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New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 17:38 | No Comment

The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm.
The department, in a statement, said the detection tool for the Conficker worm, also …

Wide Cyber Attack Is Linked to China
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 6:38 | No Comment

Security researchers said they have discovered software capable of stealing information installed on computers in 103 countries from a network that targeted government agencies.
The software infected more than 1,200 computers, almost 30% of which were …

Creation of White House cybersecurity office remains uncertain
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 22:05 | No Comment

It’s unclear whether a report being prepared for the President on federal information security preparedness will support recent calls for the creation of a new cybersecurity office within the White House, two lawmakers …

Hackers Deface Aussie Censorship Board’s Website
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 15:31 | No Comment
Hackers Deface Aussie Censorship Board’s Website

Australia’s official online censorship board’s web page was offline Thursday, hours after hackers hijacked it to protest revelations the government was going to require ISPs to block public access to thousands of websites, many of …

The Fourth Front: Russia’s Cyber-attack on Georgia
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 6:11 | No Comment

“Last summer, Russia invaded Georgia on four fronts,” Georgian National Security Council Secretary Eka Tkeshelashvili told a recent Washington conference. “Three of them were conventional—on the ground, through the air and by the sea. The …

Firefox fix due next week after attack is published
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 6:07 | No Comment

Online attack code has been released targeting a critical, unpatched flaw in the Firefox browser.
The attack code, written by security researcher Guido Landi was published on several security sites Wednesday, sending Firefox developers scrambling to …

Senator asks DHS for cybersecurity documents
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 19:44 | No Comment
Senator asks DHS for cybersecurity documents

The top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee is requesting detailed information, including financial figures, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to explain why the department has been seemingly unable to fulfill its …

Will Conficker Botnet Trigger ‘Unthinkable Disaster’?
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 19:13 | No Comment

The 12-million-computer strong Conficker botnet will fall under human control on April 1, leading some to speculate feverishly about what horror awaits an unsuspecting internet on what may be our last April Fools’ Day ever.
Will …

Fleury: Insider threat is the ‘weakest link’
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 20:25 | No Comment

Things have changed quite a bit since the early days of Lynda Fleury’s career. She remembers when the IBM 8086 running MS-DOS was hot technology. Fleury, who has almost three decades of experience in information …

Hacker pulls KD 45,000
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 20:17 | No Comment

Police are looking for an Internet pirate who reportedly hacked the account of an unidentified Kuwaiti man and withdrew KD 45,000, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The Kuwaiti has filed a complaint with the Jahra Police Station. However, …