"'Our curriculum is based on attack, exploit and defense of the cyber domain,' said Lt. Col. Bob Reeves, who oversees the cyber course as commander of the 328th Weapons Squadron. The U.S. also has …
WikiLeaks releases 2.4 million Syria e-mails
"WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006." Source: WikiLeaks releases 2.4 million …
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Olympics facing threat from cyberattacks, says UK official
"A Home Office official has warned once again that with the Olympic Games only weeks away the country faces an unprecedented threat from cyber-attacks during the event. Using the 3 July National …
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Acta: Controversial anti-piracy agreement rejected by EU
"The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)." Source: BBC News - Acta: Controversial anti-piracy agreement rejected by EU …
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How Anonymous Picks Targets, Launches Attacks, and Takes Powerful Organizations Down
"The possibility that Anonymous might be telling the truth—that it couldn’t be shut down by jailing or flipping or bribing key participants—was why it became such a terrifying force to powerful …
Hacker claims to have breached & backdoored antivirus software firm Trend Micro
"A hacker claims to have breached and backdoored security and antivirus software firm Trend Micro due to 'pseudo-security' as well as SYKES which runs support services for Trend Micro. According to …
Feds cracks down on data brokers
"Last month, for the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission stepped in and spanked a data broker, in this case it was Spokeo, to the tune of an $800,000 fine for selling personal information to …
Dutch government unprepared for SSL hack, report says
"The Dutch government was unprepared to handle an SSL hack that caused the its communication infrastructure to be vulnerable for months, the Dutch Safety Board said in a report on Thursday." Source: …
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India says hackers from China entered navy’s computers
"India's naval computer systems in and around Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command, have been reportedly broken into by hackers who are alleged to be from China, The India …
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U.S. Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attack Reports Jump Dramatically
"In 2009, ICS-CERT fielded 9 incident reports. In 2010, that number increased to 41. In 2011, it was 198. Of those 198, seven resulted in the deployment of onsite incident response teams from …
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