Will There Be Collateral Damage in Cyberwar to U.S.? - Arik Hesseldahl - Enterprise - AllThingsD: "If you needed any further evidence about the possibility of an unexpected blowback from the creation of the Stuxnet worm and other cyber-weapons like it, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has something for your night table, bound to keep you awake. Earlier this week, it released a 17-page report, embedded below, detailing the activities of the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, or ICS-CERT for short. . . . "
ICS-CERT Incident Response Summary Report 2009-2011
Olympic experts sure of warding off cyber threats
Times of India
Atos, the main company associated with Olympics cyber security, said it has carried out over 200000 hours of testing to protect the systems that will be used in the Games. ... "For us, if some of our staff get food poisoning the day before the ...
Cyber Warfare
Emergency Management (blog)
Cyber war will cause us to reexamine all the rules and make new ones. ... Lances and swords changed to guns and cannons, to aircraft and today one of the arrows in the quiver of warfare iscyber attack. Now nation states and other "actors" have the ...
Homeland security cites sharp rise in cyber attacks
CNN (blog)
... a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security. The Industrial Control Systems CyberEmergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) says the number of reported attacks is up and attackers have been targeting companies with access to the country's power ...
Cyber bill tracker
FederalNewsRadio.com
But cyber legislation is just one of a number of key bills Congress must pass, either before the end of the fiscal year. And with ... Cyber threat information would be shared through existing federalcybersecurity centers run by the National Security ...
EU cyber security agency ENISA; “High Roller” online bank robberies reveal ...
CisionWire (press release)
Many online banking systems dangerously rely on PCs being secure, but banks should instead presume customer PCs are infected, says the EU's cyber security agency ENISA in response to the reports about the “High Roller” cyber-attack.
DHS reports surge in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure
FederalNewsRadio.com
In 2011, companies reported 198 cyber incidents to the Homeland Security Department — a nearly 383 percent increase above 2010, according to a June 28 report from the Industrial Control SystemsCyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).
London Olympics braces for cyber threats
The Australian
THE London Olympics next week will unleash a massive technical operation to counter cyber threats that are expected during the 2012 games. ... In Beijing, experts encountered about 12 million potential cyber security problems each day. ... "Our role is ...
Stuxnet and Flame – Gaining Time for an Attack...
defpro
By the same token, the public is apparently not aware that even intelligence services and, ultimately, the military use self-developed spyware and malware within the framework of cyber warfare, in order to harm enemy infrastructures and achieve ...
defpro
GovWin Recon: July 5: SBA Releases Small Biz Scorecard; Top Fed Cyber
govWin (blog)
GovWin Recon: July 5: SBA Releases Small Biz Scorecard; Top Fed Cyber Concerns; FCC Wireless Development Efforts ... Sharing and Intrusion Detection are Top IT Security Challenges [GovWin] – A recent survey by the Deltek Federal Industry Analysis team ...
Homeland Security Officials Report Huge Jump in Reports of Cyber Attacks
Voice of America (blog)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says there was a huge rise in the number of public utilities and nuclear energy companies reporting cyber attacks last year. A new department study says authorities received 198 reports of cyber security threats ...
How to Determine If Cyber Insurance Coverage Is Right for You
Entrepreneur
Your WebsiteApps & SoftwareSecurity ... But would it help you survive the loss or theft of valuable company data inside your computers, a website shutdown from a power failure or hacker attack, or a false-claims accusation triggered by an edgy Twitter ...
Entrepreneur
Council drafts cyber-attack policy
The Japan Times
Fresh off attacks in Japan purportedly by the hacker group Anonymous, a government council came up Wednesday with policy for the coming year to protect critical infrastructure from computer-based incursions, featuring coordinated measures with the ...
China world's biggest cyber attack victim, says report
Global Times
The nation has faced a growing number of online threats from overseas and become the biggest victim of cyber attacks, a computer security monitoring network said.
Cyber security attacks up in US
WWLP 22News
(WWLP) - A relatively new kind of attack has shaken the U.S. security system. The Department of Homeland Security says it received 198 reports of suspected cyber security threats in 2011. That's up from just 41 in 2010. The number is up significantly ...
Olympics Facing Threat From Cyberattacks, Says U.K. Official
CIO
Using the 3 July National Security 2012 conference as a platform, Counter-Terrorism department director Richard Clarke likened the potential disruption from cyber-attacks to the sort of physical threats that might have concerned security chiefs at past ...
CIO
Cyber Neanderthals
The Asian Age
It is manned by veteran officers from the EME (Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) Corps of the Indian Army, who have almost no clue about the cyber warfare domain, leave alone what to do in it. The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force have ... Extant ...
Home Office warns that cyber crime a growing threat to UK
ComputerActive.co.uk
In the run-up to the Olympics, the Home Office has warned that cyber crime is now as great a threat as terrorism to the UK's national security. Speaking at the National Security 2012 Conference in London this week, Richard Clarke, the Home Office ...
UK government officials accused of being confused over security
Infosecurity Magazine
Two senior UK officials (Richard Clarke, director of the Home Office Security and Counter-Terrorism Department; and James Quinault, director of the Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance at the Cabinet Office) are accused of giving ...
Cybercriminals Sniff Out Vulnerable Firms
Wall Street Journal (India)
the the ... now all this is on her Brooklyn with his aunt manikins and I know is an import business as well and ... he'll be I will hear more D tells was the victim of a cyber attack he had ... been thinking a matter of hours one point two million ...
MoD extends cyber security deal with BT
CSO Magazine
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a contract extension for cyber security services from BT Global Services. The seven-year contract builds extra capabilities on top of an existing commercial off the shelf-based cyber defence solution that BT ...
US seeing spike in cyber attacks
WEAR
WEAR ABC 3 :: Top Stories - US seeing spike in cyber attacks - A relatively new kind of attack has shaken the U.S. security system. The Department of Homeland Secu.
Olympics facing threat from cyberattacks, says UK official
IDG News Service
Olympics facing threat from cyberattacks, says UK official ( Security ) A Home Office official has warned once again that with the Olympic Games only weeks away the country faces an unprecedented threat from cyber-attacks during the event. ... The ...
Trustwave Security Experts to Present at Application Security Event
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, IL, Jul 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Trustwave, a leading provider of cloud-based compliance and information security solutions, today announced that cyber security experts from Trustwave SpiderLabs will deliver training, ... In their ...
Netherlands Springboard for Cyber-Crime
NIS News Bulletin
Cyber-crime is growing like wildfire and costs Dutch society at least 10 billion euros, the newspaper reports based on a survey by TNO science institute. About one in three Dutch Internet users have been the target of a virus attack while surfing the web.
Ernst & Young insight: Protecting your data in a dangerous online world
Financial Post
Best to build your plan now when you have the time and can think clearly, rather than try to react under the stress and pressures of a cyber attack. Rafael Etges is Ernst & Young LLP's Toronto leader of Information Security. He has over 17 years of ...
Ensuring Cloud Security – Challenges Ahead
CloudTimes
Therefore, it is but expected that cyber hackers will attack any cloud system. According to Marcus Sachs, a past director of the Sans Technology Institute's Internet Storm Center, the cloud can provide more security than simple and small company ...
NBC, Google Plan Summer Olympic Cyberattack Battle
Wall Street Journal (India)
I'd Jol is here till thing so much for ... the much for joining us today ... so Tom tells a little but about what these two media heavyweights are doing to prepare and fightback against ... potential cyber attacks when streaming via the one ...
Security Think Tank: Are companies too confident about targeted attacks?
ComputerWeekly.com
... companies with a +£350m turnover were “fairly confident” that they're well-equipped to prevent targeted attacks, while 61% thought it would take an attack on their company or a competitor before their board would take the risk of cyber attacks ...
Flame built by government - Kaspersky
News24
Flame built by government - Kaspersky| News24|Sci-Tech|News| While the identity of the Flame virus authors remains elusive, a security company is convinced that the evidence points to a sophisticated government operation. ... "It's a targeted attack of ...
Cyber bill tracker » FISMA Focus
By jim
Does not give DHS new authority to enforce cyber safeguards, relies on voluntary approach by industry to share information; Cyber threat information would be shared through existing federalcybersecurity centers run by the National Security ...
FISMA Focus
Radio Free Security: June 2012 Episode | WatchGuard Security ...
By Corey Nachreiner
They also discuss the evidence suggesting that Flame is a government sponsered cyber attack, and what that means for the future of network and information security. Security Story of the Month (SSotM) [58:22 - 1:33:23] - Want to learn about ...
WatchGuard Security Center
Islamic Anonymous Hacker post hundreds of Israeli email addresses ...
By noreply@blogger.com (THN Reporter)
The Hacker News Reader! Get Free The Hacker News Magazine Issues, Most Informative IT SecurityMagazine [ Download Here ]. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Leading resource in providing information & updates to security experts and hackers ... Roni Bachar, the manager of the cyber-attackdepartment at Avnet, said in a statement, "There was apparently penetration of an Israeli site which cannot be determined at this stage, a site that requires identification by email address and a ...
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First on CNN - CNN Security Clearance
By suzannecnn
... a mole who had infiltrated an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen that was planning an attack; another leak included details about the classified drone program; a third involved details of a cyber attack targeting an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility.
CNN Security Clearance
TechSling Weblog » Cyber security: Is Your Intellectual Property ...
By Molly Henshaw
Analysts of both data and intellectual property theft have noticed that the criminals trying to steal information are no longer just looking for credit card and social security numbers. Instead, they are often stealing information to utilize it or have ...
TechSling Weblog
Chemical Facility Security News: ICS Security Legislation
By PJCoyle
The monitoring of network communications is an essential part of every cybersecurity program. ...Any type of security program, cyber or otherwise, must include a program for establishing who has access to what portions of the secured area.
Chemical Facility Security News
Who really takes advantage of the operations of Anonymous ...
By paganinip
Last year I wrote on the possible usage of Anonymous as cyber weapon trying to explain how foreign government could conduct covert operations, such as cyber attacks or cyber espionage in the name of the group or influencing the choices ... believe that the #opChina could be also be supported by foreign governments like US or other western countries, Rob Rachwald, directory of security strategy at Imperva, doesn't exclude the participation of governments in the attack declaring: ...
Security Affairs
Syrian Hacktivists Launch Al-Jazeera Cyber Attack Alex Jones ...
The SEA have been responsible for a number of cyber attacks in recent months, including one targeted against the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya News. The group ...
www.infowars.com/syrian-activists-launch-al-jazeera-hack-atta...
DHS hires DoD expert to coordinate interagency cyber efforts ...
In her new role, Wenchel will use her long-time DoD experience to coordinate joint cybersecurityefforts between the two agencies, including the National ...
www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=473&sid=2914677
Indian Naval Computers Targeted in Chinese Cyber Attack: Report ...
A cyber attack on India's naval computer systems has delivered classified information to Chinese IP addresses, the Indian Express reported on Sunday ( see ...
www.nti.org/.../indian-naval-computers-victim-chinese-cyber-...
Economist Debates: Cybersecurity: Statements - The Economist
Cybersecurity. This house believes that a hyperconnected world is more rather than less secure. JOIN THIS LIVE DEBATE. Akamai View Akamai's perspective ...
www.economist.com/debate/days/view/853
The Flame cyber attack: How one worm changed the discourse on ...
Retired generals, including some who had only the most tenuous connection to cyber warfareduring their service, stepped in front of media microphones this ...
www.haaretz.com/.../the-flame-cyber-attack-how-one-worm-c...
PressTV - Cyber attack costs UK firm £800m - Press TV
The head of Britain's MI5 says cyber attacks have inflicted losses of £800 million on a UK firm.
www.presstv.ir/detail/248143.html
Winning the cyber war - Chicago Tribune
The New York Times now reports that President Barack Obama secretly ordered that attack, part of a series of cyberassaults code-named Olympic Games: ...
articles.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-edit-cyber-0624-jm-2012062...
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