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Michael Chertoff on the Lessons from Cyber ShockWave
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 9:41 in Cyber Policy | viewed 9 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)
Twitter Adds Security to Combat Phishing
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 11:35 in Cyber Policy | viewed 214 views times | 0 Comments
As a reaction to increasing phishing attacks against Twitter users, Twitter is tightening security. Released, all direct messages submitted to Twitter will be viewed through a new URL, twt.tl. This new coding will not effect the user interface, but provide... (Continue reading)
GAO Sees Challenges with CNCI
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 12:29 in Cyber Policy | viewed 158 views times | 0 Comments
The Government Accountability Office has released a study of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative established by President Bush in 2008. Last week, a declassified version of the CNCI was released with the new administration’s changes and adaptations. GAO issued the... (Continue reading)
Experts Question Effectiveness of Botnet Takedowns
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 9:06 in Cyber Policy | viewed 195 views times | 0 Comments
Recently, two major botnets have been brought down through legal channels and arrests. Microsoft used a court order to take out one botnet and Spanish authorities arrested the administrators of the Mariposa botnet. Despite these recent successes, some security researchers... (Continue reading)
Indian Companies More Worried About Cyber Attacks than Terrorism
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 8:53 in Cyber Policy | viewed 113 views times | 1 Comment
According to a Symantec report titled ‘On the State of Enterprise Security,’ companies in India are more concerned about cyber attacks against their IT infrastructure than they are about threats from terrorism and natural disasters. In January, Indian companies lost... (Continue reading)
Security in the Clouds
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 10:46 in Cyber Policy | viewed 246 views times | 0 Comments
At this years RSA Conference held last week in San Francisco, Cloud Computing was the main topic of conversation. In issues ranging from the role of government in securing the Internet to the concern of cyber warfare, the cloud was in... (Continue reading)
Buckle in for the Cyber ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:53 in Cyber Policy | viewed 431 views times | 1 Comment
Within the European Union and NATO, security professionals have been circulating dire warnings to colleagues regarding the growing cyber espionage threat from China. In recent months, the Chinese have appeared to more aggressively target NATO, EU and U.S. networks in... (Continue reading)
UAE Offers Cybersecurity Degrees
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:25 in Cyber Policy | viewed 215 views times | 0 Comments
Within the past year, the United States has witnessed an explosion of advanced degree offerings for cybersecurity. Instead of working towards a degree in information assurance, students may now choose to major in cybersecurity or attain a graduate degree in... (Continue reading)
FBI Embedding Cyber Investigators Abroad
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 12:39 in Cyber Policy | viewed 232 views times | 0 Comments
In the growing battle against cyber crime, the FBI is seeking to broaden its reach by embedding cyber investigators in foreign countries. Currently, the FBI has embedded investigators with law enforcement agencies in the Ukraine, the Netherlands and Estonia, according... (Continue reading)
Threat of Cyber Terrorism ‘Real and Expanding’ says FBI Director Mueller
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 9:58 in Cyber Policy | viewed 369 views times | 0 Comments
The threat from terrorists using cyberspace as another attack vector is growing, according to FBI Director Robert Mueller. “The FBI, with our partners in the intelligence community, believe the cyber terrorism threat is real, and it is... (Continue reading)
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