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The 10 Top Cybersecurity Threats for 2008, AMCHAM & OWASP Thailand

2008-09-29 10:06:04 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...Cybersecurity Threats for 2008 . In a joint meeting with interested AMCHAM Thailand guests from the Open Web Application Security Project ( OWASP ), Thailand, Chapter, we will review the 2008 top 10 cybersecurity threats and facilitate an open discussion on these threats, including how these cybersecurity threats could impact AMCHAM members....
 
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The Top Ten Cybersecurity Threats for 2008

2008-01-05 17:22:36 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...cybersecurity threats for 2008 On-line masquerading to abuse, attack, blackmail, bully, extort, or molest others Criminal fraud by password and identity theft via phishing, spyware, malware and theft of hardware Criminal use of botnets and botnet-like technologies for economic gain, for example email spam and denial of service attacks...
 
Tags: cybersecurity threats, theft, criminal, criminal manipulation, identity theft, top, attacks, comments, service attacks
 
 
 
 
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Comparing Cybersecurity to Early 1800s Security on the High Seas

2008-04-16 14:27:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...cybersecurity to open seas piracy in the early 1800s. After a bit of history, the article talks about current events: In modern times, the nearly ubiquitous availability of powerful computing systems, along with the proliferation of high-speed networks, have converged to create a new version of the high seas--the cyber seas. The Internet has...
 
Tags: seas, policy, cybersecurity policy, cyber seas, consistent policy, seas piracy, sporadic policy statements, actions, piracy
 
 
 
 
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Group: US DHS should lose its cybersecurity authority

2008-09-16 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been ineffective in coordinating government cybersecurity efforts and should be stripped of its authority in the area, members of a private cybersecurity task force told members of the U.S. Congress
 
Tags: cybersecurity task force, government cybersecurity efforts, homeland security, authority, department, congress, ineffective
 
 
 
 
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Cybersecurity: Users, other groups must work together

2008-10-16 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Individual Internet users, businesses, the government and tech vendors all need to focus more on cybersecurity and be aware of the dangers, a group of cybersecurity experts said Thursday
 
Tags: cybersecurity, individual internet users, cybersecurity experts, tech vendors, government, aware, businesses, thursday, focus
 
 
 
 
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Feds urged to provide cybersecurity incentives

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2008-11-19 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
...cybersecurity, with government providing incentives for private businesses to adopt security measures, the Internet Security Alliance, a cybersecurity group, said today Presented By Expedition Week Continues Tonight Seven nights of one great discovery after another continues tonight at 9P e/p only on National Geographic Channel. From the...
 
Tags: national geographic channel, cybersecurity, internet security alliance, president-elect barack obama, adopt security measures, continues tonight, intrepid explorers, incentives, expedition week
 
 
 
 
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Group: Gov't should provide cybersecurity incentives

2008-11-19 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
President-elect Barack Obama needs to take a new approach to cybersecurity, with government providing incentives for private businesses to adopt security measures, a cybersecurity group said
 
Tags: cybersecurity, president-elect barack obama, adopt security measures, incentives, government, businesses, approach
 
 
 
 
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Symantec: Gov't needs to take new cybersecurity steps

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
U.S. government agencies need to take additional steps to protect against cybersecurity problems after a series of congressional hearings and reports exposed several weaknesses in 2007, representatives of Symantec said
 
Tags: symantec, additional steps, government agencies, cybersecurity, congressional hearings, weaknesses, protect, series, representatives
 
 
 
 
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NSF wants $6.85 billion to fund cybersecurity, other research

2008-02-05 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b53e94 in Network World on Security
 
The National Science Foundation asked the federal government for a $6.85 billion budget for fiscal year 2009 -- a 13% increase over its actual fiscal 2008 budget and a 6.5% jump over what it requested a year ago -- in an effort to fund more research into cybersecurity, advanced processors, new energy technologies and more
 
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