House Intel Chairman Predicts Major Cyber Attack on US
“House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Thursday predicted the United States soon will be hit by a major…
May 18 2012 / No CommentJapan Signs Information Security Agreement With Australia
“Japan and Australia signed an agreement enabling them to share information affecting national security, as both countries seek to…
May 18 2012 / No CommentPentagon to expand cybersecurity program for defense contractors
“The Pentagon is expanding and making permanent a trial program that teams the government with Internet carriers to protect…
May 11 2012 / No CommentU.S. seeking to build international unity around cyberdefense for industrial control systems
” In the interests of thwarting cyberattacks on critical infrastructure such as energy, water and manufacturing, the Department of…
May 11 2012 / No CommentGlobal police network Interpol to make war on cyber criminals a priority
“Interpol said Tuesday it is making the war against cyber crime a main priority this year as online fraud…
May 9 2012 / No CommentBusinesses could be liable for criminal offences under proposed cyber attack laws
“The Committee overwhelmingly voted to approve proposals to criminalise certain activity relating to cyber attacks last week. The proposals contain plans to make specified “legal persons” within companies liable for certain offences. “Legal persons would be liable…
Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers
” Iran’s telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday.” (Source: AFP: Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers.)…
MoD to warn of E-bomb attack
“The UK needs to defend itself against an electromagnetic pulse-based ‘E-bomb’ that could knock out all electronic systems, the defence secretary will say today. Philip Hammond will tell a security conference in London that traditional defences…
Saudi hackers target Iran oil sector
“Websites belonging to several state-backed Iranian oil firms have been targeted by a group of hackers from Saudi Arabia, PANA…
May 17 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked
May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Anonymous shuts down Kremlin’s websites
May 9 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Everyone Has Been Hacked. Now What?
May 5 2012 / No Comment / Read More »New malware strain locks up computers unless ransom is paid
“A type of ‘ransomware’ hitting users across Europe demands payment for alleged copyright violations, according to a Swiss security blog.…
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