Cybersecurity Top Priority in Austria

What is the biggest threat facing Austria these days? Cyber attacks. According to an Austrian magazine report, the country’s defense department is refocusing its defense efforts on protecting the country from cyber threats.

The initial threat of a military attack is no longer apparent. In the…

CTOs Share Views on Latest Technologies

CTOs in the government contracting industry have seen their roles elevated, thanks to the demands that come with the technological advances of the last five years.

Corporations depend on technology to help advance their companies, like humans depend on oxygen. It’s almost impossible to have one without the other.

The…

Industry Expert: No to Obligatory Info Sharing within Private Sector

Changing law that would demand industry to share more cybersecurity information among companies will not lead to more secure networks, according to AT&T Chief Security Officer Ed Amoroso.

When there is talk about information sharing, it sounds great, “like saying you should love your mom and eat apple pie,” Amoroso said…

Proposed Bill Would Curb Cyber Crime in Africa

Two of Africa’s key institutions are working to draft a proposed bill that would deal with the growing problem of cyber crime on the continent, Business Day reports.

UN Economic Commission for Africa and the AU Commission are working closely to ensure legislation against Internet-based criminal activity, Aida Opoku-Mensah,…

Hackers Plant Blackhole Exploit Kit on Bin Laden Witness’ Website

A man who live tweeted about hearing helicopters and explosions in Abbottabad mere hours before Osama bin Laden’s death was announced has found himself the target of hackers, according to security firm Websense.

Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) links to his website from his Twitter account and has become a major source of media and public interest seeking more information. Websense Security Labs on Monday said it had discovered that…

Oregon College Struck with Hack Attack

The Central Oregon Community College’s website has been hit by what school officials say are overseas hackers, prompting technicians to replace it with a temporary version, KTVZ.com reported.

COCC spokesman Ron Paradis said the only inclination to the public that the website had been compromised was its  intermittent service.

The hacker, who “appears to be from a foreign country,” reached the only part of the college’s online…

Sony Accuses Anonymous in One of Largest Breaches Ever

In a letter to Congress released yesterday, a Sony Corp. executive said the company found a mocking message left during a recent cyber attack, but still does not know who stole personal information from more than 100 million of the company’s online-gaming accounts.

Although the intruders deleted all traces of the hack, Sony said it uncovered a…

Norton Unveils Global Effort to Fight Cyber Crime

Norton has announced the launch of a cybersecurity institute, which will bring together the company, law enforcement and consumer safety groups to fight cyber crime around the world.

“Cyber crime is a global epidemic that can’t be solved by one company or law enforcement agency alone; keeping the Internet safe is a shared …

Cyber Attack Cripples Radio Netherlands Websites

Websites operated by Radio Netherlands Worldwide were paralyzed for nearly a day after an onslaught of distributed denial-of  services attacks launched yesterday.

The cyber attack, which prevented tens of thousands of users from accessing RNW’s online news and feature services, demonstrates how vulnerable new media can be, said Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Managing Director Jan Hoek.

“RNW is an international organization and free speech is of the utmost importance to us,”…

Warez Ringleader Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement

A Harbor City, Calif., man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit criminal copyright infringement, spearheading a “warez” collective that illegally reproduced and distributed copyrighted music, according to the FBI’s Washington Field Office.

In his plea agreement, Richard Franco Montejano, 29, admitted to having been a member and leader of the warez group “Old School Classics” or “OSC.” He admitted to maintaining a computer server to which other…