Security News

Hack attacks on US could spark military action
2011-05-18 08:36

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/17/white_house_cyberspace_strategy/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 17th May 2011 The Obama Administration has put the world on notice that hack...

US CERT warns of critical industrial control bug
2011-05-12 07:14

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/12/critical_iconics_scada_bug/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 12th May 2011 The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team is warning oil refineries,...

US-CERT Current Activity - Osama Bin Laden's Death Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning
2011-05-03 14:51

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#osama_bin_laden_s_death US-CERT Current Activity Osama Bin Laden's Death Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning Original release date:...

US-Russian dictionary defines cyber war, other concepts
2011-04-29 15:13

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/04/28/us-russia-cyber-dictionary.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com April 28, 2011 It is all very well to talk about cyberspace and cybersecurity, but what do they mean,...

Cyberespionage: US finds FBI agents in elite unit lack necessary skills
2011-04-28 07:35

Forwarded from: Justin Lundy http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0427/Cyberespionage-US-finds-FBI-agents-in-elite-unit-lack-necessary-skills By Mark Clayton Staff writer The Christian Science...

Leaked US cables finger Chinese army hackers for cyber-spying
2011-04-19 06:07

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/18/byzantine_hades_cyber_espionage/ By John Leyden The Register 18th April 2011 Leaked US diplomatic cables have provided some of the first hard evidence that...

Hackers break US government smart card security
2011-01-28 13:20

http://news.techworld.com/security/3258312/hackers-break-us-government-smart-card-security/ By Robert McMillan Techworld.com 27 January 11 The US government has been stepping up its use of smart...

US cyberwar firing range to demo by July
2011-01-27 11:17

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/26/cyber_range_demo_date_set/ By Lewis Page The Register 26th January 2011 DARPA has announced that its planned "National Cyber Range" – an artificial,...

US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?
2010-01-26 06:54

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0125/US-oil-industry-hit-by-cyberattacks-Was-China-involved By Mark Clayton Staff writer The Christian Science Monitor January 25, 2010 Houston -- At least three...

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon 'is facing a US trial'
2009-11-30 07:42

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8381961.stm BBC News 26 November 2009 Computer hacker Gary McKinnon faces being tried in the US after requests to block his extradition were refused, the Home...