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• in IT
  Recent Banking Heist Highlights Need for Cyber Security
  The relative ease and anonymity of recent attacks highlights the need for increased cyber security at every level of society.
  by r3bb / on May 12, 2013
• in Technology
  More Cyber Security Training is Needed
  A report from Techworld published on Feb. 12 highlights the need for more cyber training in the U.K., and it is not the only country that has noticed this.
  by lanabandoim / on Feb 12, 2013
• in IT
  Amplified Cyber Security Defends Small Business Smartphones
  Worrying about where you'll find more business leads pales in comparison to upcoming fears leaks in mobile cyber security will wipe out data already owned.
  by advertzones / on Jan 9, 2013

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “cyber security”

 

• 45m$ ATM Heist shows the true potential of Cybercrime

  
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  Intwo separate cyber heists two Middle Eastern banks lost 45 million US dollars. Thefirst cyber-heist which netted 5 m$, took place on December 2012   where cybercriminals targeted pre-paidMasterCard debit cards issued by the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah in theUnited Arab Emirates. While the second intrusion, on ...
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• More than half of IT execs believe in the cloud’s security benefits

  
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  Some companies are hesitant to adopt cloud computing for fear that the use of hosted environments may make mission-critical data and applications more vulnerable to security breaches. However, such sentiment has been overblown. The cloud is actually a safe technology and, in many cases, enhances a firm’s protection. ...
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• Triumfant Launches its First Monitored Service Solution for Advanced Malware Detection and Remediation

  
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  By Bob Gourley Editor’s note: I have meant to get our readers an update on Triumfant for quite a while. I am very proud to be an advisor to John Prisco and believe their approach to automatically discovering attacks (and even misuse) on computers is one every enterprise should evaluate. The news below makes it ...
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• Exec Order: Only Gov Sanctioned Open Source Data Available to Public

  
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  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism May 11, 2013       President Obama signed a new executive order (EO) entitled, “Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information” which states that all digital data sanctioned by the US government be made accessible to the public; ...
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• Cyber Fraud Did Not Affect Clients – RAKBANK

  
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  National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) was the victim of a cyber-fraud attack last year and resulted in losses for the bank which amounted to millions of dollars. A global cybercrime ring nearly stole $45 million from RAKBANK and Bank of Muscat of Oman. They took advantage of credit card processing firms and ...
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• Released 2007 NSA Document Shows How Cyber Spies Are Trained to Find Information ‘Not Intended for Public Distribution’

  
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  NSA Headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo: Wikimedia) Much of the National Security Agency is under a shroud of secrecy, but a recently released document is giving us some insight into how its cyber spies were trained to use search engines and other online tools. The more than 600-page document — ...
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• DOD confirms China’s cyberwar strategy, White House unveils open data policy and more

  
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  By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day . Department of Labor website hack highlights advanced attack trends – The recent attack at the Department of Labor is bringing to the forefront advanced tactics and strategies of cyber adversaries. This attack was a 0-day exploit of ...
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• Thought Leaders Discuss Irksome Security Pet-Peeves

  
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  At Infosecurity Europe 2013, security thought leaders Nigel Stanley, Sarb Sembhi, Gavin Millard, Alea Fairchild, Simon Heron, and Amar Singh discuss some of the more frustrating issues they see day after day in the course of their work… Special thanks to @twistandshoutUK for video production.   Image courtesy of ...
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• DISA Keeps Moving Forward on Mobility Solutions

  
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  By Bob Gourley DISA has just made an announcment regarding mobility I believe will be of high interest throughout the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community but also with the systems integrators that bring together solutions to serve the federal market. The announcement provides information on ...
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• Cyber-Attacks are Wrecking the Internet, What Should We Do?

  
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  With the amount of cyber-attacks that occur on a regular basis to large and small companies (just a few weeks ago, hackers breached LivingSocial.com, affecting 50 million users), it’s starting to look like there’s really nothing we can do to secure ourselves effectively. Of course, everybody has a different ...
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• 6 small business statistics that may surprise you

  
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  By Brent Barnhart Small businesses love statistics. And why not? They help us understand where we’re going and where we’ve been. After all, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. By better understanding the small business landscape by the numbers , we’re more likely to make informed ...
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• Cyber security professionals shortage in India

  
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  Tools to become better at ISO27001 Earlier this month the Times of India reported that India is currently in need of an additional 55,000 certified cyber security professionals by 2015 to protect its IT infrastructure. The number of certified cyber security professionals in India is currently only 22,000. When you ...
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• India Going All-In On Scanning Civillian Communication

  
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  India is working on a self produced computer system with which it becomes possible to scan all the communication activities of its civilians. Aside scanning Internet traffic the system is also able to scan text messages and phone communication. The Times of India reported yesterday that the Indian Government launched ...
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• The EU cyber security directive and what it will mean for your business

  
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  Since the EU cyber security directive was published in February 2013, there has been a lot of talk on what this will mean for Europe. But what will it exactly mean for you and your business? The EU cyber security directive and what it will mean for your business is a post from: IT Governance Blog on IT governance, ...
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• Instilling User Confidence in Your User Interface

  
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  What does it take to instill user confidence in your user interface? Clarity Clarity just means making sure your interface is clear: users should know what they’re using it for.  The best user interface is the one that doesn’t affect your user; it stays humbly in the background. Control You don’t want your user ...
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• Navy Connects to Achieve Physical, Cyber and Energy Security at Naval District Washington

  
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  I posted on  this NDW effor t earlier this year, but now it appears they have accomplished a rather remarkable trifecta. By leveraging an already accredited (secure) command and control network, it appears the Navy NDW folks have achieved improved physical security capabilities, enhanced energy security through ...
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• Wireless Attack: Evil Twin

  
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  WiFi enabled devices have a little known idiosyncrasy that can be exploited by hackers. This issue is the automatic reconnection to wireless networks that your device has previously successfully connected to in the past. The typical device saves the details about the wireless network in a profile. When the wireless ...
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• Cyber Security and Business

  
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  The difficult task of securing our cyber future is defined not only by the need for human, process and technical perfection but also by our ability to manage the imperfections. Protecting Internet information has become a costly enterprise, Cyber crime has become one of the most profitable kinds of illegal activity ...
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• The Global Cost of Cyber Security

  
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  As an engineer, numbers and mathematics play significant roles in my daily activities. Sometimes, however, putting a number on something just doesn’t make sense. For me, trying to estimate the global cost associated with cybercrime is one of those ‘somethings’. The inherent complexity associated with the global ...
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• Beijing says US defence report hypes China threat

  
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  Beijing on Tuesday dismissed an annual Pentagon report that accused it of widespread cyberspying on the US government, rejecting it as an “irresponsible” attempt to drum up fear of China as a military threat. The paper came as concerns in Washington have grown over Beijing’s double-digit rises in defence ...
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