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Finally, a cybersecurity czar

A year after Congress elevated cybersecurity to the top rung of the Homeland Security hierarchy, DHS has finally appointed an assistant secretary for cyber-security and telecommunications. And the winner is ... Greg Garcia, VP of information security policy for the Information Technology Association of America. The Washington Post reports:...

Tags: Cyber Storm, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Greg Garcia, cybersecurity

Blog posts 2006-09-19

National cybersecurity test set for fall

National cybersecurity test set for fallSkynetIt's becoming a reality folks, the terminator runs California and now the govenrment will start testing Skynet. Lock down yor firewalls, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. Of course, does that mean that California would be spared?Planning vs DoingI keep hearing all this talk about...

Tags: Government, Channel management, SECURITY, Andy Purdy, Cyber Storm, Skynet, US-CERT, Web

Discussion threads 2005-07-22

4Pinball Cyber Storm (Mobile)

Cyber Storm is an impressive 320x1200 pixels (5 PPC screens high!) table featuring lanes which cross over each other and activation modes which must be set before collecting Jackpot and Bumper Attack. The table features 4 flippers two sets allowing for upper and lower table action.5 Pocket PC screens high...

Tags: Mobile, Lane, Mode, Cyber Storm, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2003-05-07

Additional Resources

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Paul McCartney's official site serving malware

Paul McCartney's official site serving malwareNo different to his songs thenMalware to the earsCome on now, it's not Paul's faultHis site is hosted by a company called Netbenefit. This should be damaging them, not Paul.paulmccartney.com ==> 83.137.129.98http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?searchtext=83.137.129.98exalia.com brings up netbenefit.comPaul McCartney did this on purposeThere are only 2 explanations...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Paul McCartney, malware, official site

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

News to know: Perfect Windows storm; Nokia; SugarCRM; Google Earth

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 delayed again Mary Jo Foley: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Google Earth, SugarCRM, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Smb/Sme, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-02-03

The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective

It's been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news 'n' reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here's a recap of the best stories: January:...

Tags: ASUS, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., T-Mobile, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Blu-ray, ZDNet Reviews, CES 2008, Josh, Andrew, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Flip Mino Camcorder, MSI, BlackBerry Storm, Barack Obama, CES 2009, Handhelds, Hd Dvd, Hardware, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-19

Apple's touch ecosystem taking off (and it may be more than fun and games)

Apple may be offering a $99 iPhone at Wal-Mart. More than 300 million applications have been downloaded from Apple's App Store. And the iPod touch is out of stock in at key retailers. Add it up and signs abound that Apple's has created a virtuous cycle for its touch platform...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-08

News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Spam rates massively down on shutdown of rogue ISP

Spam rates massively down on shutdown of rogue ISPIt's not about spamIf McColo had had the sense [1] of a decapitated cockroach, they'd still be in business. Spam doesn't even get you a return phone call from Global Crossing, but kiddie porn?[1] Yeah, I know: Rule 3.RE: Spam rates...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, rogue ISP, shutdown, Internet Service Provider, spam, spammer

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

News to know: Windows 7; Google; iPhone; Storm; iLife patch

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience. Gallery right Michael Krigsman: Sixteen IT failures to remember Garett Rogers: Google makes the blogosphere...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple iLife, Jason O'Grady, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-11

DHS still doesn't quite get this cybersecurity thing

The Department of Homeland Security is still lacking in the cybersecurity department, according to a bevy of critics. What's galling is that the DHS' inadequacies are barely news anymore. Here's what would be a real news flash: "DHS locks down cybersecurity. Hackers locked out!" Perhaps I'm cynical...

Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Community, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Who won CyberStorm II?

The only question that mattered during an RSA Con session on the government's cyberwar game, CyberStorm II was asked by a typical sort of fellow at these things -- " a pony-tailed RSA attendee, presumably a security pro," as InformationWeek described: "Was there a...

Tags: Team, RSA Security Inc., Team Management, Games, Management, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-10

Taking Security to the Next Level

Microsoft Corp.'s most recent Security Intelligence Report SIR, a comprehensive analysis of the threat landscape has pointed to new trends in cyber crime. The purpose of the six-monthly report is to keep customers informed about the major trends in the threat landscape and provide valuable insights and security guidance on...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Security, Viruses And Worms

White papers 2008-04-01

Cyber-Storm II is blowing through DC

Cyber-Storm II is blowing through DCLast Year Revealed Major Weaknesses in the Exercise ParametersWhile it made a good place to start, the "play nice" instructions automatically limited the effectiveness of the exercise.In a true full-blown attack, the opponents will NOT play nice or restrict themselves to a single attack. ...

Tags: Cyber-Storm II, attack

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

News to know: Excel patches; Firefox benchmarks; Spitzer and IT; YouTube; HDTV

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring. Michael Krigsman: Eliot Spitzer's software nightmare Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws David Morgenstern: Microsoft updates Mac Office 2008, 2004 George...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Information Technology, Patch Management, YouTube Inc., HDTV, Eliot Spitzer, Vista SP1 Microsoft, Virtualization, Social Networking, Linux, Microsoft Excel, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Cyber-Storm II is blowing through DC

It’s time, once again, for Cyber Storm, the "the largest-ever exercise designed to evaluate the mettle of information technology experts and incident response teams" from 18 federal agencies and nine states, The Washington Post. Jerry Dixon, a former director of the...

Tags: Player, Australia, Attorney General, Cyber-Storm II, Government, Strategy, Security, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-11

News to know: Macworld; OOXML; Google; Tech's economic pulse

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Veteran Windows architect resigns from Microsoft Independent study backs OOXML. EU launches new probe against Microsoft Macworld: David Morgenstern: Will Macs star at this year's Macworld Expo? Jason O'Grady: The calm before...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Macworld, Software As A Service (SaaS), Desktops, Hd Dvd, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-15

DHS planning Cyber Storm II exercise in March

DHS planning Cyber Storm II exercise in MarchCriteria for successWhat is the criteria for success and is it defined before or after the exercise?

Tags: Cyber Storm II, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Discussion threads 2007-12-15

News to know: Green Grid; Windows 7; AMD speaks; Bebo

Notable headlines: David Berlind: With tech titan support, Green Grid to help datacenters go green with measurement standards Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 to get new touch features. Microsoft makes IE with component activation change available to testers. Larry Dignan: Ahead...

Tags: Bebo, Larry Dignan, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Grid, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Fleury, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-12-13