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Hacking Power Networks

2008-01-22 14:24:55 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...rumor to forestall reasoned discussion. But, of course, everyone is writing about it anyway SANS's Alan Paller is happy to add details : In the past two years, hackers have in fact successfully penetrated and extorted multiple utility companies that use SCADA systems, says Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute, an organization that...
 
Tags: power, power companies, companies, cia actively, power outages, cia, cia rumor, disrupt power equipment, attacks
 
 
 
 
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Cyberattack! Manipulation and Subversion of Financial Markets!

2008-01-08 11:55:09 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...rumors and (mis)information to manipulate the market price of E*Trade ( ETFC ). This might have not been such an eyebrow raising event if the rumor (cyberattack) was by a disinterested third party. The attack wasby a direct competitor with their own subprime balance sheet problems On or about November 12, 2006, Citigroup Investment Research...
 
Tags: etrade, etrade financial, etrade bank, etrade financialis, etrade stocks, cyberattack, etrade bankruptcy risk, market, free market
 
 
 
 
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Pentagon Plots Sim Iraq for Propaganda Tests

2008-02-08 18:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
The Pentagon is trying to figure out how to beat jihadists in the propaganda war. So they're looking to build virtual versions of Middle Eastern countries, to see how "media and rumor propagation" works over there. Good luck
 
Tags: middle eastern countries, pentagon, rumor propagation, virtual versions, propaganda war, jihadists, figure, luck, media
 
 
 
 
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Windows Vista SP1 Available Now - Do You Need It?

2008-03-18 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b53d78 in Network World on Security
 
After considerable rumor and speculation, numerous false starts, and not a small amount of frustration on the part of consumers, Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 into the wild
 
Tags: numerous false starts, considerable rumor, speculation, wild, microsoft, amount, consumers, frustration
 
 
 
 
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Is Virtual Security Technology A Prime Target For Acquisition?

2008-05-15 02:12:08 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
 
...rumor I heard today. Some buzz started today that one of the virtual security startups just agreed behind closed doors to be acquired by one of the big guys. But, who could it be? Reflex Security, Catbird, Blue Lane, Altor Networks, VMSight, Embotics, etc I have an idea of who it could be but don't want to spread rumors that could be false....
 
Tags: security, security challenges, virtual security startups, virtualization vendors, virtualization, acquire security technologies, virtual security technology, reflex security, acquisition
 
 
 
 
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Free Wi-Fi for AT&T Laptop Mobile Broadband Subscribers

2008-05-20 09:32:57 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...rumor/leak site, so I'm inclined to believe their report
 
Tags: wi-fi, free wi-fi service, free wi-fi, att, wi-fi hotspot, internal att memo, mobile broadband subscribers, att extends, laptop users
 
 
 
 
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Is Virtual Security Technology A Prime Target For Acquisition?

2008-05-15 02:12:08 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
 
...rumor I heard today. Some buzz started today that one of the virtual security startups just agreed behind closed doors to be acquired by one of the big guys. But, who could it be? Reflex Security, Catbird, Blue Lane, Altor Networks, VMSight, Embotics, etc I have an idea of who it could be but don't want to spread rumors that could be false....
 
Tags: security, security challenges, virtual security startups, virtualization vendors, virtualization, acquire security technologies, virtual security technology, reflex security, acquisition
 
 
 
 
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Despite Rumors, Republican VP Candidate Is No Hacker

2008-08-31 23:30:00 by Kim Zetter in Wired Security
 
Is Sarah Palin a hacker? Well, not exactly, but that's what a couple of articles and a nascent internet rumor might have you believe
 
Tags: nascent internet rumor, hacker, sarah palin, couple, articles
 
 
 
 
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Mythbusters Episode on RFID Security Nixed

2008-09-10 14:34:45 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Seems that the idea was killed by lawyers under pressure from the credit card industry. Or maybe not; the person who started this rumor has retracted his comments. Or maybe those same lawyers made him retract his comments Don't they know that security by gag order never works, except temporarily
 
Tags: credit card industry, lawyers, comments, security, pressure, retract, gag, person, idea
 
 
 
 
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Have CrackBerry, Will Travel

2008-09-25 08:45:34 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog