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 an average of 5.8 million rupees, according to the report. Symantec India managing director Vishal [...]
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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 rapidly expanding,” he said. Mueller stated that, while large scale cyber attacks by terrorists which destroy a network [...]
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World of Warcraft (WoW), the online role playing game, has now also become a target for cyber criminals who have developed a man-in-the-middle attack to bypass the authentication kit currently used in WoW. The cyber attack involves tricking unsuspecting WoW users into downloading Trojans by disguising them as legitimate ad-ons for the game, according to [...]
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This week, RSA’s conference in California looks “ to drive the worldwide information security agenda,” says conference general manager Sandra Toms LaPedis. As instances of cyber attacks continue to grow more prevalent, cyber warriors and national security officials are gathering in California to examine methods to enhance cyber defenses. The RSA conference, held in San [...]
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As troubling news emerges about America not being ready for a potential cyber war, more companies are becoming acutely aware of the importance of preparing for web-based attacks. “If we went to war today in a cyber war, we would lose,” said former Director of National Security and National Intelligence Michael McConnell during a hearing [...]
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In the latest news regarding the Aurora attacks, which targeted search engine giant Google and a number of other companies, two Chinese schools have come under suspicion of possible involvement in the attacks. Chinese computer science schools, Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School, both with ties to the Chinese military, are being investigated [...]
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DARPA has tapped well-respected hacker Peiter Zatko, commonly known as Mudge, to be the program manager in the Strategic Technologies Office. He will be in charge of funding research that is meant to help the federal government defend against cyber attacks. He will enter into his new position in March. Zatko told Cnet in an [...]
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Cyber attacks are becoming the bane of governments and companies alike. Recently, search giant Google announced plans to potentially leave China following a series of cyber attacks on its email system. A Virginia-based engineering research company may have the answer. InZero Systems has developed computer protection technology some experts claim is foolproof. The firm is [...]
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The proliferation of ‘do-it-yourself’ kits has extended into cyber crime, according to an article on USAToday.com. The number of phishing attacks in recent years has risen and security researchers claim that the availability of do-it-yourself cyber crime kits are feeding this boom. While the kits have existed for a number of years, the kits are [...]
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This past year the number of cyber attacks, cyber security breaches and internet related crime has risen steadily making e-consumers think twice about online purchases. According to Symantec in a recent study, 87% of e-mails received in the last year were spam. That number is up ten percent since 2008. Symantec estimates that 40 trillion [...]
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