Tag Archives: Cyber Warfare

7 Levels of Cyber Security Hacking

7 Levels of Cyber Security Hacking As Internal Controls professionals we are aware that all hackers are not the same. This presents problems in defending against them, writes Stuart Coulson, a director of the British hosting provider, UK Fast. “The … Continue reading

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Pentagon sees progress in cyber warfare

Pentagon sees progress in cyber warfare The Pentagon says it is making progress in developing weapons for its newest battleground – cyberspace – but still faces funding, technology and policy challenges. US Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Basla, vice commander … Continue reading

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Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac

Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac Earlier this week, Dr.Web reported the discovery of a Mac OS X botnet Flashback (Flashfake). According to their information, the estimated size of this botnet is more than 500, 000 … Continue reading

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IBM X-Force tags three growing cyberattack trends in 2011

IBM X-Force tags three growing cyberattack trends in 2011 The IBM X-Force 2011 Trend and Risk Report identified three increasing cyber attack trends: shell command injection attacks, automated password guessing, and phishing attacks impersonating social networking sites. As progress has … Continue reading

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Corporate Espionage: China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms to Get Secret Deal Data

Corporate Espionage: China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms to Get Secret Deal Data China-based hackers looking to derail the $40 billion acquisition of the world’s largest potash producer by an Australian mining giant zeroed in on offices on Toronto’s Bay Street, … Continue reading

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FBI Looking for App to Monitor Twitter and Facebook For Threat Data

FBI Looking for App to Monitor Twitter and Facebook For Threat Data The FBI is in the early stages of developing an application that would monitor sites such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as various news feeds, in order … Continue reading

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US, India hit by biggest-ever cyber attacks

US, India hit by biggest-ever cyber attacks Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. Security company … Continue reading

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Cyber Weapons: The New Arms Race

Cyber Weapons: The New Arms Race The Pentagon, the IMF, Google, and others have been hacked. It’s war out there, and a cyber-weapons industry is exploding to arm the combatants Follow the link and Read a very informative article by … Continue reading

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Sony: ‘Very Professional, Sophisticated’ Attackers Responsible for PSN Hack

Sony: ‘Very Professional, Sophisticated’ Attackers Responsible for PSN Hack Sony executives say that the people responsible for the attack that forced the company to shut down its PlayStation Network and other services and compromised data belonging to 77 million customers … Continue reading

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Attackers set sights on Mac OS X with Apple malware toolkit

Attackers set sights on Mac OS X with Apple malware toolkit The growing success of Apple’s Mac OS, bolstered by iPhone sales and new iPad tablet users, has caught the attention of cyber criminals who are setting their sights on … Continue reading

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