Blog Posts Tagged with "Cyber Security"
Secretary of Defense Panetta on U.S. Cyber Capabilities
October 15, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Panetta has warned of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure and that opponents are increasing their cyber capabilities and represent a serious menace. The words used last Thursday are very strong: The US is in a “pre-9/11 moment,” referring to a possible series of cyber attacks...
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The Derecho Named Cyber
October 10, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
The discussions we had back in the mid-90s are still ongoing, we still don’t have a proper information sharing cybersecurity bill and people still don’t trust the government to maintain their privacy. Please, members of congress and business leaders, work on cybersecurity as if our lives depend on it...
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I’m Mad as Hell about an Executive Order on Cybersecurity
October 07, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
And as much as you might not care, if President Obama signs an Executive Order on cybersecurity, it will set the de facto standards that we all must live with. You’ll share the data and you’ll have to live with the standards...
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Cyber War: Fact from Fiction in the shadow of the Tallinn Manual
October 04, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Are we involved in open cyber warfare? Definitely not. We are definitely involved in a Cold War style set of guerilla incursions aimed at strategic assets for espionage or financial damage. This hasn't yet moved direct confrontation - but that may simply be a matter of time...
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Is a Communist or Totalitarian System Preferable in the Internet Age?
October 03, 2012 Added by:Doug DePeppe
In the West, we tout the openness of the Internet. Many attribute the Internet as playing a major part in the Arab Spring. The dark underbelly of the Internet, however, is that all this connectivity allows bad actors to connect to any target he desires...
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We're Under Cyber Attack INSIDE America!
October 01, 2012 Added by:Doug DePeppe
Cyberattacks are mounting. They are getting more severe, and indicate nation-state support, reportedly from Iran. The US national strategy must change. It must address the need for capability where harm from an attack on critical infrastructure will be felt in communities across America...
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PlaceRaider: 3D Visual Malware from Military Research
October 01, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
It's known that military sector represents a privileged incubator for new technologies than in many cases are subsequently used in civil. We have already read about the existence of software to spy on victims that are able to record communications and movements but the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana in collaboration with researchers at Indiana University created a new type of 'vi...
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On the Lack of IT Readiness: The Security Edition
September 30, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Sticking to the basics wouldn't be such a bad thing in Security... if we had a clue on how to do the basics right. I know plenty of people who pentest all day every day and they'll be the first to tell you how easy it is to break in because defenses are so weak, if they exist at all...
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The Wicked Witches of Cyberspace
September 27, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
Lately I’ve been doing a deep dive on technologies that enable one to bypass filters, blocking and jamming, to get uncensored information into denied areas. When we use these technologies it is on behalf of goodness, apple pie and the American way. When someone else does its nefarious...
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Iran Increasing Tensions: Cyber Perspective
September 24, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
A massive cyber attack could increase hostilities, anticipating a conventional strike, but the Government of Teheran is showing awareness of risks related to a cyber attack and it has started a massive propaganda campaign to show to the western world its cyber capabilities...
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An Open Letter to Senator Rockefeller
September 20, 2012 Added by:Richard Stiennon
Like in many matters involving science and technology, scientists and technologists should be brought into future deliberations on cyber legislation. The technologists that make the Internet operate and the security experts that battle to defend it need to be brought to the table...
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SOURCESeattle Write-Up
September 18, 2012 Added by:Robert M. Lee
As my perspective in infosec comes from my role as a Cyberspace Operations Officer in the Air Force, where most people say “infosec” I say “cyber” and try to speak on the broader domain impacts, deterrence, sharing threat intelligence, education, and the importance of working together...
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War in Cyberspace is about Definitions
September 18, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
We are stuck in “Definitional Wars” or the struggle to get definitions approved that are not only accurate but widely accepted. A bigger problem is the constant evolution of technology and terminology, by the time a definition is published, it is usually obsolete...
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State-Sponsored Attacks or Not? That's the Question...
September 18, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Despite the use of cyber weapons and the damage caused by offensive operations being major concerns for intelligence agencies, clues are frequently discovered about attacks designed to steal sensitive information and intellectual property. Who is behind these cyber attacks?
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Ask The Experts: Important SCADA Security Tips
September 16, 2012 Added by:Brent Huston
Utilities have been computerizing their SCADA systems for years now. This has allowed them to save money, time and manpower and has increased their situational awareness and control flexibility. However, industrial control systems are usually not very robust and also very ‘dumb...
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Assessment of Security Policies Within the DoD
September 11, 2012 Added by:Stefano Mele
According to a new report from the DoD Inspector General, security policies "often overlap, are fragmentary, or inconsistent". The sheer volume of policies that are not integrated makes it difficult for those in the field to ensure consistent and comprehensive policy implementation...
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- Five Things Your InfoSec Team Should Do in the Next 30 Days
- The Disclosure Debate Continues….. (part 1,453, 769) to be Continued
- The Danger of Mixing Cyber Espionage with Cyber Warfare
- Improving Security by Failing Faster
- BYOD: Should It Be the Wave of the Future?
- Trend Micro Discovers "SafeNet" - a New Targeted Espionage Operation Online
- Managing My Company’s Security is a Nightmare
- Bridging the Cybersecurity Divide, Why Security Innovation Must Lead the Way
- The Evolution of Industrial Control System Information Sharing
- ATM Security (And Really Learning from the Past)