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Regulators Investigating Bank Data Breach
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 10:46 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 92 views times | 0 Comments
Swiss regulator FINA is investigating an incident of data theft at HSBC holdings, the largest bank in Europe. Earlier, the bank said that an incident of data theft by a former employee led to the compromise of approximately 24,000 client... (Continue reading)
Michael Chertoff on the Lessons from Cyber ShockWave
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 9:41 in Cyber Policy | viewed 138 views times | 0 Comments
Back in February, the BiPartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber wargame called “Cyber ShockWave,” which examined how the U.S. would respond to a cyber attack. Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff served as the head of the mock NSC during... (Continue reading)
Estonian Hacker Jailed for DDoS on Insurance Company
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 8:03 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 213 views times | 0 Comments
A hacker has been sentence to prison by an Estonian court for using a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against his insurance company. Artur Boiko, a 44-year-old Estonian national, received a prison sentence of 2 years 7 months for... (Continue reading)
Zeus Botnet Disrupted
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 7:45 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 138 views times | 0 Comments
In recent weeks, there has been a marked increase in efforts to disrupt botnets, with Microsoft utilizing legal channels and Spanish authorities arresting botnet administrators. Approximately one quarter of the computers currently part of the Zeus botnet have been knocked... (Continue reading)
Featured Job- Senior Cyber Analyst/Advisor with BAE
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 7:11 in Featured Jobs | viewed 44 views times | 0 Comments
Job Description Job Number: IT091120-8369 Location: Washington, DC Category: Analysis/Operations Security Clearance Status: Active Security Clearance Type: Top Secret/SCI Job Level: Regular Travel Required: 0% Shift: 1st US Citizenship Required: Yes Posting Date: 12/4/2009 Candidate will provide support to the government agency Cyber Threat Branch as a senior analyst and advisor on a special project.... (Continue reading)
“Humans are the front line” against phishing for Intrepidus Group
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 11:40 in Featured Stories | viewed 119 views times | 1 Comment
Until recent years, cybersecurity has been approached largely as a technical problem with technical solutions. However, in recent years, the focus has broadened to include the human factor of cybersecurity. A significant percentage of successful cyber attacks exploit users who click... (Continue reading)
Researchers Create Mobile Botnet with Weather App
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 8:07 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 532 views times | 0 Comments
At last week’s RSA Conference, security researchers with TippingPoint’s Digital Vaccine Group presented their research into mobile botnets. To date, the largest mobile botnet was centered predominately in Europe on “jailbroken” iPhones. Researchers Derek Brown and Daniel Tijerina were able... (Continue reading)
FDIC Says Hackers Have Netted Over $120 Million
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 7:48 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 275 views times | 0 Comments
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that a cyber scams targeting U.S. small business have netted over $120 million and has cost U.S. companies approximately $25 million in the third quarter alone. The data, announced by David Nelson, a... (Continue reading)
Attacks Using PDF Exploits on the Rise
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 7:33 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 93 views times | 0 Comments
When hackers look assemble their tools to carry out attacks, they often look to exploit commonly used platforms in an effort to increase the number of potential targets. This is why more hackers write viruses for PCs instead of Macs,... (Continue reading)
Featured Job- Cyber Threat Analyst with Northrop Grumman
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 7:25 in Featured Jobs | viewed 132 views times | 1 Comment
Job Description Req Number: 22492BR Title: Cyber Threat Analyst Specific Responsibilities: Candidate will be part of a cyber threat analysis team, specifically the Surface Analysis Group. Responsible for an advanced level of all-source analysis of cyber threats to US Federal Government networks. This position... (Continue reading)
