Answer: There isn't ANY hard evidence--just another U.S. intelligence failure?
Frankenstory: Attack Of The Iranian Cyber Warriors
InformationWeek
On the cyber-attack front, however, where's the hard evidence that ties Iran to all of these attacks? Well, that's classified. Furthermore, at least in the case of Shamoon, this week anonymous government officials admitted to Bloomberg that the evidence is only circumstantial. But the case against Iran may not even be that, as digital forensic investigators this week also confirmed earlier reports that -- counter to U.S. government officials' assertions -- Shamoon was an amateurish, copycat Flame attack, carried out by a single individual. Thanks to the individual having incorrectly configured the malware, it not only did less damage than intended, but it helped investigators trace the infection back to a USB stick that had been plugged into the employee's PC while he was logged in. Saudi authorities, according to news reports, have arrested a suspect. (Nevertheless) Panetta continued to insist this week that the Shamoon malware...
InformationWeek
On the cyber-attack front, however, where's the hard evidence that ties Iran to all of these attacks? Well, that's classified. Furthermore, at least in the case of Shamoon, this week anonymous government officials admitted to Bloomberg that the evidence is only circumstantial. But the case against Iran may not even be that, as digital forensic investigators this week also confirmed earlier reports that -- counter to U.S. government officials' assertions -- Shamoon was an amateurish, copycat Flame attack, carried out by a single individual. Thanks to the individual having incorrectly configured the malware, it not only did less damage than intended, but it helped investigators trace the infection back to a USB stick that had been plugged into the employee's PC while he was logged in. Saudi authorities, according to news reports, have arrested a suspect. (Nevertheless) Panetta continued to insist this week that the Shamoon malware...
Examiner.com
"Third, it really must pass a cyber-security bill, cyber-security legislation. As I made clear this month, we really do need strong Cyber-security legislation to ensure that we can help defend the nation against a cyber attack", Panetta said. See ...
Examiner.com
Farmers to offer 'cyber-security' insurance to Texas policyholders
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Farmers Insurance Group is offering insurance coverage for damages stemming from cyber-securityand data breaches for small- to midsize businesses in Texas. The Los Angeles-based insurer says “the coverage will be provided automatically for all ...
Richard Clarke Keynotes at Brazil Cyber Defense Solution Workshops Hosted ...
DailyFinance
Clarke is a leading internationally-recognized expert on Cyber Security and Defense, president of Good Harbor and strategic advisor to Paladin Capital Group. Mr. Clarke will participate in the 3rdCyber Security Seminar, organized by the Brazilian ...
Hacker illegally obtained credit card and Social Security numbers
Sumter Item
Hacker illegally obtained credit card and Social Security numbers. The S.C. Department of Revenue today announced that approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers have been exposed in a cyber attack.
Huawei Proposes Security Center in Australia
eWeek
Lord said that Huawei is proposing creating a national cyber security evaluation center, where telecom equipment from all vendors could be tested for security risks and vulnerabilities. The center would allow for greater transparency into the ...
eWeek
Team of Centennial, Reservoir students place second at Cyber Challenge
Baltimore Sun (blog)
The competition was sponsored by the Science Applications International Corp., the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the National Cyber Security Alliance. Together, Centennial seniors Reuven Rosenthal, Huang Xue, Franz Payer, Aneesh ...
Hacker Attack Warnings Don't Budge Opposing Sides on Cyber Bill
Businessweek
An executive of the Chamber of Commerce, the largest U.S. business lobby, backed a voluntary system to let the government and industry share cyber threat information during a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington. White House ...
Cyber security market to expand by 44.7% in China
OfficialWire
The cyber security market has been forecast a gradual growth rate over the next eight years, with the industry set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% through to 2020, reaching a market value of $120 billion by 2017. The ...
Cyber security landscape in Africa | Security Affairs
By paganinip
Websense security firm has recently confirmed Egypt as third for countries hosting phishing fraud. For completeness we must also consider the cyber warfare context, African countries have suffered state-sponsored attacks such as the recent ...
Security Affairs
Academy cyber teams places second - Colorado Springs Business ...
By Amy Gillentine
The cyber team's also won the 2012 National Security Agency Cyber Defense Exercise against other service academies and Air Force graduate teams back in April, as well as placing first among 331 U.S. and Canadian undergraduate teams ...
Colorado Springs Business Journal
National and International Cyber Security Exercises: Survey - Enisa
Cyber exercises are an important tool to assess the preparedness of a community against cybercrises, technology failures and critical information infrastructure ...
www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/...and.../exercise-survey2012
Impressive Speaker Lineup Announced for TECHEXPO Cyber ...
Elite one-day event promises to be an inspirational day for cyber security professionals seeking new employment opportunities. TECHEXPO has announced the ...
www.infosecisland.com/.../22604-Impressive-Speaker-Lineup-...
