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Internet responds to government attempts to tighten control
Internet responds to government attempts to tighten control
US and UK authorities are tightening their control of the internet in their fight against copyright pirates and counterfeiters. But their moves may reverse the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty, and open the way to censorship of online material such as the diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.
Dec. 1, 2010
Gartner predicts cyber attack will seriously damage G20 economy by 2015
Gartner predicts cyber attack will seriously damage G20 economy by 2015
A G20 country will be hit by major cyber attack by 2015, Garter predicts.
Nov. 30, 2010
IBM launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
IBM launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
IBM has launched an apprenticeship scheme for 15 school leavers in a bid to develop its current and future workforce.
Nov. 30, 2010
Iran confirms Stuxnet hit uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran confirms Stuxnet hit uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has confirmed that the Stuxnet computer worm affected centrifuges in the country's uranium enrichment program.
Nov. 30, 2010
Small-scale DDoS hack takes down WikiLeaks site
Small-scale DDoS hack takes down WikiLeaks site
The hacker who took down the WikiLeaks site just hours before it was set to publish leaked US documents used a relatively small-scale, application-level distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, according to Craig Labovitz, chief scientist at Arbor Networks.
Nov. 30, 2010
Eset security research fellow says Stuxnet reporting is OTT
Eset security research fellow says Stuxnet reporting is OTT
Reporting on the Stuxnet malware has reached new heights - or lows, depending on your point of view. According to David Harley, a security research fellow with Eset, the Sky News video report on the malware of late last week was more 'planet fantasy' than anything else.
Nov. 29, 2010
BAE Systems buys Australian cybersecurity consulting firm
BAE Systems buys Australian cybersecurity consulting firm
UK-based defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to acquire stratsec.net, an Australian cybersecurity consulting firm, for around $23 million.
Nov. 29, 2010
Branson and Murdoch launch iPad 'newspapers'
Branson and Murdoch launch iPad 'newspapers'
Entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Rupert Murdoch are to launch rival publications exclusively for Apple's iPad.
Nov. 26, 2010
Symantec claims Cutwail Takedown cripples Bredolab trojan
Symantec claims Cutwail Takedown cripples Bredolab trojan
Although it was thought that the Bredolab spamming botnet was brought down fully as part of a Dutch takedown last month, it appears that elements of the botnet have continued until this week.
Nov. 25, 2010
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Ms.) has introduced a cybersecurity bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to require critical infrastructure firms to submit cybersecurity plans to the agency.
Nov. 24, 2010
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe, a provider of information security training software, is offering a free version of its “phishing game” to educate online shoppers about the increased threat from phishing attacks on Cyber Monday.
Nov. 24, 2010
EnergyAustralia to conduct trial of LTE for its smart grid network
EnergyAustralia to conduct trial of LTE for its smart grid network
Australian utility EnergyAustralia plans to conduct a trial of long-term evolution (LTE) technology “as an alternative wireless technology” to the WiMAX technology currently being rolled out for its smart grid wireless broadband network, according to the utility.
Nov. 23, 2010