Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 10, 2010 | PBS

Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 10, 2010 | PBS: "
The public grid is wide open - all of society now runs on it - infrastructure, power, air traffic control, dam flow, SCADA, etc.

Cyber warfare: 63 per cent think it's acceptable, says survey - Yahoo! News UK

Cyber warfare: 63 per cent think it's acceptable, says survey - Yahoo! News UK: "-
This report uncovers alarming attitudes towards international cyber espionage.
"... this opens up a whole new area of cybercrime. It used to be hobbyist, but has become increasingly financially motivated. Now were seeing economic and politically motivated cybercrime too..." Cyberwarfare is the hottest topic in Washington D.C. these days...it's real and it's here.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?: "

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?: "According to a leaked secret FBI document, Chinese counterfeiters have sold close to 75 million dollars of fake Cisco Systems routers to the U.S. military. This revelation raises troubling questions about both the integrity of U.S. defenses in cyberspace and the possible motives of a foreign government with a long rap sheet for military espionage and cyber hacking. At least some of China's fake routers may be specially designed to provide Chinese hackers with undetectable 'back doors' into the highest echelons of classified information throughout the defense department bureaucracy.

Apple: iPhone, iPad At Risk To Hack Attack, Security Firm Says - Tech Trader Daily - Barrons.com

Apple: iPhone, iPad At Risk To Hack Attack, Security Firm Says - Tech Trader Daily - Barrons.com: "
Newly discovered vulnerabilities in the Apple (AAPL) iOS software could allow hackers to gain “complete control” of your iPhone or iPad,

CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S. - Political Punch

CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S. - Political Punch: "CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S.
CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S.
"In an EXCLUSIVE interview on “This Week,” host Jake Tapper asked CIA Director Leon Panetta what threat the U.S. is not paying enough attention to. One of his answers: cyber warfare. “We are now in a world in which cyber warfare is very real. It could threaten our grid system. It could threaten our financial system,” Panetta said. “It could paralyze this country, and I think that's an area we have to pay a lot more attention to,” the CIA chief said.""

Cyberwarfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cyberwarfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Wikipedia has a good introduction to Cyberwarfare
"Cyberwarfare has been defined by government security expert Richard A. Clarke, in his book Cyber War (May 2010), as 'actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption'..."

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