Lebanese Daily Feels Wrath of WikiLeaks Foes

A Lebanese daily newspaper has been cyber attacked after it published cables from whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, according to AFP-Naharnet

“We have been the victim of a cyber attack targeting the paper’s internal information system for the past few days,” said Elie Chalhoub, a member of the Al-Akhbar‘s editorial team.

The paper’s cooperation with WikiLeaks “may well be the principal reason for the attack,” he said.

According to a series of cables…

24th Air Force becomes Air Forces Cyber

The 24th Air Force has changed its name from Air Forces Strategic to Air Forces Cyber to better reflect the mission the numbered Air Force performs for the force and the Department of Defense.

The name change will not impact the 24th Air Force’s mission, but…

2010: The Year of the Phish

Malware has hit an all-time high, with 95 billion phishing emails projected to be in circulation this year alone, according to Symantec.

It is not only large corporations that are affected anymore: According to Internet security provider Webroot, this multimillion-dollar criminal activity impacts businesses of all sizes.

So, how can your…

Fired IT Technician Hacks Former Employer as Revenge

A woman who worked as an IT technician in Floria has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking into her former employer’s computers and causing damage of at least $17,000.

Patricia Marie Fowler was found guilty Sept. 2, 2010, of computer intrusions causing damage of more than $5,000 to SCHC, a nonprofit federally qualified community health center.

According to trial testimony, Fowler was fired by…

Spike in Cyber Crime Prompts Nepal’s Cyber Cafes to ID Customers

Cyber cafes in Nepal’s biggest metropolitan city Kathmandu are now required to ID customers in an effort to prevent cyber crime, according to The Himalayan Times.

Rana Bahadur Chand, a police superintendent, said rising cyber crime in urban areas had prompted police to launch the new approach that includes…

McAfee’s Dave DeWalt: Next Big Threat? Apps

The growing popularity of mobile devices and their many applications is already being exploited by hackers who are in the game to steal valuable personal information.

“We think 2011 is the year of the threat to the mobile device, particularly the mobile app,” Dave DeWalt, McAfee Inc CEO, told The Canadian Press.

With new…

Industry CEOs Tapped as Nominees of Obama’s Telecom Advisory Committee

President Barack Obama yesterday announced his intent to fill two key administration posts, as well as appoint six individuals to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

In a White House press release, Obama said he intends to nominate Aaron Dworkin and Clyde E. Terry for members of the National…

Vietnam Bolsters Cyber Defenses after Hacker Attacks

In the wake of several hacker attacks against a major government-run news website, the Vietnamese government has unveiled a 10-year plan to boost cybersecurity, according to Asia Pacific Future Gov.

The plan, which will run from 2010 to 2020, has a budget of $42 million to strengthen the country’s cyber infrastructure and implement a legal framework to tackle Internet-based crime.

“ has drafted information security regulations,…

DHS Official: No Impact of Stuxnet on US Systems

The Stuxnet worm does not seem to have impacted any systems in the United States, according to a Department of Defense official

Greg Schaffer, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at DHS, told reporters the complex malware demonstrates the plethora of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

“It was a…

Government, Finance Industry Team Up to Promote Cybersecurity Innovation

Federal agencies and the financial services industry will work together to speed the commercialization of cybersecurity research innovations and establish a framework for collaboration between the public and private sectors as directed by President Barack Obama in his cybersecurity policy address.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Science and…