"The Federal Bureau of Investigation's top cyber cop offered a grim appraisal of the nation's efforts to keep computer hackers from plundering corporate data networks: "We're not winning," he said. …
Microsoft takes down ZeuS botnets
"A Microsoft-led operation resulted in the takedown of key servers associated with the infamous ZeuS and SpyEye banking Trojan botnets on Friday." Source: Microsoft takes down ZeuS botnets • The …
GAO: Global IT Supply Chain Poses New National Security Risk
"A new GAO report published on Friday warned that the global supply chain of IT products could be putting national security at risk. “Federal agencies rely extensively on computerized information …
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Government agencies pay hackers big money for early access to exploits
"It might come as a surprise to many of you, but there is a booming market of buying and selling zero-day exploits of popular software and operating systems. An exclusive zero-day hack for iOS could …
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Foreign spies ‘penetrate’ US military networks
"Foreign spies should be assumed to have penetrated the computer networks of the US military, American politicians have been told. Security experts testifying to the Senate Armed Services …
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Cyber Criminals Selling Millions of U.S military email addresses
"Web based underground market service currently selling Millions of harvested U.S government and U.S military harvested emails addresses to potential spammers, and find out just how easy it is to …
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U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research
" The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of cyberweapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet, according …
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China Corporate Espionage Boom Knocks Wind Out of U.S. Companies
"Last June, three men squeezed inside a wind turbine in China’s Gobi Desert. They were employees of American Superconductor Corp., a maker of computer systems that serve as the electronic brains of …
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Gov`t braces for cyber attacks by N. Korea during summit
"The South Korean military raised INFOCON, the information operational alert level against North Korea, by one notch Tuesday ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit to be hosted by Seoul March 26-27. …
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Cyber-attack on BBC leads to suspicion of Iran’s involvement
"A "sophisticated cyber-attack" on the BBC has been linked to Iran's efforts to disrupt the BBC Persian Service. In a speech Director General Mark Thompson plans to say that the internet attack …
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