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Tag Archives: networks
Obama Creating A “Cyber Czar”
Washington, DC — President Barack Obama considers computer security a top priority. Immediately after taking office, the President ordered the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to conduct an immediate Cyber Security Review. The creation of the positioin “Cyber Czar” is a direct result of the security review. —————————————— President Obama Directs the National Security [...]
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Obama Creating A "Cyber Czar"
Washington, DC — President Barack Obama considers computer security a top priority. Immediately after taking office, the President ordered the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to conduct an immediate Cyber Security Review. The creation of the positioin “Cyber Czar” is a direct result of the security review. —————————————— President Obama Directs the National Security [...]
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What’s So Great About Firefox?
Mozilla has released a new version of the Firefox web browser. “Firefox has security, speed and new features that will change the way you use the Web. Don’t settle for anything less.” The Safest Web Browser Mozilla says, “Simply put, your online security is our top priority. Firefox includes strict anti-phishing and anti-malware measures, plus [...]
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U.S. Electrical Grid Attacked by Hackers
Hackers planted malware onto the network of the U.S. electrical grid. It is likely their intent was to cripple the power infrastructure. According to security researcher Roger Thompson the hackers probably gained access like many others by exploiting holes in software, such as, Windows. “Any computer connected to the Internet is potentially vulnerable. Getting to [...]
Coordinating Virus and Spyware Defense
by CERT Using anti-virus and anti-spyware software is an important part of cyber security. But in an attempt to protect yourself, you may unintentionally cause problems. Isn’t it better to have more protection? Spyware and viruses can interfere with your computer’s ability to process information or can modify or destroy data. You may feel that [...]
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CONFICKER WORM IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
US-CERT saw no evidence of nefarious behavior associated with Conficker on April 1, 2009. It is important to understand that it is still unclear what Conficker is intended for and capable of doing. Systems with infections must be cleaned now. An infected system could enable an attacker to remotely take control of that system and [...]
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Safer Net Surfing
by NIST When you type www.irs.gov—or the Web address of your bank or an e-commerce site—into your web browser, you want to be sure that no one is hijacking your request and sending you to a bogus look-alike page. You’re relying on the integrity of the Internet’s “phone book,” the Domain Name System (DNS). Computer [...]
Ghost Rats And Zombies
For quite some time, the Internet security community has been aware of computers being compromised and taken over as part of a “Zombie Army” or “Botnet”. (See the FTC’s article) Now, a far reaching cyber espionage networks using Ghost RAT has been uncovered. A RAT is a Remote Access Trojan that takes over the host [...]
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Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network
This report documents the GhostNet – a suspected cyber espionage network of over 1,295 infected computers in 103 countries, 30% of which are high-value targets, including ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, international organizations, news media, and NGOs. The capabilities of GhostNet are far-reaching. The report reveals that Tibetan computer systems were compromised giving attackers access [...]
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Is the United States Spy Agency Spying on Me?