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…

Upcoming Debate on Whether “The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated”

Intelligence Squared U.S. will be coming to Washington, DC on June 8, 2010 to host a live debate that will discuss the proposition that “The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated.” The event will be hosted at the Newseum and will feature Mike McConnell, former DNI and presently SVP at Booz Allen, Marc Rotenberg, executive director…

Security Researchers Go on Offensive

A security firm and ISPs have colluded to take down the command and control servers of the Lethic botnet, according to an article on The Register.  Neustar, a security research firm, along with cooperation from ISPs, were able to attack the servers of the Lethic botnet, which was used in distributing spam.

This is the third major assault against spammers by security research firms in the past year. Cyber…