Wednesday - June 24, 2009
The Department of Defense will proceed with the creation of a new command to coordinate the day-to-day defense of military, federal government and critical civilian networks from attack. The cyberdefense command will be part of the U.S. Strategic Command, a multiservice military operation that is responsible for, among other things, cyberwarfare policies. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposed that the command be led by the director of the National Security Agency.
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Sunday - June 21, 2009
Terrorist groups that have long used the Internet to spread propaganda are increasingly tapping the Web to teach Islamic extremists how to be hackers, recruit techies for cyberwarfare and raise money through online fraud, U.S. officials say. A senior defense official said intelligence reports indicate extremist groups are seeking computer experts.
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Wednesday - June 3, 2009
The future of the U.S. energy grid is at a crossroads. Energy grids and power distribution systems face a number of daunting challenges. One of the most critical is the ability to respond to changing variables in real-time. Meanwhile, the energy industry is often slow to implement new technology that optimizes energy consumption and bolsters the power grid from electronic intrusion.
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Friday - May 29, 2009
President Barack Obama held a press conference on Friday to announce the creation of a new White House office of cybersecurity, helmed by a chief who will report to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. That person has not yet been named, but speculation is rampant that it will be Melissa Hathaway, who led a recent two-month review on cybersecurity issues.
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Thursday - May 7, 2009
U.S. air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, and support systems have been breached in recent months allowing hackers access to personnel records and network servers, according to a government audit. The Transportation department's inspector general concluded that although most of the attacks disrupted only support systems, they could spread to the operational systems.
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Wednesday - May 6, 2009
North Korea runs a cyber warfare unit that tries to hack into U.S. and South Korean military networks to gather confidential information and disrupt service, a news report said Tuesday. The North's military has expanded the unit, staffing it with about 100 personnel, mostly graduates of a Pyongyang university that teaches computer skills, Yonhap news agency reported.
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Thursday - April 23, 2009
The woman who conducted a 60-day, top-to-bottom review of U.S. cybersecurity policy has said there needs to be more leadership on the issue from the very top -- the Obama White House. Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security councils, provided plenty of discussion material Wednesday for those attending the 2009 RSA Conference in San Francisco.
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Sunday - April 12, 2009
Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War -- and far more difficult to stop. Nowadays, a hacker with a high-speed Internet connection, knowledge of computer security and some luck can pilfer information thought to be safely ensconced in a digital locker.
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Wednesday - April 8, 2009
A report that foreign hackers have repeatedly penetrated the U.S. power grid computer network has delivered a loud wake-up call. Cyber-spies from countries including China and Russia have breached the electrical infrastructure's computer network and left software tools behind that would have allowed them to control or destroy infrastructure components, according to the report.
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Monday - March 23, 2009
It is supposed to revolutionize the way electricity is delivered and managed. It has $4.5 billion targeted for it in the Obama economic stimulus package. However, the so-called smart grid, as it is being developed today, won't be able to outsmart hackers looking to damage the U.S.'s utility infrastructure, according to a Seattle-based security firm.
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Saturday - March 14, 2009
MTV pretty much gave up on music years ago in order to concentrate on how many different variations of "The Real World" and "Road Rules" it could squeeze out. But YouTube has largely picked up MTV's slack -- type in just about any video you want to see, and Google's sharing site will play it for you.
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