“Can protesters crash the New York Stock Exchange’s website? Anonymous, a collection of online ‘hactivists,’ wants to find out: It issued a call this weekend for a coordinated attack on NYSE.com.” (Source: Anonymous threaten to take down NYSE.com – Oct. 5, 2011.)

“Cyber security is a team sport says Army General Keith Alexander, who is commander of US Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency” (Source: Layer 8: Cyber-attack: A big one is coming says US Cyber Command General.)

“North Korea attempts up to 250 million indiscriminate cyber attacks on government agencies and private corporations in South Korea per day, said an official with the National Cyber Security Center under the National Intelligence Service last Thursday.” (Source: The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – N.Korea Steps Up Hacker Attacks on S.Korean…

” The diabetic security researcher Jerome Radcliffe who hacked his insulin pump at Black Hat accused Medtronic of not taking security of its devices or his research seriously.” (Source: Black Hat Hacker Says Insulin Pump Maker Medtronic Belittles Security Flaw – Security – News & Reviews – eWeek.com.)

“Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see.” (Source: New data spill shows risk of online health records – BusinessWeek.)

“Epson Korea Co., Ltd. said on Saturday hackers had breached the personal data of its 350,000 registered customers last week, the latest in a series of cyber attacks involving a huge number of victims in the country. “ (Source: Cyber attack hits 350,000 Epson Korea customers – Technology & science – Security – msnbc.com.)

“A secretive, international group of hackers has aimed its keyboards and social media masses at BART, threatening to retaliate against the transit agency for its decision to cut off cellphone service at a planned protest Thursday.” (Source: Hacker group Anonymous takes aim at BART – San Jose Mercury News.)

“University of Wisconsin reported malware was found on a server that stored the names and Social Security numbers of 75,000 students and faculty members.” (Source: Security Breach Hits Wisconsin University Server Storing Student, Faculty SSNs – Security – News & Reviews – eWeek.com.)

“New software being used by the State Department to assess security weaknesses is helping improve real-time awareness of vulnerabilities, according to a Government Accountability Office report on information security.” (Source: GAO Report Examines State Department Cybersecurity Risk Software | Security Management.)

“Hackers broke into the Hong Kong stock exchange news Web site today, forcing the exchange to suspend trading of seven companies, according to The Wall Street Journal. “ (Source: Hong Kong stock exchange halts trading after hack attack | InSecurity Complex – CNET News.)