Atlanta Journal Constitution
LONDON — Vital computer systems for London's 2012 Olympic Games have come under repeated cyber-attacks — but only from hackers who were invited to join in thousands of hours of security tests.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
At Nellis AFB, teaching the shadowy art of cyber warfare
Stars and Stripes
Steve said the National Security Agency is charged with warning when it sees cyberintrusions. The Department of Homeland Security is probably the most likely target of any cyber attack, he said. Other likely targets are the military branches, energy ...
Stars and Stripes
Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front
Wall Street Journal
... Cyber Command." The command marshals computer-warfare capabilities from across the military and integrates them with expertise at the National SecurityAgency. ... "For cyber deterrence to work, you have to believe a few things: One, that we have ...
Wall Street Journal
U.S. Cyber Challenge and Virginia Tech Announce Winners of the East Coast ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The cyber summer camp was conducted June 25-29, 2012, and included four days of instruction by SANS instructors, a career fair, and a cyber-attack/defense competition. The team consisting ...Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell (video); Dr. Charles W ...
Cyber Threats – NZ Businesses Unprepared and At Risk
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
40 percent of employees receive no cyber security training and the majority of our businesses say they have no cyber attack response plan in place[4]. Chartis Vice President, Asia Pacific and Far East, Ian Pollard said New Zealand businesses are ...
Cybersecurity Regulation — How Significant is the Threat?
Lawfare (blog)
And there is also no doubt that, despite its denials, China is engaged in a rampant program of cyberespionage, targeting American national security-related institutions and private sector intellectual property. But one should be suspicious when those ...
Hacker Consultant to Oliver Stone's Newest Movie Savages Will Teach a Special ...
San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco Chronicle
Cyber specialist 'teaches good guys bad tricks'
The Southland Times
Chief executives are increasingly interested in training up for the fight against cyber criminals, hackers and disgruntled IT workers, a Wellington cyber-crime specialist says. ... Aura InformationSecurity managing director Andy Prow said a recent ...
Early Intervention On Cyber Security To Safeguard Young - Fadillah
Bernama
KUCHING, July 6 (Bernama) -- Cyber security incidence in Malaysia could rise if proactive measures are not taken to instill cyber security awareness and to provide early intervention among internet users particularly the young, said Science, Technology ...
MoD extends cyber security deal with BT
Computing
BT said that the extension will build on its working relationship with the government to help deliver the UK National Cyber Security Strategy, which was announced in 2009. More on: Security · Services and ... Protecting the enterprise from cyber attack ...
Computing
EU security body warns on sophisticated new online banking attacks
Computing
Given the current state of PC security, this assumption is dangerous. Banks should instead assume that PCs are infected," warned ENISA. It added that strong cooperation will be needed to combat the threat. "The cyber-attack was carried out using ...
Computing
Olympic experts sure they can repel cyber threats
Houston Chronicle
Starting next week, it will run its Olympic Technology Operations Center — based in Canary Wharf, close to the Olympic stadium — around the clock, monitoring possible cyber threats second by second. Michele Hyron, the ... For hackers, a gold medal ...
US Faces Rising Number of Cyber Threats
Proformative
The recently compiled report from the Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control SystemsCyber Emergency Response Team indicated the group received 198 reports of suspected cyberattacks in 2011, Reuters reported. This number is more than ...
US anti-crime agency in a new war
Hindu Business Line
The US, which has set up a Cyber Command involving all Forces, has launched a high profile attackon cliques of cyber criminals that infected lakhs of computers across the world with a stealth DNS Changer virus. In the operation Code named 'Operation ...
Government Companies Face Increased Cyber Attacks
TheHostingNews.com (press release)
(The Hosting News) – Cyber-attacks in the United States drastically increased in the last three years, according to a recent report unveiled by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The data was reportedby key organizations and companies providing ...
TheHostingNews.com (press release)
NZ firms warned of risk of cyber attacks
Radio New Zealand
Aura Information Security offers consultation services to companies worried about their security. Managing director Andy Prow says there are thousands of ... Mr Prow says there are many ways to make money from knowing that websites are vulnerable to ...
Why poker is the game for IT security professionals
ComputerworldUK (blog)
One of the more common analogies associated with cyber-security, is the chess analogy. The matching of chess and hacking/cybersecurity was prevalent in 2003's The Hacker's Handbook: the Strategy Behind Breaking Into and Defending Networks by Susan ...
Bosses put company data at risk
New Zealand Herald
Bosses bringing their iPads or new smart phones into work can be putting their own companies in danger of costly cyber attacks, says a security consultant. ... However, if corporate data was breached or "millions of dollars go out of a company that ...
Olympic competition heats up -- among elite hackers
PC Advisor
The other is one that UK officials hope nobody will notice: the competition among the elite hackers of the cyber world, with one side trying to protect the Games' vital computer systems while the other side tries to break into them and make mischief ...
ENISA: banks should assume customer PCs are infected
PC Pro
The European cyber security agency has warned banks to stop assuming that customers' computers are free from malware and consider offline checks before making large transactions. The warning from the European Network and InformationSecurity ...
PC Pro
Flame: Imperva's Rob Rachwald On The Cheapest, Simplest Superweapon Ever ...
Huffington Post UK
When the massive international cyber attack known as Flame was discovered at the end of May 2012, it was called, without irony, the first online superweapon. The problem with that word is that, in the past, superweapons were hard to make, expensive to ...
Lawmakers worry that U.S. electrical grid is vulnerable to attack
KRMG
"Their capabilities are increasing,” Lewis said. “At some point, we're going to see people who have a grudge get the capability to attack our infrastructure." The U.S. Senate is considering new cyber security law, which requires electric and water ...
Malware Stares At Internet Users With A Black Monday: How To Avoid Attack
International Business Times
June 9, 2012, may be a Black Monday for all Internet surfers as they face the possibility of amalware attack known as DNSChanger, which completely blocks users' access to the World Wide Web and nixes attempts to access websites, email and other ...
Cyberwar taught at elite U.S. pilot school
UPI.com
"Our curriculum is based on attack, exploit and defense of the cyber domain," Lt. Col. Bob Reeves, who oversees the cyber course, told the Wall Street Journal. The Journal said the students were asked to consider the potential avenues of attacks ...
Cybersecurity Specialists Work to Secure Olympics
Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine
Zine Web Tech Magazne) – Exactly what kind of security infrastructure goes into hosting this year's Olympics in London? Possible cyber-attacks could potentially hinder key services for the world's largest sporting event, whether they pertain to ...
Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine
At Nellis AFB, teaching the shadowy art of cyber warfare - US - Stripes
It's a scenario the quiet lieutenant colonel has been dealing with for the last few months: the world ofcyber warfare. "All you can ... The Department of Homeland Security is probably the most likely target of any cyber attack, he said. Other likely ...
Stars and Stripes
People of Shambhala: Dalai Lama's supporters cyber attacked as ...
By People of Shambhala
Dalai Lama's supporters cyber attacked as Buddhist leader celebrates birthday. As the Dalai Lama celebrated his 77th birthday on Friday July 6, his supportes came under an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) cyber attack. Kaspersky Lab ...
People of Shambhala
A view on the economic impact of cyber attacks ... - Security Affairs
By paganinip
... think, share … Security is everyone's responsibility ... “some £800m as a result of hostile state cyber attack – not just through intellectual property loss but also from commercial disadvantage in contractual negotiations.” Why choose to spy on ...
Security Affairs
Strengthen WordPress with Cloudsafe365
By sonali.sawant
Each of the world's major sites, including WordPress, is constantly under cyber criminal attack. That's exactly why website security is a very important aspect for WordPress and other major sites of the web. WordPress is especially vulnerable ...
CloudSafe365
The Roundup: Hacking Away at Your Cybersecurity Strategy | Iron ...
By admin
DoD Turns to Gaming to Detect Security Bugs If your company is struggling with cybersecuritychallenges, you are not alone. Even federal agencies are looking for new, creative ways to combatcyber criminals, especially in the wake of ...
Iron Bow's High Tech Highway
7 Ways To Plan Against Cyber Warfare | Business Computing World
By Calum Macleod
7 Ways To Plan Against Cyber Warfare. ... Recently, a number of security specialists demanded an international treaty to halt online weapons. In reality though this sounds a little like a weapons manufacturer asking for a ban on weapons! ... The biggest problem with SSL certificates is that most organisations have applied no Proper Planning and Preparation for the use of certificates, and as a result are vulnerable to attack. Contrary to popular opinion, Microsoft did not invent Excel to ...
Business Computing World
NZ firms warned of risk of cyber attacks « PimpMySite – web design ...
By @WebEmporium
Cyber crime commentators contend many New Zealand businesses are dangerously unknowingly of a risk of attacks on their systems. Their warning comes as a association launches a new ... Aura Information Security offers conference services to companies disturbed about their security. Managing executive Andy Prow says there are ... Mr Prow says there are many ways to make income from meaningful that websites are exposed to attack. A counsel during DAC Beachcroft, Mark ...
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US Cyber Challenge and Virginia Tech Announce Winners of the East
By james
The cyber summer camp was conducted June 25-29, 2012, and included four days of instruction by SANS instructors, a career fair, and a cyber-attack/defense competition. ... Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell (video); Dr. Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech; Dr. T. Charles Clancy, Director of the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology; Commonwealth Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey; and camp host George Schu, Sr. Vice President, Booz ...
NEWS.GNOM.ES newswire
By james
The cyber summer camp was conducted June 25-29, 2012, and included four days of instruction by SANS instructors, a career fair, and a cyber-attack/defense competition. ... Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell (video); Dr. Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech; Dr. T. Charles Clancy, Director of the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology; Commonwealth Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey; and camp host George Schu, Sr. Vice President, Booz ...
NEWS.GNOM.ES newswire
Is NATO Deterring Itself?
By admin_k.johnston
By admin_k.johnston on July 6, 2012 in blog, Security in the 21st Century / no comments. By Julian Lindley-French. Rome, Italy, 29 June 2012. Is NATO deterring ... DDPR has four elements; nuclear deterrence, missile defence, defence against cyber-attack and the maintenance of a sufficient number of linked up, moveable fighting soldiers to deter or strike back at any aggressor be it a state or a terrorist organisation. There is also a fifth element; arms control and disarmament inserted ...
WE-NATO
NBC And Google Stage Cyber “War Games” For Olympics ...
By Harry Haddon
... of live streaming footage. Google and NBC are staging “war games” in at least three countries to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction. ... NBC And Google StageCyber “War Games” For Olympics. 06 Jul 2012 by Harry Haddon in ... The simulations allow NBC and Google staff to see the effects an attack would have on the network, and to calculate how quickly they could remedy the problem without interrupting the video stream. The numbers are huge.
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Iran Discovers “Massive Cyber Attack,” Points Finger at US, UK ...
Iran's intelligence minister Heydar Moslehi claims the country has uncovered a “ massive cyber attack” it believes was jointly launched by the United States, ...
https://threatpost.com/.../iran-discovers-massive-cyber-attack-p...
Iran's intelligence minister Heydar Moslehi claims the country has uncovered a “ massive cyber attack” it believes was jointly launched by the United States, ...
https://threatpost.com/.../iran-discovers-massive-cyber-attack-p...
PacNet #41 - Moving Forward with US-Japan Cybersecurity ...
PacNet #41 - Moving Forward with US-Japan Cybersecurity Cooperation. By Mihoko Matsubara. Jun 28, 2012. Countering cyber threats demands cooperation ...
csis.org/.../pacnet-41-moving-forward-us-japan-cybersecurity-...
Cybersecurity Summer Camp Begins - Nextgov.com
This week marks the kick-off of a summer of weeklong camps designed to cultivate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. The U.S. Cyber Challenge ...
www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/.../56468/
Scout.com: Massive Cyber Attack on Western Banks in progress now
No connection to the now 8-day shutdown of Royal Bank of Scotland systemwide ATM machines has been identified (RBS says it is a "system upgrade issue", ...
mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=147&f=1367&t=9102619
National Retail Federation - NRF: Don't Let Cybersecurity Be ...
The National Retail Federation today told senators that cybersecurity legislation intended to protect the nation's infrastructure against terrorist attack is too ...
www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive...
Sandia hosts collaborative research lab on cybersecurity ...
The Cybersecurity Technologies Research Laboratory provide a more open but still secure environment for sharing ideas among government, industry and ...
gcn.com/.../sandia-collaboration-cybersecurity-research-lab.as...
Flame virus, a powerful cyber espionage tool, can steal data and ...
Flame virus, a powerful cyber espionage tool, can steal data and delete files. ... virus said themalware was used in an attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, but ...
www.naturalnews.com/036349_flame_malware_cyber_espion...
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