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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 291 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn los alamos national lab improves information security comments Discuss  
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39273By Jill R. Aitoro Govexec.com February 12, 2008 Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged problems involving security of classified data and has taken several steps to improve processes, according to a report [1] from the Government Accountability Office released Monday. The laboratory, which manages numerous nuclear facilities and operations, saw a reduction in the number of reported security incidents from a five-year high of 18 in 2005 to four in read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 268 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: uk moves national id rollout comments Discuss  
p strong Opponents say the U.S. is also intent on creating a citizen database with Real ID. strong p ...Deliver REMOTE SUPPORT Easily. Try WebEx FREE! Deliver efficient and effective support. Remotely control applications. Leap securely through firewalls. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 222 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn baker college wins national collegiate cyber defense competition comments Discuss  
http://www.linux.com/feature/132873By Joe Barr Linux.comApril 21, 2008Baker College of Flint, Mich., defeated defending champion Texas A&M University and four other regional winners from across the country to capture the third annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, which concluded in San Antonio, Texas, over the weekend. Texas A&M finished a close second, and the University of Louisville took third. Also competing for the championship were the Community College of Baltimore County, M read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 97 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: minister warns national grid hack threat comments Discuss  
And theft of commercial secretsA UK government minister has warned that cyber-terrorists were attempting to take out the national grid.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 73 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: texas national guard site disappears malware attack comments Discuss  
The $50 exorcismThe website for the Texas National Guard remained unreachable on Friday, two days after security researchers said it had been hacked by miscreants who were using it to install malware on the PCs of visitors.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 70 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn national vulnerability database updated upgraded comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:04:44 -0500 (CDT)http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47170-1.htmlBy William JacksonGCN.com09/17/08What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually. A wealth of information is available on information technology threats and vulnerabilities and the best practices for countering them, but matching that information to your needs can be difficult.According to a paper Mitre Corp. published in 2007, “Descriptions of vulnerabilities and configuration best read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 66 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:18:16 -0500 (CDT)http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080924.RNATIONAL24/TPStory/BusinessBy PAUL WALDIEtheglobeandmail.comSeptember 24, 2008A determined thief managed to break into a locked office at National Bank of Canada's Montreal headquarters, avoid various security measures and pinch a laptop computer containing information about most of the bank's mortgage customers.The theft occurred some time last Friday, said bank read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 53 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: romanian national cops phishing trip comments Discuss  
Who's your underworld Popa?A 22-year-old Romanian national has admitted he participated in a US-based phishing operation that raked in some $700,000 over a three-year period.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 13 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: ec slams national cybercrime responses inadequate comments Discuss  
Super regulator back on the agenda?The European Commission has launched a consultation on how it can strengthen the European Union's response to computer attacks. The Commission is canvassing views ahead of a debate early next year about an EU-wide coordination of computer security.… read more »
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