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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 284 days ago
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/chinese-waging-online-spy-war/2008/02/09/1202234232007.htmlBy Jason KoutsoukisThe AgeFebruary 10, 2008CHINESE computer hackers have launched several targeted attacks on highly classified Federal Government computer networks, prompting an internal review of IT security.The cyber attacks are believed to be part of a co-ordinated international espionage operation to glean intelligence from Western countries.Senior Australian intelligence figures are also believed to be c read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 254 days ago
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/031108-infosec-oliver-north.htmlBy Ellen MessmerNetwork World03/11/2008ORLANDO -- At a security conference in Orlando Tuesday, Col. Oliver North mocked the plight of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, caught up in a prostitution-ring scandal that may end his political career.North, who first gained the national spotlight because of his involvement in the Reagan Administration-era Iran-Contra affair and who is now a news commentator for Fox News, told security managers attend read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 253 days ago
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08072/864263-28.stmBy Joyce GannonPittsburgh Post-GazetteMarch 12, 2008Greg Wilkinson, vice president, public and government affairs, at Nova Chemicals Corp., is spending much of his time this week playing cyber war games -- on company time. So is Betsy Mallison Bialosky, manager, corporate public relations, at PPG Industries.The communications specialists at those two local chemical companies have their bosses' blessings to "play" because Nova and PPG are participa read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 253 days ago
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Numerous hacks from the Far East sure look like concerted attacks against U.S. military installations, but nobody's saying for sure....Villanova University Six Sigma & IT Certificate Programs 100% Online programs in Six Sigma, IS Security, CISSP Prep, Business Analysis, Proj. Mgmt. and more! read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 211 days ago
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DHS's Greg Garcia in the hot seatInterview In September 2006, the US Secretary of Homeland Security appointed Greg Garcia assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications. With oversight for the National Cyber Security Division, the Office of Emergency Communications and the National Communications System, he is the federal government's point man for securing the nation's internet and telecommunications' systems against attacks from terrorists or countries that may target the US.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 198 days ago
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http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/05/8165_white_house_adm.htmlBy Nick BaumannMother Jones Blog05/06/08The White House acknowledged in a court filing last night that it no longer has backup tapes of email from between March 1 and May 22, 2003, a period that includes the beginning of the Iraq war.Yesterday's filing (PDF) [1] is the latest development in the ongoing White House emails lawsuit, in which two non-profits, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the Nationa read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 133 days ago
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Trojan apocalypseIt beggars belief that anyone would think that they'd first hear of World War III through a spam email. But hackers are relying on such credulous fools in an attempt to spread a new Trojan.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 107 days ago
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The hacker group behind the Coreflood Trojan has learned that patience pays, as it has stolen at least 463,582 user names and passwords while flying under the radar. At Black Hat, SecureWorks Director of Malware Research Joe Stewart discussed his research on the gang and how it has gone undetected. - LAS VEGAS The creators of the Coreflood Trojan have managed to stick their digital hands into the pockets of victims for years. And they have done it largely under the radar, according to research revealed read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 105 days ago
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The hacker group behind the Coreflood Trojan has learned that patience pays, as it has stolen at least 463,582 user names and passwords while flying under the radar. At Black Hat, SecureWorks Director of Malware Research Joe Stewart discussed his research on the gang and how it has gone undetected. - LAS VEGAS The creators of the Coreflood Trojan have managed to stick their digital hands into the pockets of victims for years. And they have done it largely under the radar, according to research revealed read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 99 days ago
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The cyber-attacks launched against Georgia during the recent military clashes with Russia are just the latest in a growing escalation of security hacks targeting government computers and Web sites around the world. Estonia, Lithuania and the Pentagon were all hacked successfully in recent months. IT security researchers expect government hacks and cyber-terrorism will only increase. - Lest any of us forget the age in which we live, the cyber-attacks on Georgiathis past week have highlighted that the In read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 87 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:36 -0500 (CDT)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603128.htmlBy Kim HartWashington Post Staff WriterAugust 27, 2008; TORONTO -- Here in the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, a new breed of hackers is conducting digital espionage.They are among a growing number of investigators who monitor how traffic is routed through countries, where Web sites are blocked and why it's all happening. Now th read more »
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