Russian expert: Terrorists may try cyberattacks
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| A Russian computer security expert predicts that terrorists could
| seek to target the country's critical infrastructure through
| electronic warfare, a strategy that could raise the stakes in
| how Russia handles computer crime.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=2104593093&rid=-50
Recent events:
UCLA Probes Computer Security Breach
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| The University of California, Los Angeles alerted about 800,000
| current and former students, faculty and staff on Tuesday that
| their names and certain personal information were exposed after
| a hacker broke into a campus computer system.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121200173.html
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.identityalert.ucla.edu
Windows Server 2003 Microsoft-IIS/6.0 12-Dec-2006 164.67.134.79 University
of California, Los Angeles
EveryDNS, OpenDNS Under Botnet DDoS Attack
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| The last time the Web mob (spammers and phishers using botnets)
| decided to go after a security service, Blue Security was forced
| to fold and collateral damage extended to several businesses,
| including Six Apart.
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http://securitywatch.eweek.com/exploits_and_attacks/everydns_opendns_under_botnet_ddos_attack.html
http://www.eweek.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=&s=25954&a=194164&po=4,00.asp
Some figures and related news:
Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
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| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
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http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
US lost $8 billion to computer crime
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| Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that
| US punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to
| viruses, spyware and con tricks.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554
Cisco exec: Windows Vista is scary
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| "Parts of Vista scare me," Gleichauf said at the Gartner Security Summit
| here on Monday. "Anything with that level of systems complexity will have
| new threats, as well as bringing new solutions. It's always a struggle
| in security, trying to build for what you don't know."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6116823.html
Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India
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| As Mr Bombay Watcher says on his blog, Microsoft has a cosy partnership
| with the CIA, so perhaps the world should take care and caution when it
| comes time to upgrade. We're pretty certain Windows 3.1 would be a safe
| bet. He seems particularly worried about the national security of India,
| as it does, of course, have some conflicting interests with the US
| of A.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34979
Homeland Security not ready for Cyber Storm
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| In June, the Business Roundtable issued a report saying that "the
| United States is not sufficiently prepared for a major attack, software
| incident or natural disaster that would lead to disruption of large parts
| of the Internet" and that coordinating a response to such an attack
| or disaster should be turned over to the Department of Homeland
| Security.
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http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/09/18/homeland-security-not-ready-for-cyber-storm/
http://tinyurl.com/lwp8y
Open Source Intelligence for national security
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| Intelligence agencies' concern about secrecy is an obstacle to good
| intelligence, which is broadly required to counter any type of
| asymmetric threat.
|
| [...]
|
| Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) can fill in most of the gaps immediately
| and at low cost. OSINT is not just open source information nor is it a
| substitute for all source analysis. OSINT is a distinct analytical
| process that integrates human expertise and open source information
| to produce policy relevant or actionable intelligence.
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http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16727
Perspective: Microsoft security--no more second chances?
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| CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the software maker is running out
| of excuses for a history of poor security.
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| As if Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff didn't have enough on
| his plate.
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| Not only has he had to deal with Katrina and Osama. Now he's also got to
| whip Steve Ballmer and the crew at Microsoft into shape. If past is
| prologue, that last task may be the most daunting of all.
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http://news.com.com/2010-1002_3-6104512.html?part=rss&tag=6104512&subj=news
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