Compromise bill in Senate would address cyber threats
Chicago Tribune
"The cyber threat to our nation is one of the most serious economic and national securitychallenges we face," Obama said in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal to be published on Friday, noting that no one has managed to damage or disrupt infrastructure ... on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and a co-sponsor of the bill, said experts have "repeatedly warned" the computer networks that run the electric grid, water systems, financial networks, and transportation systems are vulnerable to cyber attack.
Senators Unveil Revamped, Obama-Backed Cyber-Security Bill
PC Magazine
Several top senators on Thursday unveiled a revised version of cyber-security legislation they have been trying to get passed for years. The updated Cybersecurity Act of 2012 takes a softer approach, relying on "incentives rather than mandatory regulations." ...
Russian Man Arrested on Cyber-attack Charges
PCWorld (blog)
Anonymous Disrupts UK Government Sites · Hacktivism Trumps Money as ... Twitter Continues to Battle DDoS Attack. Dmitry Olegovich ... "These cyber bandits do serious harm to our businesses and their customers," U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan of the Western District of Washington said in a statement. "But the old adage is true: ... Download Firefox 14.0.1 for Extra Browsing Security This latest major release of Mozilla's popular browser adds several new features to keep users safe on the Web. Linux Line - July 16, ...
Obama pushes cyber-security measure
Politico (blog)
President Obama outlined "serious" threats to national security and called on Congress to pass comprehensive cyber-security legislation in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. "So far, no one has managed to seriously damage or disrupt our critical ...
Obama warns US on cyber-threats
BBC News
Cyber-attacks pose the "most serious economic and national security" challenge America faces, said Barack Obama. ... Mr Obama rehearsed the potential consequences of a successful cyber-attack saying it could trigger a financial crisis if banks were hit.
BBC News
Revised, compromise Cyber security bill introduced in Senate
Government Security News
Hoping to spur action on new Cyber security protections, the five co-sponsors of a Senate Cyber Security bill introduced a revised proposal that includes provisions that allow private companies to develop Cyber protection proposals and allows owners of critical ... The sponsors of the revised bill, lead by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, (ID-CT) and, ranking member Susan Collins, (R-ME), said they offered the revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 “in a good faith effort to ...
Barack Obama Takes on Cybersecurity
InformationWeek (blog)
... perhaps it's next week's Black Hat 2012 conference in Las Vegas, inspired President Obama to sign his name to a Wall Street Journal op-ed today on what has come to be known as "cybersecurity." This subject is indeed security-related, but the "cyber" part ...
Taking the Cyberattack Threat Seriously
Wall Street Journal
But it was a sobering reminder that the cyber threat to our nation is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face. Enlarge Image. image ... It doesn't take much to imagine the consequences of a successful cyber attack. In a future ...
Wall Street Journal
Senators try compromise to get cyber bill passed
FederalNewsRadio.com
"This compromise bill creates a public-private partnership to set cybersecurity standards for critical American infrastructure, and offers the reward of some immunity from liability to those who meet those standards," Lieberman said in a release. "In other words, we are going to try carrots instead of... The bill would make owners who join the program eligible for benefits including liability protections, expedited security clearances and priority assistance on cyber issues. The bill's authors say the legislation "creates no ...
Senators soften latest cyber security measure
CNET
Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and four colleagues introduced a modified version of their proposedcybersecurity legislation that adds privacy protections for consumers and removes government mandated security standards. Republicans had opposed the ...
Barack Obama Urges Cyber Bill Passage As Hackers Probe Critical Networks ...
Huffington Post
That bill, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, creates a public-private partnership to set cyber securitystandards for critical infrastructure, and gives legal immunity to companies who meet those standards. The bill notably fails to impose regulations to enforce ...
Obama Urges Passage of Cybersecurity Bill
Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging lawmakers in the U.S. Senate to pass a measure that will boost the nation's defenses against possible cyber attacks. In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal Friday, Obama says "foreign governments, ...
Voice of America
Lieberman Revamps Cybersecurity Bill to Boost Senate Chances
Businessweek
Lieberman's original bill would have allowed the Department of Homeland Security to create mandatory security standards for infrastructure. “We are going to try carrots instead of sticks as we begin to improve our cyber defenses,” Lieberman, a Connecticut ...
President Obama on Cybersecurity
Lawfare (blog)
It doesn't take much to imagine the consequences of a successful cyber attack. In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military ... Ultimately, this is aboutsecurity gaps that have to be filled. To their credit, many of these companies have boosted ...
Lawfare (blog)
Russian hacker arrested for cyber-attack on Amazon.com
KING5.com
... hacker arrested for cyber-attack on Amazon.com. by TRAVIS PITTMAN / KING 5 News. KING5.com. Posted on July 19, 2012 at 1:53 PM. A Russian hacker has been indicted for cyber-attacks against Seattle-based Amazon.com, along with identity theft.
Obama urges Congress to pass cyber security bill
Firstpost
Washington: US President Barack Obama has urged the Congress to pass a cyber security bill to boost digital defence against cyber attacks. On Friday, writing ... “It doesn't take much to imagine the consequences of a successful cyber attack,” Obama wrote.
Firstpost
Obama pens op-ed in all-out push for cybersecurity bill
The Hill (blog)
We all understand the need for these kinds of physical security measures. It would be the height of irresponsibility to leave a digital backdoor wide open to our cyber adversaries," Obama writes. But Republicans have resisted setting mandatory cybersecurity ...
Obama scares the hell out of everybody with cybersecurity op-ed
Daily Caller
Fear of a deadly cyber-attack by a state or terrorist group loom heavy over the heads of lawmakers, as well as current and former high-ranking national security officials. Obama's piece echoed a consistent theme: The nation's cyberdefenses are vulnerable to ...
Daily Caller
Iran: If the Madi cyber-strike was us it would've been another Stuxnet
Register
Analysis Iranian state media has angrily rejected suggestions that the Madi cyber espionage campaign is anything to do with the Islamic Republic. Madi had claimed more than 800 victims located in Iran, Israel, Afghanistan and elsewhere, according to the ...
Obama to Country: BE VERY AFRAID!
Marketplace.org (blog)
The President of the United States wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal explaining how a cyber attack could totally take down our country's infrastructure. including THE WATER WE DRINK and the train we take to work. He made the point that cyber-security is a priority for his administration and that companies and individuals should all be vigilant: "The American people deserve to know that companies running our critical infrastructure meet basic, commonsense cybersecurity standards, just as they already meet ...
Obama urges Senate to pass Cybersecurity Act, citing 'growing' cyber attack ...
The Verge
Outlining a potential cyber attack on critical US infrastructure, Obama explains that no one has managed to seriously damage or disrupt networks so far. However, "foreign governments, criminal syndicates and lone individuals are probing our financial, energy ...
President Obama Calls For Passage Of Lieberman Cybersecurity Act In WSJ Op ...
TPM
Obama begins by describing a hypothetical nightmare scenario in which a cyber attack on America's rail systems leads to a car carrying chemicals derailing and exploding. The scenario was actually simulated for an emergency response test, as Obama writes. For the sake of our national and economic security, I urge the Senate to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 and Congress to send me comprehensive legislation so I can sign it into law. Republicans criticized the bill when it was introduced in February over ...
Hacker Arrested for 2008 DDoS Attacks on Amazon.com
PCWorld
"Cyber bandit" Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha was indicted in 2011, but he was just arrested in Cyprus on Wednesday. Zubakha was arrested on an international warrant ... Field Test: SYNC by 50. Similar Articles: Russian Man Arrested on Cyber-attack Charges ...
Lieberman, Collins introduce revised cybersecurity bill
The Hill (blog)
“While the bill we introduced in February is stronger, this compromise will significantly strengthen thecybersecurity of the nation's most critical infrastructure and with it our national and economicsecurity," said Lieberman. “We responded after the 9/11 attacks to ... However, infrastructure that is deemed critical--or would result in mass casualites, devastating economic or systemic damage if disabled--would be required to report if a significant cyber incident hit their computer systems. That type of incident would include ...
New Cybersecurity Amendments Unveiled to Address Privacy Concerns
American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
Restrict the government's use of information it receives under the cyber info sharing authority so that it can be used only for actual cybersecurity purposes and to prosecute cyber crimes, protect people from imminent threat of death or physical harm, or protect children from serious threats. • Require annual reports from the Justice Department, Homeland Security, Defense and Intelligence Community Inspectors General that describe what information is received, who gets it, and what is done with it. • Allow individuals to ...
DOJ: Russian Arrested in Cyprus Related to Amazon.com Cyber Attacks
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Department of Justice said a Russian man indicted for cyber attacks on Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) was arrested on an international warrant in Cyprus on Wednesday. The man, Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha, 25 years old, of Moscow, was indicted in the ...
Emerging Nations Urged to Step Up Cybersecurity
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Emerging nations need to tackle cybersecurity if they wish to compete in the global market, according to the head of the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance. CEO John Lyons said emerging nations that lacked the legal structures to deal with ...
Barack Obama Urges Cyber Bill Passage As Hackers Probe Critical ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
That bill, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, creates a public-private partnership to set cyber securitystandards for critical infrastructure, and gives legal immunity to companies who meet those standards. The bill notably fails to impose regulations ...
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Chemical Facility Security News: S 3414 Introduced – Replacement ...
By PJCoyle
Allow private industry groups to develop and recommend to the council voluntary cybersecuritypractices to mitigate identified cyber risks. The standards would be reviewed and approved, modified or supplemented as necessary by the council ...
Chemical Facility Security News
By PJCoyle
Allow private industry groups to develop and recommend to the council voluntary cybersecuritypractices to mitigate identified cyber risks. The standards would be reviewed and approved, modified or supplemented as necessary by the council ...
Chemical Facility Security News
Obama warns of cyber threats to the U.S. | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
“The cyber threat to our nation is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face,” Obama wrote. “Foreign governments, criminal syndicates and lone individuals are probing our financial, energy and public safety ...
The Raw Story
Avaya Helping Agencies Provide Cloud-Based Cyber Training; Chris
By Ross Wilkers
... Cloud-Based Cyber Training; Chris Formant Comments. Avaya Government Solutions is providing federal agencies an online environment to train employees working in cybersecurity, the company announced Thursday. Security staffers will ...
The New New Internet
Taking the Cyberattack Threat Seriously - Barack Obama - News ...
By Barack Obama
The cyber threat to our nation is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face. So far, no one has managed to seriously ... Our nation, it appeared, was under cyber attack. Unknown hackers, perhaps a world away ...
AllThingsD
Revisions to cybersecurity bill incorporate more privacy protections ...
By Dissent
Ensure that companies who share cybersecurity information with the government give it directly to civilian agencies, and not to military agencies like the National Security Agency. ... Restrict the government's use of information it receives under the cyber info sharing authority so that it can be used only for actual cybersecurity purposes and to prosecute cyber crimes, protect people from imminent threat of death or physical harm, or protect children from serious threats. Require annual ...
Privacy News - PogoWasRight.org
UK gov invests £8 million in cybersecurity training - Universities to ...
By Matthew Finnegan
A joint approach lead by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will see cooperation between the a number of government department and security bodies such as GCHQ as part of the National Cyber Security ...
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A new cyber security challenge for system developers » FISMA Focus
By jim
An example problem can be seen in the current in-app man-in-the-middle attack on iOS. Apple hasn't been hacked; but the system has a design weakness that can and has been be exploited. Cyber Security Challenge UK's latest challenge ...
FISMA Focus
Obama Urges Passage of Cybersecurity Bill | NTN World News
By NTN News
"It would be the height of irresponsibility to leave a digital backdoor wide open to our cyberadversaries," the president added. The measure, known as the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, would create a public-private partnership that would set ...
NTN World News
Cybersecurity isn't a border-based threat, it's a viral threat ...
In a presentation that touched on the evolving nature of cyber threats here at the Brookings Institution, Hammersley contended that the traditional notion of warfare among nation-states is rapidly becoming obsolete as acts of kinetic aggression ... destructive purposes every 12 to 18 months, as Moore's Law would have it, will demand that policymakers rethink the core principles of national security, which would entail a reassessment of both the likely perpetrators and targets of anattack.
Computerworld
How to Defend Against a Cyberattack - Yahoo! Finance
U.S. businesses are enduring an unprecedented onslaught of cyber invasions from foreign governments, organized crime syndicates and hacker collectives, ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../defend-against-cyberattack-162114855....
Senators introduce amended cybersecurity measure - CNET Mobile
and four colleagues introduced a modified version of their proposed cybersecurity legislation that adds privacy protections for consumers and removes ...
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New Cybersecurity Bill Available | Center for Internet and Society
Senators Lieberman and Collins have just released a revised version of cybersecurity legislation proposed earlier this summer. Weighing in at 211 pages , we ...
cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/.../new-cybersecurity-bill-available
Cyber Attack | Ready.gov
Cybersecurity involves protecting that infrastructure by preventing, detecting, and responding tocyber incidents. Unlike physical threats that prompt immediate ...
www.ready.gov/cyber-attack
UK cyber strategy discussed in ISC report 2011/2012 | Security Affairs
We often discuss of US and Israel, but also European governments are pushing to reinforce their presence in the cyber space. The fear of cyber attacks against ...
securityaffairs.co/.../uk-cyber-strategy-discussed-in-isc-report-...
Overview - 2012 Cybersecurity Gala - UMUC
UMUC is continuously creating opportunities to facilitate symbiotic relationships amongcybersecurity students and professionals. The gala is one of those ...
www.umuc.edu/cybersecuritygala/2012/overview.shtml
CNN's Simulated Cyber Attack War Game - YouTube
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