China Claims to be Biggest Victim of Cyber Attacks

The past few weeks have seen a number of large scale cyber attacks, including attacks emanating from China which targeted Internet search giant Google. China has now entered the fray, not only deflecting charges that the Chinese hacked government offices in India, but also claiming to be the biggest victim of cyber attacks.

Foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, citing the recent hack of Chinese search giant Bandu, said “China…

Routers in Space, the Final Frontier

Cisco announced earlier this week the successful in-orbit test of its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology. The commercial IP router in space was launched aboard Intelsat’s IS-14 GEO satellite.

The IRIS program is designed to build a router that is radiation tolerant for use in space. If successful the new technology could be put to use throughout the federal government. The IRIS program will also allow mobile operations…

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Obama Administration Backs Off Net Neutrality

The Internet has now been around for approximately two decades and serves as a useful tool for millions of users throughout the world. We use the Internet to conduct business, communicate and acquire news. Our phones are even connected to the Internet and in some countries, like China, the majority of Internet users access the Internet via their ‘smart…

Cyber Spies Attempt to Target Government Contractors

Government contractors often work on a variety of classified or sensitive projects for the US government. As such, they serve as a prime target for foreign espionage agencies seeking to gain information on defense technologies and programs.

Unidentified hackers have begun targeting government contractors through corrupted PDF files. The attachments are designed to look as though they come from the Department of Defense and were emailed out last week to…

Easy to Use Cyber Crime Kits Aid Growth of Phishing Attacks

The proliferation of ‘do-it-yourself’ kits has extended into cyber crime, according to an article on USAToday.com. The number of phishing attacks in recent years has risen and security researchers claim that the availability of do-it-yourself cyber crime kits are feeding this boom.

While the kits have existed for a number of years, the kits are now much easier to use and significantly cheaper, which greatly enhances their marketability.

Gunter Ollman,…

Palestinians Hack Jewish Paper in Protest

Over the weekend, Palestinian hackers defaced the website of the Jewish Chronicle in protest over the Israeli’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, according to an article on The Register.co.uk. The hackers, who called themselves the “Palestinian Mujaheeds,” posted a Palestinian flag and rants against Israel’s security stance in English and Turkish.

The hacked website also attempted to play an mp3 file. The website was taken offline on Sunday and…

Search Engines Capturing Data, Two Ways to Address the Issue

Privacy advocates have consistently questioned the data capture policies of large scale search engines, such as Google, Microsoft Bing and Yahoo. Google and Microsoft have each taken widely different approaches to the issue.

Microsoft search engine Bing announced Monday a change to its Internet Protocol (IP) address capture policies that is designed to limit its storage of IP addresses according…

CSC Provides Cybersecurity to Intelligence Agency

Yesterday, CSC, a provider of technology enabled solutions, announced it was awarded a contract worth $27 million to provide cybersecurity solutions to an undisclosed government intelligence agency.

CSC will provide vulnerability analysis and penetration testing.

This announcement places CSC within the growing list of government contractors providing cybersecurity solutions. With cyber incidents coming to dominate the…

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