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Deploying Disney: How Social Engineers Take Advantage of Childhood Lessons
2009-05-21 09:25

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1341012 By Chris Nickerson InformIT May 20, 2009 Security consultant Chris Nickerson points out that social engineers (the kind you hire as...

'Anonymous' hacker pleads guilty to 2008 attack on	Scientology sites
2009-05-12 05:27

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/perpeterator-of-2008-cyberattack-on-scientology-pleads-guilty.html By David Sarno Los Angles Times May 11, 2009 Remember that cyber-attack on...

Comedian sneaks into US State department
2009-05-11 06:16

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5295148/Comedian-sneaks-into-US-State-department.html Telegraph.co.uk 08 May 2009 Comedian Armando Iannucci got past security guards at...

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PCI: A Brand, Not a Security Standard
2009-05-11 06:16

http://attrition.org/security/rants/pci/heartland01.html PCI: A Brand, Not a Security Standard Fri May 8 21:09:02 EDT 2009 security curmudgeon I am so fed up with this entire ordeal. As a customer...

Computer hard drive sold on eBay 'had details of top secret U.S. missile defence system'
2009-05-08 09:01

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1178239/Computer-hard-drive-sold-eBay-details-secret-U-S-missile-defence-system.html By Daily Mail Reporter 07th May 2009 Highly sensitive details of a US...

Korea, US Join Forces to Fight Cyber Terrorism
2009-05-05 07:12

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/113_44315.html By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Korea Times 05-04-2009 South Korea and the United States will work more closely to secure security...

LTTE won first round in the cyber war: Hacked  Army and Lankapuwath websites – Army site restored
2009-05-05 07:12

http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17204 Asiantribune.com 2009-05-01 The official website of Sri Lanka Army, www.army.lk and one of another Sri Lanka Government’s site - Lanka Puwath...

Lawmakers Seek to Tighten Cyber Regulation on Power Grids
2009-05-01 09:40

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042902953.html By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer April 29, 2009 Key lawmakers in the House and Senate are seeking...

Swine Flu: 5 Tips to Ensure Pandemic Preparation
2009-04-30 15:38

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1422 By Linda McGlasson Managing Editor Bank Infosecurity April 29, 2009 The Swine Flu, if unchecked, could prove to be the pandemic that...

Proposal Would Shore Up Govt. Cyber Defenses
2009-04-28 06:12

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/04/proposal_would_shore_up_uncle.html By Brian Krebs Security Fix The Washington Post April 27, 2009 While cyber attacks have evolved dramatically...