1. Cyber security decisions will be based on security, rather than regulations. The growing infrastructure of hackers and data breaches will mean businesses will be protecting themselves out of necessity, rather than regulation
2. The rise of ‘cyber brokers’. There will be an increasing supply and demand for compromised machines containing sensitive data.
3. An increase in [...]
By SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY, SEN. SAXBY CHAMBLISS and SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI @ POLITICO
The Senate is about to consider cybersecurity legislation. Ensuring the integrity and safety of our nation’s critical infrastructure is a bipartisan issue that Congress and President Barack Obama must work together to tackle.
There is a right way and a [...]
2011 will be remembered as the year of the hacker. Large, well know brands were targeted like never before causing a media frenzy and major concern for consumers around the world.
Make your New Years-Resolution to tackle Cybersecurity. Get a head-start. Buy this book and let the master strategists show you how to fight the information [...]
History has taught us: never underestimate the amount of money, time, and effort someone will expend to thwart a security system. It’s always better to assume the worst. Assume your adversaries are better than they are. Assume science and technology will soon be able to do things they cannot yet. Give yourself a margin for [...]
Secretary of Defense William S Cohen on the 3 Main Threats Facing the United States, secretary Cohen emphasis cyber threat is the most dangerous out of three. Click the link above to watch his video on three main threats.
Famous quotes from Secretary Cohen:
While we are not and cannot become the world’s policeman, neither can we [...]
By Paul C Dwyer
“Tis the season to get scammed!”
Phishing Scams: PCD Says “Beware of emails that appear to be from charities. Not all will be real and bogus sites could steal your credit card details. These “Phishing” emails can also pretend to be banks, telephone companies and even the revenue commissioners. There is even [...]
Presentation Abstract:by Anthony M. Freed
“The explosive growth of Internet and IP-enabled devices is reshaping communication, collaboration and commerce opportunities for individuals and organizations around the world. At the same time, miscreants are abusing the Internet’s open and any-to-any communication architecture for malicious purposes, leaving many users at risk and the future of a secure Internet [...]
Richard Clarke the former Cybersecurity Czar for President George W. Bush and a noted expert on cyber war and counter-terrorism, in which Clarke identifies China’s government and its industries as a major source of the cyber security hacking and espionage that is taking place in 2011. In addition to discussing China’s cyber activity on the [...]
Per Greg Wilshusen (GOA Information Security Director) vulnerabilities exist in all 24 federal agencies and 11 out of 24 federal agencies have significant deficiencies. There has been a 650% increase in the incidents. Take a listen to the video to know more about the details of these vulnerabilities and more importantly the plans to mitigate [...]
The Ghost in the Wires is a well written and captivating tale of Kevin Mitnick which tells his story of how artfully he used social engineering time and again as a first step for some of his famous hacks. During his social [...]
