Opinion: DC Power Outage a Preview of Cyber Attack?
Over the weekend, severe thunderstorms wrecked havoc on Washington, D.C. and Maryland, knocking out power to thousands of residents. The storms left some 430,000 customers without power, according to press reports. Of course, with power outages come traffic problems as traffic...
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Roger Anderson of Applied Signal Technology: Current security appliances not much defense against nation-state hackers
Roger Anderson has been involved in intelligence-related activities his entire career. In the 1980s, he worked on Department of Defense TIARA programs while at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He then joined the CIA and spent 15 years there, working...
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Making it ‘Painful’ for Cyber Crooks Can Deter Criminal Behavior
It started with a minor inconvenience that quickly escalated into nationwide panic. Twenty million of the nation’s smartphones have stopped working, and a massive power outage is spreading throughout the Eastern seaboard. Multiplying in strength, the phone outage soon reaches...
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US Rules Out North Korea’s Role in ‘09 Cyber Attacks
U.S. authorities have all but ruled out the role of North Korea in the cyber attacks which took place around July 4, 2009. Last July, denial of service attacks hit U.S. and South Korean government networks, making several websites briefly unavailable....
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Adult Sites Safer than ‘Legitimate’ Ones, Says New Study
A new report released Monday contradicts the notion of pornographic sites being more virus infected than sites with other kinds of content. “We are not recommending people to start searching for erotic content, not at all, but the statistics are clear:...
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FBI Names First Female Special Agent in Charge for N.Y. Cyber/Special Operations
FBI’s cyber/special operations of the New York division has gotten its first female special agent in charge: Mary E. Galligan will lead the special agent, support, and task-force personnel who provide strategic operational, investigative, and infrastructure support. Galligan is...
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Dr. José Muñoz Appointed as CTO of NSF’s Cyber Office
The National Science Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure has announced the appointment of Dr. José Muñoz as chief technology officer effective June 1, 2010. Muñoz, who has been serving as acting director of OCI, will focus on relations with...
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The Real ‘Tool Academy’: Cyber Criminals Peddle Malicious Tools via Social Media
Trend Micro is reporting how cyber criminals are using social media to hawk malicious tools. On YouTube, the Internet security company found an ad selling a $15 distributed denial-of-service tool. A video featured a screenshot of the tool as well as...
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CACI’s Paul Cofoni Sees Cyber Threat on Three Levels
Cyber threats can be seen on three levels: cyber theft, third-party nation threat, and the cyber-terrorist threat, according to CACI President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni Appearing on CNBC’s “Fast Money” to discuss the future funding...
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Smarter Security for the Smartphone
With the increasing number of smartphone theft and incidents with malware attacking mobile platforms, computer security businesses have realized the demand for a service that will protect consumers’ privacy and personal information. In an effort to protect consumers from losing vital...
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