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Hacker struck Winchester Army Corps of Engineers
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 8:23 | No Comment

A computer hacker who compromised a United Nations Web site in 2007 also defaced a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers server based in Winchester that year.
First reported by a computer information magazine on Friday, a …

Air Force commits to cyber security
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 8:22 | No Comment

The U.S. Air Force has said that one of its most critical battles is in cyberspace, and on Friday, President Barack Obama announced that he is making that battleground one of his top priorities. (MA)

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Securing our Digital Future Video
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 11:02 | No Comment
Securing our Digital Future
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 10:31 | One Comment
Securing our Digital Future

The globally-interconnected digital information and communications infrastructure known as cyberspace underpins almost every facet of modern society and provides critical support for the U.S. economy, civil infrastructure, public safety and national security.  The United States …

Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient Information and Communications Infrastructure
Friday, 29 May, 2009 – 10:17 | No Comment
Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient  Information and Communications Infrastructure

In February 2009, President Obama directed the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council to conduct a 60-day review of the plans, programs, and activities underway throughout government that address our communications and information …

Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attack
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 21:32 | No Comment

Microsoft today warned that hackers are using rigged QuickTime media files to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in DirectShow, the APIs used by Windows programs for multimedia support.
The company has activated its security response process to …

Lake officials arrest 19 in cyber crime probe
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 19:45 | No Comment

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced 19 arrests late today in connection with five-month-long cyber crime investigation involving child pornography.
The probe resulted in 23 search warrants and more than 12,000 child pornography images seized from …

Members Of Legendary ’90s Hacker Group Relaunch Password-Cracking Tool
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 19:05 | No Comment

It’s official: The famous password-cracking tool L0phtCrack is back, and its creators plan to keep it that way.
L0phtCrack 6 tool, released Wednesday, was developed in 1997 by Christien Rioux, Chris Wysopal, and Peiter “Mudge” Zatko …

Obama to create cyber czar in awareness effort
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 19:00 | No Comment
Obama to create cyber czar in awareness effort

The Obama administration is creating a “cyber czar” within the White House to coordinate the nation’s computer security. Critics already say the post will not have enough authority to haul the government into the digital …

National Archives Loss Adds to List of Govt. Data Goofs
Thursday, 21 May, 2009 – 19:22 | No Comment

The U.S. government says it’s lost — yes, lost — an entire hard drive full of sensitive data. The external drive, stored at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, held personal data from the …