“These are the satellites that provide data to models that allow the very accurate modeling of storms. These satellites give us the ability to track and predict where storms will go and what damage they may cause. These are key to our ability to issue weather warnings that save lives and property. Remember Hurricane Sandy? [...]
“A group of security researchers in Germany found some suspicious traffic on their web servers after a Skype instant messaging session. After a single experiment, they concluded that Microsoft is snooping on its customers. But a closer look at the facts suggests that this is a well-documented security feature at work.” Source:Is Microsoft reading your [...]
“Microsoft has released a temporary update that fixes the critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 that was recently exploited to target federal government workers involved in nuclear weapons research and in the aerospace, defense, and security industries. Adobe Systems, meanwhile, warned of a critical vulnerability in its ColdFusion server platform.” Source:With critical 0-day exploits circulating, [...]
“The Dutch government has announced plans to give police far greater powers to fight cybercrime. Under a new bill, investigators would be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files.” Source:BBC News – Dutch police may get right to hack in cyber crime fight
“Various cyber actors have engaged in malicious activity against U.S. Government and private sector entities. The apparent objective of this activity has been the theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, and other sensitive business information. The malicious actors have employed a variety of techniques to infiltrate targeted organizations, establish a foothold, penetrate throughout the targets’ [...]
“In 2010 the British government designated the protection of computer networks as one of the country’s most important national security priorities. In its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) it pledged, ‘the National Cyber Security Programme will be supported by £650m of new investment over the next four years’.” Source:BBC News – Is UK doing [...]
“A federal magistrate judge has denied (PDF) a request from the FBI to install sophisticated surveillance software to track someone suspected of attempting to conduct a ‘sizeable wire transfer from [John Doe’s] local bank [in Texas] to a foreign bank account.’” Source: FBI denied permission to spy on hacker through his webcam | Ars Technica
“Huawei is getting out of the U.S. market, says a story by the Financial Times. According to the FT story, Eric Xu, executive VP, said, ‘We are not interested in the U.S. market any more.’ Xu’s remarks came during a gathering of analysts on Tuesday. Huawei will service existing accounts, but isn’t actively looking to [...]
“The Obama administration plans to boost U.S. spending on computer network security, including a 21 percent increase at the Pentagon, after reports of rising cyber attacks and electronic theft of secrets linked to China.” Source:Obama Boosts Pentagon Cyber Budget Amid Rising Attacks – Businessweek
“Jordanian security forces arrested several youths who are suspected of attacking Israeli internet sites as part of the large scale cyber attack on Israel declared by the group called Anonymous. In response, Anonymous threatened to attack Jordanian internet sites. The group demanded the activists’ immediate release. A Facebook group called ‘The Third Intifada – Jordan’ boasted [...]
