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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
Blogger: Trent Henry It sounds so august: "CYBER STORM" (ok, officially it's just plain ol' "Cyber Storm," but a title like that begs for caps What is it? Or rather, what was it? The "National Cyber Exercise" was a 2006 Homeland Security (and other federal agencies) sponsored simulation of computer and network attacks. Here's the specific detail...
 
Tags: cyber, national cyber exercise, exercise, exercise objective, security, exercise results, international, international government participants, security contact
 
 
 
 
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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
Blogger: Trent Henry It sounds so august: "CYBER STORM" (ok, officially it's just plain ol' "Cyber Storm," but a title like that begs for caps What is it? Or rather, what was it? The "National Cyber Exercise" was a 2006 Homeland Security (and other federal agencies) sponsored simulation of computer and network attacks. Here's the specific detail...
 
Tags: cyber, national cyber exercise, exercise, exercise objective, security, exercise results, international, international government participants, security contact
 
 
 
 
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US Government planning to spend 10% of its IT budget on cyber-security by 2009.

2008-02-25 13:59:58 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
This article in GSN caught my attention on the proposed IT budget numbers released by OMB (Office of Management and Budgets). The 10% spending on cyber-security may seem surprising to some, especially when compared to an average 8% of IT spend in the commercial sector across North America and Europe. As many of us have seen stagnation in our...
 
Tags: cyber-security, budget, cyber-security budget, security, government, measure security, security budgets, mature security postures, government infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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Backdoording Cyber Jihadist Ebooks for Surveillance Purposes

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2008-06-25 17:06:38 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
It appears that cyber jihadists are striking back at the academic and intelligence community, by binding their propaganda Ebooks with malware, then distributing them across different forums, thanks to a recently analyzed Ebook entitled " The Al-Qaeda network's timely entrance in Palestine " distributed by the Global Islamic Media Front - hat tip...
 
Tags: ebooks, intelligence community, cyber jihadist forums, forums, cyber jihadist research, internet, malware, hardcore cyber jihadist, forum
 
 
 
 
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The Russia vs Georgia Cyber Attack

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2008-08-11 19:35:55 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Last month's lone gunman DDoS attack against Georgia President's web site seemed like a signal shot for the cyber siege to come a week later. Here's the complete coverage of the coordination phrase, the execution and the actual impact of the cyber attack so far - " Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress Whos behind it? The...
 
Tags: georgia cyber attack, cyber attack, attack, georgia, georgia president, russian, russian web, ddos attack, russian hackers
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
McAfee released their Virtual Criminology Report earlier this year and warned that there is a growing threat to national security, as cyber espionage becomes increasingly sophisticated, moving from simple network probes to well-funded, well-organized, and possibly government backed operations. The intent is not only financial gain, but also...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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National Cyber Security Month Kicks Off at the National Press Club

2007-10-03 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
This month, I'll be posting blogs several times a week given that this is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To kick off this year's campaign, the 2007 National Cyber Security Awareness Summit was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on October 1st Below, you will find a post from the Summit I was encouraged by the strong...
 
Tags: national press club, october, october 1st, month, strong turnout, 4th time, start time, half, held
 
 
 
 
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Cyber Espionage

2008-04-28 06:45:35 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Interesting investigative article from Business Week on Chinese cyber espionage against the U.S. government, and the government's reaction. When the deluge began in 2006, officials scurried to come up with software "patches," "wraps," and other bits of triage. The effort got serious last summer when top military brass discreetly summoned the...
 
Tags: government agencies, government, president, homeland security dept, chinese cyber espionage, secretary michael chertoff, president george, critical networks, disarm intrusions
 
 
 
 
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Addressing NERC Cyber Security Standards Using a Frameworks-Based Approach

2008-08-13 00:00:00 by Paul Davilman in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
Although the NERC Cyber-Security Standards ( http://www.nerc.com/files/CIP-002-1.pdf ) are applicable only in the US, I think there's no doubt that cyber security is fast becoming a major concern of electric utility companies worldwide. In addition, other US critical infrastructure industry segments, such as water and chemical companies are also...
 
Tags: nerc, nerc cyber-security standards, cyber security, utility companies, federal pressure, chemical companies, major concern, cyber-security efforts, guidance
 
 
 
 
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U.S. House Passes Resolution on Cyber Security