“Iran’s state TV says the country has launched its first cyber police unit in the latest attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world. The Internet has been a key outlet for Iran’s political opposition since the disputed presidential election in 2009. Iran also has been trying to boost its web defenses [...]
“Behind Dimona’s barbed wire, the experts say, Israel has spun nuclear centrifuges virtually identical to Iran’s at Natanz, where Iranian scientists are struggling to enrich uranium. They say Dimona tested the effectiveness of the Stuxnet computer worm, a destructive program that appears to have wiped out roughly a fifth of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges and helped [...]
“Advances by China’s military in cyber and anti-satellite warfare technology could challenge the ability of U.S. forces to operate in the Pacific, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday during a visit to Japan. Just days after meetings in China meant to bolster ties with its military, Gates renewed concerns about a buildup by [...]
“‘The year of uncoordinated disclosures has started.’ So tweeted French vulnerability research firm Vupen, which on Wednesday confirmed the zero-day Internet Explorer bug discovered by security researcher and Google employee Michal Zalewski. Vupen rates the vulnerability, which it confirmed on IE8 running on Windows XP SP3, as critical. The vulnerability also affects IE8 running on [...]
“Officials are marking the start of construction on a $1.2 billion National Security Agency cyber security center at a Utah National Guard camp near Salt Lake City. A Thursday groundbreaking on 200 acres at Camp Williams might be the last glimpse the public gets of the first-of-its-kind project. “ Source: Officials mark start of work [...]
“Microsoft today warned Windows users about a previously unknown security vulnerability that could allow attackers to install malicious software simply by getting users to view a malicious image in a Web browser or document.” Source: Microsoft Warns of Image Problem — Krebs on Security
