This holiday season many will be unwrapping a new iDevice. For some, an iPhone or an iPad is a slightly newer version of an old favorite, but for others the world of Apple mobile computing is uncharted territory. By applying a few simple security techniques, you can extend sound computer security practices to your iPhone/iPad/iPod, …
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SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) networks which control power and water distribution among other things are widely considered to be the most attractive targets for inflicting the most panic on the public. The Stuxnet worm which surfaced a few months ago has put the threat to these systems at the forefront. While the greater public may be downplaying the badness associated with this cyber attack, since it is not targeting the home user, the industrial industry should stay on high alert as the capabilities associated with this malware continue to be investigated. The attackers motives are yet to be fully understood but it is clear from their actions thus far that these malicious actors see benefit in taking control over SCADA enabled systems worldwide.
Read MoreLast week Joe Stewart of SecureWorks blogged about the “Here you have” malicious email that circulated around the globe. Stewart indicated that the email is possibly attributed to cyber jihadist, Brigade of Tariq ibn Ziyad who’s founder has the handle “iraq_resistance”. The email was able to circulate through US Dept of Defense, Federal Government and multiple large US companies and was proven to be successful in small cases.
Read MoreThe Pentagon has recently disclosed details about a 2008 “Cyber Attack” which propagated via USB. The attack was categorized by William S. Lynn III, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, as “the most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever”. In the wake of this event, it’s an opportune time to highlight the role of the Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC) in defending the Department of Defense (DoD) networks and providing an accurate, Intelligence lead threat picture of the global threat.
Read MoreThe Deputy Secretary of Defense has written an article on the Pentagon’s Cyber Strategy titled “Defending a New Domain“. This is happening on the backend of a lot of activity surrounding the 2008 “Cyber Attack” which utilized a USB stick to infect the DoD Networks with malicious code.
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