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Iraqi Militants can use Cyber Attacks too

Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 12:58 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 140 views times | 0 Comments

Iraqi insurgents have used existing, readily available technology, to hack into image feeds for US Predator drones, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. Using software such as SkyGrabber, available for less than $30 via the internet, Shiite... (Continue reading)

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Hackers Exploit Vulnerabilities to Spread Anti-Semitism

Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 10:00 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 182 views times | 0 Comments

Latin America Media Group officials have reported that their website was hacked by anti-Israel hackers. The hacker, whose signature is ‘Abu Salaman,’ managed to hack into the server of nearly 40 websites and also downed the back up server. The company... (Continue reading)

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Acting Cyber Czar Says White House is not Behind in Cyber

Written on 16 Dec, 2009 at 13:18 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 342 views times | 0 Comments

The current acting Cyber Security Coordinator at the White House, Chris Painter, recently responded to the growing criticism targeting the White House’s inability to fill the position permanently. At the Federal Chief Information Officers Council’s 2009 Federal Identity Management and... (Continue reading)

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The Cost of Cloud Computing

Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 14:47 in Featured Stories | viewed 234 views times | 0 Comments
The Cost of Cloud Computing

In a survey released December 15th by computer security company TrendMicro the growing dependence on cloud computing may open more businesses to cyber threat According to the TrendMicro 2010 Future Threat Report virtualization and cloud computing move significant numbers of... (Continue reading)

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2009: The Year of Cyber Crime

Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 14:34 in Cyber Policy | viewed 292 views times | 0 Comments
2009: The Year of Cyber Crime

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... (Continue reading)

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Cybersecurity Performance Metrics may be coming

Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 11:58 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 151 views times | 0 Comments

The Office of Management and Budget and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have released a draft proposal for new cybersecurity performance metrics. The new metrics focus, among other things, on real time monitoring, combating one of the principle... (Continue reading)

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US and Russia Discuss Cyber Security

Written on 14 Dec, 2009 at 12:51 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 223 views times | 0 Comments

The United States, Russia and the UN have begun talks on cyber security and limits to warfare in the cyber context according to a report in the New York Times. This shift highlights the growing realization that cyberspace is rapidly... (Continue reading)

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House Passes Data Breach Notification Bill

Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 13:10 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 144 views times | 0 Comments

The House has passed a bill that would introduce national rules surrounding the need to notify potential victims of identity theft following data breaches. According to the bill, companies that possess personal data will be required to notify any US... (Continue reading)

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Cyber threats on rise across Globe

Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 12:39 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 90 views times | 0 Comments

As we come to the end of 2009, a number of reports compiled in the US and abroad point to a disturbing trend in cyber attack incidents. The rates of cyber attack against targets in the US and overseas have... (Continue reading)

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Cyber Threat from… Canada?

Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 12:59 in Cyber Policy | viewed 183 views times | 0 Comments

With the exception of early checkered historical relations (ie, the multiple US invasions of Canada in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812), Canada has always been an effective US ally and provided for a relatively secure northern border. However,... (Continue reading)

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