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- Cyberattack
- An assault against a computer system or network. See information warfare.
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- 60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war
- Our electric grid is vulnerable to a cyber attack and come to think of it so is every other piece of U.S. infrastructure. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack
- Expected10/10. Not sure why we treat Russia as civilized, except they have nukes.Because they also have oil, ...gas, caviar, titanium, etc, etc. If it wasn't for oil we wouldn't give a hoot about Iraq or Iran. Look at how we ignore Somalia!RE: Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack
- A report from the nonprofit US Cyber Consequences Unit confirms what only made sense about last year's cyber attack on Georgia. It was carried about by independent groups with a special relationship to the Russian government. As InfoWeek relates, the report concludes: "Many of the cyber attacks...
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew
- US cyberwarriors a reluctant crewRelated problemThere's a related problem ... once they start using [b][i]any[/i][/b] offensive cyberwarfare, anyone could do anything anywhere and blame it on the U.S.Say, for instance, individual Israelis started hacking Iranian computers or vice versa, or Taliban sympathizers started attacking Pakistani systems or Indian systems. ...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-02
- US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew
- The Obama Administration will one day have a whole slate of cybersecurity and cyberwar experts, but that doesn't mean the Defense community will be ready to let loose offensive cyber attacks. According to a report in Sunday's New York Times, planning for such attacks has been in...
- Blog posts 2009-08-02
- Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sites
- Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sitesLOL.. this wil not change a dictators hold on a country.when will you people learn.BTW: nothing new about DDoS attacks. Easy to create and complete.The only question here is: How long can they sustain it and will the US gov...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sites
- Approximately 24 hours ago, the Iranian opposition coordinated an ongoing cyber attack that has successfully managed to disrupt access to major pro-Ahmadinejad Iranian web sites, including the President's homepage which continues returning a "The maximum number of user reached, Server is too busy, please try again later..." message. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- DoD Gates: We're always under cyberattack
- DoD Gates: We're always under cyberattackThis "private initiative" BS has gone too far!DoD contracts need security teeth in them tied to a cybernoose around the corporate CEO's necks. National security is too important to compromise.My God! We pay enough already so an isolated and secure network is not...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Pentagon bill for cyberattack cleanup? $100 million
- Pentagon bill for cyberattack cleanup? $100 millionWhere is the outrage?Oh, nevermind.We know Windows is not secure.Hmm, I wonder if the Pentagon replaced every Windows machine with Macs where the software to do the task was available if they would have saved that 100 million?I'd rather they spend a few million...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattackSystems - The Bigger They Come, the Harder They FallRun to the library and read the last chapter of the book "I.T. WARS: Managing the Business-Technology Weave in the New Millennium." That chapter is called "What's At Stake", and is a treatment of huge...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack
- OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...
- Blog posts 2009-03-22
- Increasing Cyber Security Readiness With Adaptive Threat Management: Essential Insights for Strengthening the Federal Response to Cyber Attacks
- The U.S. Federal Government depends on the vast array of systems and networks in cyberspace to support all aspects of their operations. Unfortunately, this dependence on cyberspace leaves agencies vulnerable to cyber attacks. Threats are growing in number and sophistication, originating from both domestic and foreign sources and encompassing intentional...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Kyrgyzstan under cyberattack
- Kyrgyzstan under cyberattackMe thinks russia thinks they are too small and need more terrirtoryThey are reclaiming what was theirs. I cant say that i wouldnt if i had the chance. They have the money now, so why not. I dont agree with it, these are soverign countries though.Now...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-29
- Cyberattacks target UK national infrastructure
- Cyberattacks target UK national infrastructureI hope they will begin using Linux.After decades of experience using Windows and then using Linux for 5 years, there is no comparison on security.Linux has done a tremendous job being resistant to threats with very little attention and no external AV or firewall programs.In home...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Georgia cyberattacks just 'enthusiasts'?
- Gadi Evron, former head of Israel's CERT, says the evidence in the attacks on Georgia's government websites points to "enthusiasts" not the Russian government. "Not all fighting is warfare," he says. While Georgia is obviously under a DDoS attacks and it is political in nature,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress
- Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progressOffending messagesI would like to know what constitutes an 'offending message' and who makes the decision and on which criterion?Other than that, I want to say that Russia is being vilified in a similar way to Serbia when she fought against terrorisism directed...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress
- In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- White House taps Wiki entrepreneur to fight cyberattacks
- White House taps Wiki entrepreneur to fight cyberattacksExperience would suggest......that making something inconvenient is enough to make the vast majority not want to try, unless it's very important to them this strategy seem to work particularly well for a certain large software vendor as well. Of course, if there's...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- White House taps Wiki entrepreneur to fight cyberattacks
- Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rod A. Beckstrom has been tapped to join the Bush Administration to help secure federal networks against attack, the Post reported today. Beckstrom most recently founded Twiki.net, an enterprise Wiki support company, and previously created CATS Software and Mergent Systems. He's also coauthor of a...
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
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