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Mueller to Cybersecurity Experts: The FBI Wants You March 05, 2010 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday joined the Department of Homeland Security in seeking to hire cybersecurity experts from the private sector. "I want to send out an invitation to those of you in the audience who want to serve the country to join the FBI," FBI Director Robert Mueller said at the RSA 2010 conference in San Francisco.
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Massive Botnet Foiled but Thousands Roam Free March 04, 2010 
The three men accused of unleashing a vicious cyberassault that infected millions of computers worldwide may now be in jail, but the damage they left behind should serve as a warning for computer users to stay vigilant. The Mariposa botnet, a massive network of infected computers designed to steal account information, infiltrated an estimated 12.7 million computers.
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The Intel Intrusion: When Is a Hack Just a Hack? February 25, 2010 
At about the same time in January that Google reported its infrastructure had been hacked, someone broke into Intel's systems. However, unlike Google, which reported the attack publicly and ended up getting the federal government involved, Intel kept relatively quiet about its intrusion. The only mention Intel made of the attack was in its SEC 10-K filing.
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Can an Act of Congress Give the US the Cybersecurity It Needs? February 22, 2010 
Within about a year, the United States may be better prepared to defend itself against a cyberattack, if the Senate passes Bill H.R. 4061, also known as the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. This bill is a combination of the Cybersecurity Research and Development Amendments Act of 2009 and the Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act of 2009.
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Look Who's Not Talking About Chinese Schools and Google Hack February 19, 2010 
News that students in two Chinese schools could be behind recent well-publicized online attacks on Google and other major U.S. corporations doing business in China has security experts running for cover. McAfee, which has dubbed the hacks "Operation Aurora," described the series of attacks as highly sophisticated and a watershed event in cybercrime.
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Evil Kneber Botnet Packs Mighty Malware Punch February 18, 2010 
As botnets go, the Kneber botnet, which has hit about 75,000 PCs in roughly 2,500 companies worldwide, is fairly minuscule. However, it's disproportionately dangerous because it's aimed at very specific targets -- corporations and government departments -- whose PCs store critically important information, such as Social Security numbers and corporate login credentials.
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US Cybersecurity Hypothetically Pathetic February 17, 2010 
Earlier this week, Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyberattack on America, once again showed that the U.S.'s cybersecurity is not up to the task of protecting the country's infrastructure. Under the hypothetical scenario cooked up by Cyber ShockWave's planners, the attack was launched through smartphones, which are becoming increasingly plausible as a potential threat.
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Internet Governance in a World of Cyberwarcraft February 11, 2010 
Today, we focus on the fallout from the Google's threat to pull out of China, due to a series of sophisticated hacks and attacks on Google, as well as a dozen more IT companies. Due to the attacks late last year, Google on Jan. 12 vowed to stop censoring Internet content for China's Web users and possibly to leave the country altogether.
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Cisco Guns for Burgeoning Government Security Market February 09, 2010 
Cisco looks to be gearing up to take advantage of the Obama administration's emphasis on cybersecurity and cooperation between the public and private sectors. It has appointed former White House cybersecurity adviser Melissa Hathaway as consultant. She will help liaise with the federal government.
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How Cozy Are Google and the NSA? February 05, 2010 
Google has allegedly requested help from the National Security Agency in tracking down hackers who attacked its infrastructure. The development has raised concerns among privacy advocates. The Washington Post broke the story that Google had turned to the NSA on Thursday, citing anonymous sources.
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The E-Book Empire Strikes February 05, 2010 
Apple held most of the music industry virtually at knifepoint for years, and that wasn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you were a consumer who wanted a legal way to get popular music at a fairly reasonable price. It was only about a year ago that iTunes let go of its dollar-store policy and allowed for a little leeway in its pricing.
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US Intel Chief Paints Dark Picture of Cyberattack Defense February 04, 2010 
As the United States' private and public sectors increasingly leverage the Internet, the U.S. intelligence community fears that they are severely endangering the country's critical infrastructure. On its own, neither the public nor private sectors can combat this threat, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair told Congress this week during an annual threat assessment briefing on national security.
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Twitter Smells a Password-Snatching Rat February 03, 2010 
Twitter users have come under attack from scammers once again, and the microblogging site has asked several users to reset their passwords. This latest attempt came through torrent file-sharing sites that contained hidden security exploits and backdoors. Opinion is divided as to whether these security holes were the result of bad coding or were deliberately created so the coder could later activate them.
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Rethinking the Fortifications: Q&A With Heartland CIO Steven Elefant February 01, 2010 
Following a breach of its computer systems a year ago, Heartland Payment System, one of the five largest payment card processors in the United States, came under considerable pressure to strengthen its IT security, and it's been embroiled in several lawsuits because of the breach.
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Does Google Have an Enemy Within? January 18, 2010 
Google is reportedly looking into the possibility that one or more staff members at its office in China helped enable the attack on its infrastructure in mid-December. After the attack was discovered, some Google China employees were denied access to internal networks, while others were put on leave, and still others were sent off to offices elsewhere, according to Reuters.
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E-Commerce Data Security 2010: Learning From 2009's Debacles January 18, 2010 
2009 was the first year since 2005 that the number of data breach incidents recorded
actually dropped. If that makes you feel a little more secure -- there is a counter side. The same site reports on personal records that have been exposed: 220 million records in 2009 as compared with 35 million in 2008.
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