Cyber Crime Unit for Europe?

Ministers in Europe are considering establishing a unit that will call for international cooperation to protect nations and citizens from cyber crime and other technology-related problems.

At a general affairs council meeting in Luxembourg on April 26, the Council of European Union proposed different strategies to combat crime on the Internet. The council saw the need to ensure a…

Verizon’s Peter Tippett: Cybersecurity is ‘headed in the right direction’

Cybersecurity efforts “are headed in the right direction,” Peter Tippett, vice president of technology and innovation at Verizon, said at the Infosecurity Europe trade show in London. Tippett said that all of Verizon’s research and data suggests that successful cyber attacks are leveling off and security will improve for Internet users in the coming years.

“Based on all the data we have amassed over the last several years for …

Business Software Alliance Releases Guide to Help Nations Craft Cyber Policies

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has released a Global Cybersecurity Framework that is designed to provide guidance for nations seeking to develop coherent and effective cybersecurity policies to defend against the growing threats in cyberspace.

The framework includes guidance on trust, …

Applied Signal Technology Completes Cyber Acquisition

Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (AST) (NASDAQ: APSG) has announced that the firm has completed its acquisition of Seismic LLC, a cybersecurity company that provides support to the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. AST has agreed to acquire Seismic for $25 million in cash.

“We believe that the current urgent need for cyber intelligence services will…

Symantec Looks to Enhance Data Protection Though Acquisitions

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc. Symantec will pay around $300 million in cash for PGP Corporation and an additional $70 million in cash for GuardianEdge.

“The agreements are subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and are expected to close during the June…

Cybersecurity Expert Sues Seattle Police Over Arrest

A Seattle cybersecurity professional is accusing Seattle police of concealing the videotape of his arrest following a drunken sidewalk game of golf in October 2008, according to Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Eric Rachner was arrested when he refused to give identification to Seattle Police Officer Michele Letizia. Rachner was part of a group of people who had been playing golf using foam…

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Report Studies Social and Psychological Aspects of DDoS Attacks in ‘Web War One’

Three researchers have claimed that the cyber attacks that wrecked havoc on Estonia in 2007 were partly fueled by the anonymity of the Internet and a concept called contagion. The paper, entitled ‘Storming the Servers: A Social Psychological Analysis of the First Internet War,’ is one of the first to examine the psychological and social aspects that contributed…

Chinese Want to See Encryption Info

The Chinese government is looking to force security vendors to disclose their encryption information based on new regulations that will come into effect on Saturday. The regulations stipulate that companies selling products that fit into one (or more) of six categories must submit their encryption information to a government panel to receive a license to sell to Chinese government agencies, The Register reports.

EU and U.S. authorities are against the…

Texas Man Admits to Deploying Botnet

A Texas man has plead guilty to charges that claim he used a botnet to demonstrate malware to a potential client by targeting an Internet service provider, according to The Register.

David Anthony Edwards admitted that, along with an accomplice, in the summer of 2006 they trained a botnet on ThePlanet.com to demonstrate the effectiveness of a botnet they call Nettick. They allegedly told a potential buyer that they had…