Scotland Yard Official: Not Understanding Cyber Crime is Like Being Illiterate

Scotland Yard’s senior officer Janet Williams has stood up a “cyber flying squad” based at the London headquarters to pursue cyber criminals, according to the Guardian.

The 35-member cyber team has had significant success but has asked multinational corporations to contribute with their sophisticated cybersecurity, as “their intelligence systems are better than ours,” Williams said.

Williams…

Chinese Hackers Breach Hundreds of Gmail Accounts

A hacker in China gained access to hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those of senior U.S. government officials, military personnel, Chinese political activists and journalists, Google acknowledged yesterday.

On its official blog, Google said it recently detected a campaign to collect user passwords, likely through phishing. The breach seemed to originate from Jinan, China, and impacted the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including…

IMF Preps for Possible Cyber Retaliation by Anonymous

The International Monetary Fund is preparing to counterstrike against a possible cyber attack from hacker collective Anonymous Operations, a spokesman said Wednesday.

“We are aware of the threat, and have taken appropriate action,” IMF spokesman William Murray said in an email, according to MarketWatch.

Zero Hedge earlier today published a post linking to an Anon Ops  Twitter account that implied hackers would target the IMF’s…

Deloitte Boosts Cloud Practice

With cloud being all the rage, Deloitte has announced it is expanding its cloud-computing services to offer companies improved and broader set of capabilities, including business model development, solution delivery and talent management.

Paul Clemmons, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, recently took the reins of the organization’s cloud-computing services

“Cloud …

Defector Claims North Korea Grooms Cyber Terrorists

North Korea is expanding its force of future cyber warriors, and is even sending young hacker prodigies abroad to enhance their skills, according to a representative from a group of North Korean defectors, Korea Joongang Daily reports.

Kim Heung-kwang of the North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity said yesterday North Korea has upped its number of cyber terrorists from 500 to 3,000.

When talented young hackers are identified,…

Software Security Firm Veracode Names Cyber Guru Richard Clarke to Board

Software security firm Veracode announced a high-profile addition to its board of directors: Former presidential counterterrorism adviser and renowned cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke.

Clarke is also chairman and CEO of Good Harbor Consulting.

In his role, Clarke will work closely with the company’s federal advisory board along with its senior…

LandWarNet Speaker Lineup Announced; DoD’s Teri Takai to Participate

Held Aug. 23-25 in Tampa, Fla., the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s LandWarNet Conference 2011 will focus on “Transforming Cyber While at War” and feature speakers, panel sessions, information exchange forums and exhibits.

AFCEA today announced some of the confirmed speakers, which include industry executives as well as government officials. From…

Northrop Grumman’s Dr. Brammer Details Progress within Cybersecurity Research Consortium

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and three cybersecurity research universities, Carnegie Mellon University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University, announced today the progress they have made in developing solutions for pressing cybersecurity threats.

This industry/academia partnership was launched in December 2009 to…