“The technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world’s ability to cope, a top U.S. official warned on Friday, demanding an accelerated cross-border campaign to combat the security threat. “ (Source: Cyber attacks outpace global response, U.S. warns | Reuters.)

“A new strain of the TDSS malware has been pegged as ‘the most sophisticated threat’ to computer security in the world today by a Kaspersky Labs researcher and is being used to slave more than 4.5 million PCs in a massive botnet that’s equipped with an ‘anti-virus’ to prevent other bot-creating viruses from taking it…

“Federal contractors whose information systems contain unclassified Defense Department information would have to safeguard that information from unauthorized access and notify DOD of any breaches under a proposed rule published today.” (Source: DOD wants contractors to safeguard unclassified info, report breaches — Federal Computer Week.)

“Computer security experts say they have detected what appears to be the world’s largest-ever computer ‘botnet,’ a network of millions of computers controlled clandestinely by a criminal cyber gang with roots in Eastern Europe.” (Source: Biggest-ever criminal botnet links computers in more than 172 countries – CSMonitor.com.)

“Hackers broke into a Gannett Co database containing personal information about subscribers to publications read by U.S. government officials, military leaders and rank-and-file soldiers, the media company said on Tuesday.” (Source: Cyber attack on Gannett targets U.S. soldiers – baltimoresun.com.)

“Department of Homeland Security worked with non-profits and the private sector to come up with a list of the most worrisome threats and how organizations can mitigate them.” (Source: Feds Identify Top 25 Software Vulnerabilities — InformationWeek.)

“Three years after what the Pentagon called the most significant breach of U.S. military networks ever, new versions of the malware blamed for the attack are still roiling U.S. networks, Reuters has learned.” (Source: Old worm won’t die after 2008 attack on U.S. military | Reuters.)

“The Pentagon’s advanced research arm, the same group credited with developing the forerunner of the Internet in the 1960s, is working on many fronts to boost U.S. defenses against computer-generated attacks.” (Source: Pentagon’s advanced research arm tackles cyberspace | Reuters.)