“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not afraid of the public cloud. Indeed, this agency is vetting cloud providers to host the public websites of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to its CIO, Richard Spires. And the department’s use of the public cloud [...]
“SK Communications Co., the operator of South Korea’s third most-visited Internet portal, said Thursday that its popular Web sites were hacked, compromising the private information of 35 million users. The incident could be the worst online security breach in South Korea since a cyber attack on the Web site of Internet Auction Co., a local [...]
“There is no doubt that the Pentagon is gearing up for a cyber war and they’re planning to purchase new computers with the speed and efficiency that would make Google proud. Last week, the Department of Defense disclosed a cyber attack in March that exposed a record 24,000 department files. While officials called the incident [...]
“US-CERT is providing this Technical Security Alert in response to recent, well-publicized intrusions into several government and private sector computer networks. Network administrators and technical managers should not only follow the recommended security controls information systems outlined in NIST 800-53 but also consider the following measures. These measures include both tactical and strategic mitigations and [...]
“The Defense Department suffered one of its worst digital attacks in history in March, when foreign hackers broke into the computers of a corporate contractor and obtained 24,000 sensitive Pentagon files during a single intrusion, senior officials said on Thursday. “ (Source: Hackers Gained Access to Sensitive Military Files – NYTimes.com.)
“The Russian city of Chelyabinsk has the greatest concentration of cybercrime on the internet. Kuala Lumpur is in second place and Buenos Aires has the dubious distinction of coming in third. This finding has emerged from research carried out at the CTIT research institute of the University of Twente (The Netherlands) in collaboration with the [...]
“The Canadian intelligence service has singled out cyber attacks as one of the biggest threats facing Canada in its latest annual report. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which is responsible for investigating threats to national security, said that politically motivated threats, or attacks against critical information infrastructure, are of particular interest to it.” Source: [...]
“Liam Fox has created a new joint force command at the MoD to oversee cyber warfare and military intelligence Reforms at the Ministry of Defence week will also include the creation of a new joint force command unit, that will integrate the MoD’s cyber warfare and military intelligence units. The reforms were announced by defence [...]
“Home Secretary Theresa May has announced the terrorist groups including Al Qaeda are increasingly using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to plan terrorist attacks. The Home Secretary has said that terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda are now using technology to plan and disguise attacks on the U.S and European states. Mrs May [...]
“A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official has admitted on the record that electronics sold in the U.S. are being preloaded with spyware, malware, and security-compromising components by unknown foreign parties. In testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, acting deputy undersecretary of the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate Greg Schaffer [...]
