FCC Passes First Rules for Fair Play on the Internet

The Federal Communications Commission voted today to approve its controversial first-ever Internet access regulation, which would enshrine into law the idea that all web traffic be treated equally.

The Washington Post reported FCC’s three Democratic members comprised a majority of votes favoring the net neutrality regulation, which FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski introduced more…

Rodney Joffe: In 2011, Look Out for Web Traffic Hijacking

Businesses should brace themselves for Internet traffic hijacking and sophisticated attacks on computerized control systems in 2011, according to a cybersecurity expert.

In an interview with ComputerWeekly, Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologist at Neustar, said those two trends are indicated by the discovery of Stuxnet and China’s…

Cyber Crime Thrives on Underground Black Market

They say everything can be bought online, and that includes your identity. Exactly how much is your personal information worth on the online black market?  The answer might shock you.

With organized crime in cyberspace becoming an increasingly widespread problem, surfing the web has become a risky business–and a lucrative one for online crooks.

“In 2004, the…

Richard Stiennon: Cyber War Has Already Happened

Don’t call Richard Stiennon a cyberwar alarmist. While his new book, Surviving Cyberwar, is the latest in a series of recent books about the global online threat, he told The New New Internet he’s not just another voice in the “sky is falling” cyber chorus. Instead, Stiennon, who serves as…

FBI Memos Reveal Cost of Hacker Attacks

A hacker attack on a company’s website can be expensive, but exactly how much money it takes to recover from one is rarely disclosed by impacted parties. Now, however, internal FBI memos obtained by The New York Times through a Freedom of Information Act request provide a glimpse into how much…

The Evolution of the Whistle-Blower: From Civil War to WikiLeaks

Think whistle-blower, and you’ll more than likely conjure up an image of a government worker who wants to shed light on an internal problem or a moral dilemma. These days, however, the whistle-blower has morphed from a one-man band to an orchestra of many, sounding the horn about everything from classified information to embarrassing communications concerning world leaders.

In 1863,…

Vivek Kundra’s Fix for Broken IT: ‘Stop Throwing Good Money after Bad Money’

Outlining his plan to reform federal IT, U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra had one favorite expression he used repeatedly to illustrate the underperforming, overbudget projects exemplifying government waste: throwing good money after bad money.

Kundra and Office of Management and Budget Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients last…

WikiLeaks Dissidents to Launch New Secret-spilling Site OpenLeaks

Former WikiLeaks supporters who now have distanced themselves from founder Julian Assange will shortly launch OpenLeaks, an organization that will act as a messenger to provide media with secret documents.

The new project will launch under the name OpenLeaks. Unlike WikiLeaks, the new site will not post leaked documents directly online but instead act…

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…

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…