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Tag Archives: Threats
Could Overreaction to Cybersecurity Threats Hurt Transparency at Home?
Last week, President Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the ongoing problem of Chinese cyber espionage. The Obama administration has recently detailed increased efforts by some companies and their governments (most notably Chinese on both counts) to … Continue reading
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Tagged Could, Cybersecurity, home, hurt, Overreaction, Threats, transparency
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Advanced, persistent and tough—the new world of threats
Body: Advanced persistent threats—commonly known as APTs—are a new class of threats that concern security professionals around the world due to their unique properties. Unlike website defacement for communicating a message or identity theft for financial gain, APTs are designed … Continue reading
IT risk leaders: Does 2013 pose triple threats or triple treats?
Body: Cloud, mobile and data—is this a triple threat to privacy or a triple treat for productivity? Your response to that question likely informs how you plan to build your professional reputation and business value in 2013. And the IT … Continue reading
Drones, phones and other 2012 privacy threats
Verizon’s attempt to secure a patent for a so-called ‘snooping technology,’ which in this case would let television advertisers target individual viewers based on what they’re doing or saying in front of their sets, capped another challenging year for privacy … Continue reading
Anonymous spokesman indicted for threats, stolen credit cards
A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted Barrett Brown, a spokesman for the hacker collective known as Anonymous and co-author of a book-in-progress about the group, in connection with a massive data breach of Stratfor Global Intelligence, a geopolitical … Continue reading
Breaking Analysis: Anonymous Targets Global Big Brother w/PayPal, OSCE Attacks – More Than Threats?
A blizzard of hacks and leaks hit the internet today, with the hacktivist group Anonymous claiming responsibility for most, but not all, of the damage. The press channel for Anonymous has announced that it has begun its hacking spree for … Continue reading
DHS seeks advanced scanner to detect liquid threats inside bottles
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security The Science and Technology directorate at DHS has issued a broad agency announcement under which it is looking for technical proposals to develop an “Advanced Bottled Liquid Scanner” that could be used to distinguish … Continue reading
D.C. man admits bomb threats against Amtrak
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: New York Ave. bridge A 27-year-old Washington D.C. man admitted to making two bomb threats against a crucial bridge that passes over a main Amtrak rail artery in the city. The bogus … Continue reading
Man charged with making Web threats against University of Pittsburgh | pittsburgh threats
Federal authorities arrested an Ohio computer specialist on June 20 for making threats against the University of Pittsburgh via YouTube last spring at the same time the school was dealing with a series of intensifying bomb threats. Alexander Waterland, of … Continue reading
Advanced Persistent Threats Can Be Beaten; Solutions Are Often Counter-Intuitive and Challenging for Most Defenders (June 25, 2012)
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Tagged 2012, advanced, beaten, Challenging, CounterIntuitive, defenders, JUNE, Most, Often, Persistent, Solutions, Threats
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