delhi: The US on Wednesday promised to initiate measures to provide access to dual use technology to India which has been contending that American norms were leading to denial of export of such sophisticated items. This assurance was given by ...
Google Adds State-Sponsored Attack Alerts In Fight Against Cyber Crime
RedOrbit
Internet search giant Google on Tuesday introduced a new alert system that will warn users who are logged into their Google account when it thinks they may be the target of a state-sponsored cyber attack. Eric Grosse, Google's VP of security ...
RedOrbit
Malware hunter Kaspersky warns of cyber war dangers
Phys.Org
The Russian malware hunter whose firm discovered the Flame virus said there could be plenty more malicious code out there, and warned he feared a disastrous cyber attack could be coming. The Russian malware hunter whose firm discovered the Flame virus ...
Google Warns Gmail Users About Cyber Attacks
Voice of America
Internet giant Google is warning many users of its popular Gmail service that they may be the target of state-sponsored cyber attacks. The California-based company unveiled a new warning system Tuesday to alert Gmail users when it suspects ...
Voice of America
The consequences of cyber-warfare in Iran: US and StuxNet, Part 2
AMERICAblog (blog)
By Myrddin on 6/06/2012 08:00:00 AM In yesterday's post I described the key facts that we now know about the Stuxnet cyber attack. We now know that Stuxnet was developed by the US and Israeli governments to attack the Iranian uranium enrichment plant ...
Germany prepares special unit to tackle cyber attack
Times of India
BERLIN: Germany has prepared a special cyber warfare unit of its military to conduct offencive operations against computer hackers, who attack key installations or engage in espionage activities, defence ministry has said. After more than six years of ...
Did America's Cyber Attack on Iran Make Us More Vulnerable?
The Atlantic
When President Obama declared, on May 29, 2009, that America's "digital infrastructure" was a "national strategic asset" and would be protected as such, he defined what was largely seen as a defensive policy on cyber attack: We won't do anything to you ...
The Atlantic
Secret memo warns of Canadian cyber threat after Nortel attack
Financial Post
Nortel, once North America's largest phone-equipment maker, was under steady attackby Chinese hackers from about 2000 until 2009, according to Brian Shields, who advised the Mississauga, Ontario-based company on cyber security for almost 20 years.
Financial Post
Google to Warn Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
ABC News (blog)
Google has posted a note on its security blog informing users that there will now be a banner warning you if Google believes that a state-sponsored cyber attacker is trying to compromise your account or computer. Eric Grosse, Google's Vice President of ...
Google to Warn Users About Being the Victim of Nation-State Cyber Attacks
PCWorld
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Jun 5, 2012 4:02 PM If your Google account comes under cyber attack from a nation-state, you can expect to see this warning in your browser: Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise ...
Gmail hacked by cyber-spies? Google issues security warning for state ...
Computerworld (blog)
Finding out your Gmail account was hacked would be bad news, but how about if that attack was from suspected state-sponsored hackers? "Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account or computer.
Obama's Cyber-War on Iran
Middle East Online
The United States, in collaboration with Israel, has undertaken an unprecedented cyber-warfare attack on Iran's nuclear program, opening the door to a new dimension for international conflict and complicating negotiations with Iran, say Flynt Leverett ...
The White House and Pentagon Deem Cyber-Attacks "An Act of War"
Forbes
But what was missing from the story is something far more interesting, according to both The White House and Pentagon's own definitions, a cyber-attack is to be considered “An act of war.” So by it's own definition, are we at war?
Their View: US vulnerable to same kind of cyber attack used on Iran
Las Cruces Sun-News
Also, The Post revealed last week a new research effort in the Pentagon to develop technologies for the cyber battlefield. And The Post's Robert O'Harrow Jr., in two articles this weekend, probed the highly complex world of cyber security and digital ...
Is the US already engaged in a 'cyber war'?
Fox News
General Alexander, the Director of NSA and CYBERCOM commander, stated, “China is stealing a 'great deal' of military-related intellectual property from the United States and was responsible for last year's attacks against cyber-security company RSA .
Google warns you when you're under cyber attack from the state
BetaNews
By Tim Conneally With the recent talk of state-sanctioned malware like Stuxnet and Flame, Google on Tuesday announced it has taken measures to alert its users when it believes they are the target of state-sponsored cyber attacks.
Senate Democrats Blast National Security Leak On Iran Cyber-Attack
Yeshiva World News
joined other senior Senate Democrats in expressing serious concerns about the leak, which detailed a cyber attack intended to harm Iran's nuclear program. Some Republicans argue the information was leaked to help President Obama's re-election campaign.
Yeshiva World News
Relax hackers! NATO has no cyber-attack plans - top brass
Register
By John Leyden • Get more from this author Major General Jaap Willemse, who was speaking at the International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), said launching barrages of computer-based attacks is off the agenda for the Western military alliance, ...
The Flame Cyber Espionage Attack: Five Questions We Should Ask
Brookings Institution
Last week, Kaspersky Lab announced the discovery of Flame, a malicious program with “complexity and functionality...exceed[ing] those of all other cyber menaces known to date.” Once installed on a computer, Flame conducts espionage using a bag of ...
Israel Needs to Be 'Pro-Active' in Cyber Warfare, Barak Says
Bloomberg
Israel needs to be “pro-active” in cyber-warfare, moving from a defensive posture to a comprehensivesecurity approach, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. The government will establish a “war room” to implement that approach and assess threats ...
Obama Discloses Cyber-Warfare Secrets to Iran
Dallas Blog (blog)
He's recently admitted that he was behind the Stuxnett cyber attack against Iranian nuclear facilities. His public disclosure is allowing Iran to trace and de-code the computer virus, so it could strike US government computers as a counter attack.
Cyber Security: A Threat to the Nation?
The Crime Report
Cyber security incidents and their risk continue to rise, says a new report from the US Government Accountability Office. The magnitude of the threat is compounded by the ever-increasing sophistication of cyber attack techniques, that can target target ...
Google introduce alert system to avoid state-sponsored cyber attack
Newstrack India
Google has reportedly introduced an alert system that would warn its users when it thinks they may be the targets of a state-sponsored cyber attack. The company said it would bring up a banner highlighting the danger when users are logged into their ...
Newstrack India
Bit9 First IT Security Company to Report That It Stopped Flame Attack in a ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Bit9 is the first IT security company to report that its cyber security technology successfully stopped the Flame malware attack. Already numerous antivirus companies have gone on record stating that their customers were compromised by Flame.
Kaspersky on new era of cyber terrorism: 'I'm scared believe me'
The National
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL // Eugene Kaspersky, whose lab discovered the Flame virus that has attacked computers in the Middle East, said yesterday only a global effort could stop a new era of "cyberterrorism". Speaking at a cybersecurity conference, ...
FEMA conducts simulated cyber attack exercise
TechEye
The US conducted several similar exercises in the past, including a demonstration of response plans to a possible cyber attack on New York City's electrical grid back in March. The White House is pushing Congress to pass new cyber security legislation...
TechEye
Cyber Security Challenge seeks more women to compete
Women in Technology
06/06/2012 The hugely popular Cyber Security Challenge is calling for more women to take part in its national competitions, which could offer new opportunities for talented women developing their technology careers. By partnering with the UK's leading ...
Cyberpower and International Security
Minyanville.com
Like the shock paddles of a defibrillator on the chest of a heart attack victim the prefix 'cyber' has an electrifying effect on policymakers and strategists wrestling with the complexities of information agesecurity—or more commonly today, ...
LinkedIn investigating hack reports, 6.5 million leaked passwords
Los Angeles Times
The company, however, has yet to confirm the cyber attack but has said it is investigating the claim. Reports around the Web say 6.5 million passwords were posted to a Russian hacker site. The passwords are encrypted and hashed, according to reports, ...
Cyber Security: Don't Wait Until a Board Member Asks
Financial Times
That is why, with the rise in frequency and sophistication of cyber-attacks, and increasing media coverage, board members are more likely to ask, “How well are we protected?” An average of more than one successful cyber attack is incurred by each ...
Dept. of Homeland Security to focus on cyber workforce development
Network World
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today said the agency will form a cybersecurityworkforce task group that will consider strategies such as expanding DHS involvement in cybercompetitions and university programs, enhancing public-private ...
Israel between cyber war and cyber warfare business | Security Affairs
By paganinip
It's not a secret, Israel military is one of the most advanced and active cyber army that is usingcyber-warfare to attack its enemy in the cyber space. For years Israel conducts cyber espionage andcyber offensive operations that allow the state ...
Security Affairs
Barack Obama 'ordered Stuxnet cyber attack on Iran' – 247ureports
By 247ureports
President Barack Obama ordered the Stuxnet attack on Iran as part of a wave of cyber sabotage and espionage against the would-be nuclear power, according to a new book citing senior Washington sources. The computer virus ... According to the account, President Obama asked his nationalsecurity advisers whether the attack should be halted at a White House Situation Room meeting convened days after the virus “escaped”, but decided to intensify it instead. It's estimated that ...
247ureports
Google Issues 'State-Sponsored' Cyber Attacks Warning - Vibe Ghana
By VibeGhana
Google complained of a much wider cyber attack by Chinese-based hackers in 2010, which led it to move the servers of its popular Chinese search engine to Hong Kong. Though the move outside mainland China meant Beijing could not ...
VibeGhana.com
the nanyang post: Malware hunter Kaspersky warns of cyber war ...
By StraitsBlogs
TEL AVIV, June 6, 2012 (AFP) - The Russian malware hunter whose firm discovered the Flame virus said Wednesday there could be plenty more malicious code out there, and warned he feared a disastrous cyber attack could be coming. "It's quite logical that there are new cyber weapons designed, and maybe already computers infected that we don't know about," Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky Lab, said on the fringes of a Tel Aviv University cyber security conference.
the nanyang post
Germany military prepares special unit to tackle cyber attack
By Phantom Report
Source: Economic Times Germany has prepared a special cyber warfare unit of its military to conduct offencive operations against computer hackers, who attack key installations or engage in espionage activities, defence ministry has said. After more ... The threat from the internet for its national security has been a main concern for the German government, especially in the wake of intelligence reports that hackers from China broke into the computers of ministries and other government ...
Phantom Report
Google to warn users targeted by state-sponsored cyber attacks ...
By clnews
UPDATE: A senior Senate aide confirmed that he received a warning on his Gmail account that Google suspected he had been the target of a state-sponsored cyber attack. Web giant Google is about to announce a new warning informing ...
Conscious Life News
Google to Warn Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
By wfja
(NEW YORK) — Google has posted a note on its security blog informing users that there will now be a banner warning you if Google believes that a state-sponsored cyber attacker is trying to compromise your account or computer. Eric Grosse, Google's vice president of security ... It was part of a larger state-sponsored cyber attack targeting as many as 30 U.S. companies including Yahoo!, Adobe, Rackspace and Northrop Grumman. U.S. officials believe China was attempting to gain ...
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Flame Lessons: How Trust-Based Security Protects where Antivirus ...
By now, you've heard about the latest cyber attack called Flame. It's been all over the news assecurity researchers learn more about the attack and debate its ramifications. To recap, Flame is an advanced cyber spy toolkit capable of ...
Bit9 - Activity
Chemical Facility Security News: ICS-CERT Updates sKyWIper JSAR
By PJCoyle
This is a general problem for all new security holes that are re-discovered during the investigation of any new cyber-attack tool. While sKyWIper currently appears to be focused on systems in the Middle East (and that could always change; ...
Chemical Facility Security News
Invisible Threats Key Theme of Net Optics' CEO Address at Today's ...
Bob Shaw to Discuss Network Monitoring and Intelligent Access at Cyber Warfare Conference on Wed June 6th at Tel Aviv University | Virtual Strategy Magazine is an online publication devoted entirely to virtualization technologies. ... SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/06/12 -- Net Optics, the industry's leading provider of intelligent access and monitoring solutions, today announced that its CEO and President, Bob Shaw, will address leading cybersecurity experts and defense ...
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War News Updates: U.S. Senate Democrats Raise Concerns Over ...
By War News Updates Editor
Senate Democrats Blast National Security Leak On Iran Cyber-Attack -- The Hill. The Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday expressed worry that leaks to press about a cyber attack on Iran authorized by the ...
War News Updates
does cyberwar's digital bell toll for thee? » weird things
By Greg Fish
Having established why antivirus software can't really deal with cyberweapon-grade malware, let's take a look at the really big news in the world of both information security and politics, an official reveal of Stuxnet's origin as excerpted in the New ... But as the world now acts shocked that what they very vocally and unambiguously suspected actually happened, the contingent of Americans convinced that a cyber attack could cripple the nation's infrastructure are now waiting for the other ...
weird things
Barak confirms Israel's cyber war capability | IsraPort.org
By admin
In this type of warfare, said Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak in his first statement on the subject, investing in defense against cyber war is more important than attack. “Fighting off a cyber offensive is much harder and more important in comparison with profit from attacking [enemy computer systems] – although both capabilities are present. We are ready to take our place on the world's cyber front – for both civilian and security systems.” Last week, the IDF's Doctrine and Instruction ...
IsraPort.org
Google to warn users targeted by state-sponsored attacks « To ...
By Joel Harding
UPDATE: A senior Senate aide confirmed that this evening he received a warning on his Gmail account that Google suspected he had been the target of a state-sponsored cyber attack. ... our own monitoring efforts-we show clear warning signs and put in place extra roadblocks to thwart these bad actors,” reads a note to users by Eric Grosse, Google's vice president for security engineering, to be posted later today on Google's Online Security blog, obtained in advance by The Cable.
To Inform is to Influence
Officials: IDF networks safe from cyber attack... JPost - Defense
Senior defense officials expressed confidence that Israel's military networks were secure and protected from cyber attacks, as Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe ...
www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?ID=271957&R=R1
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