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Cybersecurity News

FBI tests mobile vulnerabilities

The FBI wants an automated testing system that can handle all Android applications. Researchers are trying to standardize a technique called fuzzing that forces outside data into the apps to find weaknesses.

Tuesday - 07/17/2012, 06:18pm EDT

Annual cyber camp kick offs

The U.S. Cyber Challenge's annual cybersecurity camp program is now underway. It will run through July 20. Invited participants will go through four days of intensive training aimed at assessing and recruiting top cybersecurity talent.

Monday - 07/16/2012, 06:21pm EDT

Lawmakers press UN agency over tech shipments

Two lawmakers are angrily reacting to what they say is a lack of cooperation from a U.N. agency that may have sent computers and other technology to Iran and North Korea in possible violation of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

Wednesday - 07/18/2012, 07:04am EDT

Napolitano speaks to governors on states' roles in cybersecurity

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with governors this weekend to highlight the role states can play in responding to cyber incidents. She spoke at the National Governors Association meeting in Williamsburg, Va.

Monday - 07/16/2012, 07:15am EDT

FBI uses cybersecurity heavyweights to tackle fuzzing attacks

Using a DARPA grant and its own money, the FBI has enlisted researchers at George Mason University to try out so-called fuzzing attacks.

Monday - 07/16/2012, 07:08am EDT

DHS Blue Teams bear out agency compliance with cybersecurity rules

The agency turns to teams of experts to review how departments are meeting the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative. DHS plans to expand the use of Blue Teams to the implementation of continuous monitoring and two-factor authentication under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

Monday - 07/16/2012, 10:59am EDT
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Hackers swipe personal information of thousands of Yahoo users

Yahoo confirmed that a hacker group stole, then posted 450,000 unencrypted user-names and passwords from one of its services.

Friday - 07/13/2012, 08:42am EDT

Utility scam harvests personnel information

Thousands of people across the country have been conned into giving their Social Security numbers and other personal information online.

Friday - 07/13/2012, 08:32am EDT

2 senators urge adoption of cybersecurity bill

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the United States is under cyber attack and that cybersecurity was a matter of national security.

Thursday - 07/12/2012, 08:46am EDT

Air Force awards 5 contracts for cybersecurity project

The Air Force has awarded contracts to five companies to help it with a long-term cybersecurity project.

Wednesday - 07/11/2012, 06:32am EDT

DHS teams hunt for weaknesses in federal cyber networks

The Federal Network Security branch is performing Red and Blue teaming exercises to expose the soft spaces in agency networks and harden them. DHS has conducted five Red Teams and 28 Blue Team exercises in 2012. Federal CIOs and CISOs must request the Red Teams to analyze their networks. The agency receives a report on the biggest risks it faces.

Wednesday - 07/11/2012, 06:25am EDT
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Securing your info

Christopher Fountain, senior vice president of SecureInfo joins host John Gilroy to talk about IT security.
July 10, 2012

Tuesday - 07/10/2012, 06:16pm EDT
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Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdown

On Monday, the FBI turned off servers that had allowed thousands of computers infected with the DNSChanger virus to continue using the Internet.

Tuesday - 07/10/2012, 03:41am EDT

Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline

If you're reading this online, you're fine. The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people were affected.

Monday - 07/09/2012, 03:57pm EDT

DHS hires 8 senior officials since fall 2011

Mark Weatherford became undersecretary for cybersecurity last fall. Since then, he has hired eight senior officials to fill high-profile positions.

Monday - 07/09/2012, 06:09am EDT

Cutoff by computer virus averted

The Wall Street Journal reported the largest Internet service providers took steps Sunday to make sure infected machines could stay online.

Monday - 07/09/2012, 06:03am EDT

Air Force Weapons School graduates first cyber warriors

The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare.

Friday - 07/06/2012, 07:04am EDT

USPS fighting back against the insider threat

The Postal Service's E-Access system helps control employee access to systems and data. The single sign-on environment lets managers and database owners assign privileges to employees based on need.

Saturday - 07/07/2012, 08:26am EDT
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Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.

Friday - 07/06/2012, 04:12pm EDT

DHS reports surge in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure

In 2011, companies reported 198 cyber incidents to the Homeland Security Department — a nearly 383 percent increase above 2010, according to a June 28 report from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). Companies reported nine such incidents in 2009., when DHS opened ICE-CERT to help protect private-sector operators critical infrastructure from "emerging" cyber threats.

Thursday - 07/05/2012, 02:56am EDT
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