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FAA computers still vulnerable to cyberattack
Friday, 13 Aug, 2010 – 14:41 | No Comment

“Federal Aviation Administration computer systems remain vulnerable to cyber attacks despite improvements at a number of key radar facilities in the past year, according to a new government review.
The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General said …

Hackers Target Power Plants and Physical Systems
Thursday, 5 Aug, 2010 – 11:37 | No Comment

“As the most popular operating system in use around the globe, Microsoft Windows is also the most targeted OS for cyber criminals looking to steal data and exploit systems. In the past when hackers attacked …

China info warfare
Thursday, 3 Jun, 2010 – 21:58 | No Comment

“U.S. intelligence agencies have obtained a Chinese military book that will provide new insights into the Chinese military’s information-warfare plans.
The book is being translated, but Inside the Ring obtained its table of contents, which reveals …

US Officials Look At How To Respond To Threats To Electric Grid
Wednesday, 2 Jun, 2010 – 7:32 | No Comment

“Officials in charge of the reliability of the U.S. electric grid are taking a closer look at how to respond to cyberattacks and other possible catastrophic events.
The North American Electric Reliability Corp., or NERC, and …

China’s Strategy for Information Warfare: A Focus on Energy
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 17:41 | No Comment

“The past decade may be portrayed as a period of growing cyber threats, or at least as a period of increasing fear and a growing conviction regarding cyber insecurity. Among many different cyber-vulnerable industries, critical …

Report: Canada vulnerable to cyberattack
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 17:18 | No Comment

“Canadian government, college and industry computers are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack, federal authorities said.
Cyberattacks via social networking sites have grown ’substantially’ in Canada, said a censored report from Canada’s Security Intelligence Service.
The Canadian government needs …

Server-based zombies power souped-up DDoS assault
Thursday, 13 May, 2010 – 9:14 | No Comment

“Hackers have begun using compromised servers instead of client PCs to launch more powerful denial of service attacks.
Hundreds of web servers are infected with a DoS application that transforms them into zombie drones, according to …

Palin Hacker Convicted, Faces Up to 21 Years in Prison
Monday, 3 May, 2010 – 14:02 | No Comment

“The 22-year-old son of a Tennessee state senator was convicted last week on one felony charge and one misdemeanor charge arising from his hacking into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign.
PCWorld.com …

General Cites Attacks on Military Computers
Thursday, 15 Apr, 2010 – 21:49 | No Comment

“Computer networks essential to the Pentagon and military are attacked by individual hackers, criminal groups and nations hundreds of thousands of times every day, according to the officer nominated to lead a cyberwarfare command.
The officer, …

Cyber criminals getting specialized, FBI says
Wednesday, 24 Mar, 2010 – 8:11 | No Comment

“Cyber criminals are focusing on developing expertise in one specific skill–such as coding, hacking or moving money–rather than being generalists as they collaborate with colleagues to carry out computer exploits, a senior FBI cybersecurity official …