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DHS Provides Internet Safety Tips for Parents
Published on 10 Aug, 2011 at 11:01 in Cyber | Viewed 28 times | No Comments
As part of the Stop. Think. Connect. campaign, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security outlined yesterday several tips parents can use to protect their children from Internet predators.
“Cyber predators are real,” DHS wrote in a blog post. “They use the anonymity of the Internet to target victims, especially today’s youth, with unwanted solicitations, harassment, and fraud. It’s…
DHS Kicks Off GFIRST Cybersecurity Conference
Published on 9 Aug, 2011 at 10:05 in Cyber | Viewed 95 times | No Comments
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security kicked off its seventh annual cybersecurity conference this week in Nashville.
The Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams conference is hosted by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team and brings together the top information security professionals and government officials to discuss the latest in cybersecurity news, trends and technologies.
Narus to Present at GFIRST Conference
Published on 3 Aug, 2011 at 11:55 in Industry News | Viewed 27 times | No Comments
Boeing subsidiary Narus, Inc. will exhibit at the seventh annual GFIRST National Conference held next week in Nashville, Tenn., an event that brings together cybersecurity experts, information security professionals and government officials to discuss the latest in cybersecurity news and trends.
Narus will showcase its traffic intelligence solution, the NarusInsight Solution for Cyber Protection, at the US-CERT-sponsored…
DHS: Stuxnet Clones May Target US Infrastructures
Published on 27 Jul, 2011 at 12:28 in Cyber | Viewed 92 times | No Comments
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security warned Congress yesterday that potential variants of the Stuxnet worm could threaten important U.S. infrastructures.
Roberta Stempfley and Sean P. McGurk from the DHS’ Office of Cyber Security and Communications appeared before House members and stressed the importance of strengthened cybersecurity efforts across the federal government….
US-CERT Director Resigns
Published on 26 Jul, 2011 at 15:02 in Cyber | Viewed 76 times | No Comments
Randy Vickers, director of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team, unexpectedly resigned from his position Friday following a recent spike in the number of cyber attacks against government agencies and private contractors.
According to an email sent to employees by Roberta Stempfley, acting assistant secretary for cyber security and communications at the Department of Homeland Security, Vickers resigned…
US, India Sign Cybersecurity MOU
Published on 19 Jul, 2011 at 11:04 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 143 times | No Comments
The United States and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to strengthen ties and promote information sharing between the nations’ organizations tasked with cybersecurity, the Department of Homeland Security announced.
Signed in New Delhi by Jane Holl Lute, DHS deputy secretary, and R. Chandrashekhar, secretary of the India Department of Information Technology, the MOU helps…
Bin Laden Death Leads to Scam Surge
Published on 2 May, 2011 at 15:09 in Cyber | Viewed 29 times | No Comments
In the wake of President Barack Obama’s late-night announcement yesterday that the world’s most-wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, had been captured and killed, scammers were quick to jump at the opportunity to exploit the news by creating email scams and phishing attacks related to the terrorist leader’s demise.
The newly designed ploys include email scams that contain links or attachments that may redirect users to malicious websites, and fake…
Video-game Phishing Scam Hits ‘Modern Warfare 2′ Players
Published on 29 Apr, 2011 at 11:57 in Cyber | Viewed 29 times | No Comments
US-CERT is warning consumers of reports that some users on the Xbox 360 video-game system are receiving potential phishing attempts through an in-game messaging service.
In-game message phishing is not a Microsoft issue and has nothing to do with Xbox LIVE, the agency said in a release. Games are products of third-party developers that can be played on Xbox LIVE and other gaming systems.
Microsoft posted a service alert…
US-CERT Warns of Holiday Season Scams, Malware Campaigns
Consumers should be extra cautious when receiving unsolicited emails this upcoming holiday season as they could be part of phishing scams or malware campaigns, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns.
These campaigns may include electronic greeting cards infested with malware, or requests for charitable contributions that could be phishing scams. Consumers should also beware of screensavers or other forms of media that may contain malware, and online…
US CERT: Malware Attacks on Feds Motivated by Money Not Terrorism
Malware attacks against federal agencies appear to be predominately motivated by financial gain rather than terrorism or espionage, according to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team at DHS.
Around 90 percent of malware incidents detected against U.S. government networks in the first half of 2010 were meant to steal money from unsuspecting users, rather than steal data, as…
