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S. Korea seeks help on cyberattacks Seoul (UPI) Nov 3, 2009 
South Korea is set to seek help from China to trace the origins of high-profile cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the country and the United States last July. "We are seeking help from Chinese authorities to launch a joint investigation," Defense Talk cited an anonymous police official as saying. Seoul's decision comes nearly a week after Woo Sei-Hoon, chief of South Korea' ... read moreSKorea to seek Chinese help to track cyber attacks 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 2, 2009South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July. "We are now seeking help from Chinese authorities to launch a joint investigation," a national police agency official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The move follows last week's remark ... more
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US boots up new unified cybersecurity center
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) brings together various government organizations responsible for protecting cyber networks and infrastructure and private sector partners. "This will be a 24/7, ... more Computer game deployed to combat phishing 
Washington (UPI) Oct 28, 2009 State Department employees are being encouraged to play a computer game to familiarize themselves with the global threat posed by phishing, an increasingly sophisticated form of identity fraud that can entice unsuspecting computer users into divulging sensitive personal information. The game, called Phil by Pittsburgh-based developer Wombat Security Technologies, is designed especially ... more Gizmodo duped by virus ad, apologizes 
Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2009Popular US gadget blog Gizmodo apologized to its readers on Tuesday after being duped by malware masquerading as an advertisement. "Guys, I'm really sorry but we had some malware running on our site in ad boxes for a little while last week on Suzuki ads," Gizmodo editorial director Brian Lam said in a message at Gizmodo.com. "They somehow fooled our ad sales team through an elaborate ... more Swiss foreign ministry hit by computer attack
Geneva (AFP) Oct 26, 2009Unidentified hackers have penetrated the Swiss foreign ministry's computer system to seize data, forcing parts of it to be shut down for several days, the ministry revealed Monday. The "professional virus attack" allowed outsiders to gain access to the computer system to obtain unspecified information, the ministry said in a statement. It said the extent of the data mining was unknown. ... more |
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US Navy creates command to maintain cyber supremacy
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2009 The US Navy announced Thursday it was consolidating intelligence gathering and other data capabilities under a single command in a bid to maintain an increasingly challenged US military supremacy in cyberspace. Naval Intelligence chief Vice Admiral Jack Dorsett said the navy was creating an "Information Dominance Corps" bringing together over 44,000 sailors - including an expansion of the n ... more US to add up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that her department has received the green light to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years. "This new hiring authority will enable (the department) to recruit the best cyber analysts, developers and engineers in the world to serve their country by leading the nation's defenses against cyber threats," Napo ... more Singapore sets up body to prevent cyber-attacks 
Singapore (AFP) Sept 30, 2009Singapore on Wednesday announced the creation of a special agency to protect the city-state from cyber-attack. "It will be the specialist authority to deal with threats to national security, especially external threats such as cyber-terrorism and cyber-espionage," Law Minister K. Shanmugam said. Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA) will begin operating Thursday, Shan ... more Internet, dissidents under watch for China's National Day 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2009Internet users in China have found more and more online roadblocks and dissidents have reported increased surveillance as the authorities nervously prepare to celebrate 60 years of communist rule. China regularly cracks down on online activity and activists ahead of sensitive events, and this year's National Day on Thursday is no exception as the government plans to showcase its military mig ... more |
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