Iran has launched its first cyber police unit, with more planned in the near future, euronews reports. Its main role will be to patrol the web to prevent opposition groups contacting each other and organising the kinds of protests seen after the contested 2009 presidential election.
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2010 Saw the Dawn of Nation-State Cyber Wars: Citrix CTO
December 27th, 2010 |
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"Conficker is still out there, and that’s 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any U.S. national interest or any national interest, it would go down in a heartbeat," Simon Crosby told eWEEK. –
Citrix CTO Simon Crosby looks back at
2010 in the cloud computing sector–and ahead at what 2011 may bring–and isn’t
very comfortable with a number of things emerging on the security side of that
very hot business.
Crosby has become a go-to resource for knowledge in
virtualization, cloud c…
Antivirus Software For Protection From Viruses Posted By : Eddie
December 19th, 2010 |
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With the increase in use of the internet, the levels of cyber crime are also rising at a very fast rate. There are a number of cyber crimes which can happen to anyone who accesses the internet on a daily basis. Since people store important information on their computers such as financial documents, confidential documents and even bank details, cyber criminals are finding new ways to obtain this information through various methods.
Dutch arrest 16-yr-old over cyber attacks
December 10th, 2010 |
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Dutch authorities on Friday said police in the Netherlands arrested a 16-year-old who has admitted attacking websites belonging to WikiLeaks opponents. A spokesman for the national prosecutor’s office said the teenager had “admitted launching attacks on Visa and Mastercard sites.†A statement said he was probably “part of a larger group of hackersâ€.
Cyber war over WikiLeaks rages on
December 8th, 2010 |
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A group of hackers have launched an online assault on businesses that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, VOA reports. The attack came in an apparent revenge attack for the arrest of the organization’s leader, Julian Assange.
Cyber Monday Spending Rose in 2010: ComScore
December 1st, 2010 |
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Cyber Monday 2010 saw a noticeable jump in shopping dollars over 2009, according to new data from research firm comScore. – E-commerce spending rose on Cyber Monday 2010, in what analyst firm comScore termed the “heaviest online spending day in history.”
Created in 2005 as a marketing buzzword, “Cyber Monday” denotes the Monday following Thanksgiving, when holiday shoppers supposedly use their return to work and presum…
Cyber Monday Crackdown: Government Shuts Down 82 Websites
November 30th, 2010 |
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Federal courts order the seizure of 82 Web site domains involved in selling counterfeit goods, the DOJ announced. – Attorney General Eric Holder and Director John Morton of the Department of Homeland Securitys Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and cop…
Cyber Monday Marked by Smartphone, Social Networking Use
November 30th, 2010 |
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Cyber Monday shoppers are increasingly turning to smartphones and social networking to finish their online holiday shopping, according to reports. – The online retail sector is showing robust growth during one of the year’s
most crucial shopping periods, according to new reports. That not only bodes
well for retailers’ bottom lines during the holiday season, but also suggests
the same tools that are changing the face of the Web including smar…
Zagg sportLEATHER iPhone backs, Wrapsol offers Cyber Monday discount, Dev-Team talks jailbreak for 4.2.1
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Zagg has unveiled a couple new protective covers for the back of your iPhone 3G/3GS or iPhone 4. The covers are in the Zagg sportLEATHER line and look like a real football or a baseball with correct textures and laces. Wrapsol has announced a special discount code for films that will fit any device for [...]
Hackers Target Black Friday, Cyber Monday Search Terms
November 19th, 2010 |
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Security researchers warn that attackers are creating malicious sites with high SEO to target users searching online for Black Friday and other holiday shopping deals. – Attackers have set their sights on holiday shoppers searching for leaked
Black Friday ads, creating malicious sites that appear on search engine result
pages, according to a Nov. 18 alert by SonicWall. The security warning comes as
shoppers prepare for the 2010 holiday shopping season.
Security …
Australia may strict laws to tackle cyber crime
June 22nd, 2010 |
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If your computer gets infected with a virus, the Internet service providers could cut off their connection and will resume only when the problem is solved. Well, this plan has been proposed in Australia to fight cyber crime. Such recommendations have come from an inquiry that continued for a year on cyber crime. The House [...]
Cyber Command Chief: Clear Rules Needed to Govern U.S. Cyber Security
June 4th, 2010 |
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Gen. Keith Alexander, chief of the U.S. Cyber Command, told an audience the country needs clear rules of engagement to protect cyberspace as the nation confronts emerging threats. – Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the U.S. Cyber Command, called for the
establishment of clear rules of engagement for cyberspace as the
country deals with the prospect of quot;remote sabotage. quot;
Alexander spoke June 3 before an audience at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies, …
‘Avalanche’ Cyber Gang Dominated Phishing Attacks
May 13th, 2010 |
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The Anti-Phishing Working Group attributed 66 percent of the phishing attacks in the last six months of 2009 to a single cyber-gang known as Avalanche. The crew is suspected to be a successor to the notorious Rock Phish gang of years past.
– New research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) ties a
single crime syndicate to more than 60 percent of the phishing attacks
in the second half of 2009.
According to the report (PDF),
a cyber-gang known as Avalanche was responsible for 66 percent of all
phishing attacks during the la…
NSA Director Says Cyber Command Not Trying to Militarize Cyberspace
April 16th, 2010 |
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NSA Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander tells senators the U.S. Cyber Command aims to protect the privacy of American citizens despite the uncharted legal territory in cyberspace.
– Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander told
the Senate Armed Services Committee April 15 that he would work to protect
the privacy rights of Americans even as he noted the amount of uncharted
territory in cyber-law.
Currently director of the National Security Agency, Alexander has been
nominated by President…
Chinese spy network hacked Indian government’s secret data
April 8th, 2010 |
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The researchers and analysts who take care of cyber security have found a spy network in China called “Shadow Network” which used to hack important Indian government documents along with the sensitive data from the office of Dalai Lama’s and the UN.
China is suspected to own a Cyber Warfare Doctrine which is developed with [...]
Cyber espionage: Chinese hackers steal India’s secret files
April 7th, 2010 |
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Secrets files of India’s missile projects, troop deployments and military schools have been stolen by hackers of the so-called `Shadow Network’, exposing unprecedented Chinese cyber offensive against India, dozens of other nations and the Dalai Lama, says a report by Canadian investigators.
In what has been termed the world’s biggest cyber spy ring, the Chinse hackers [...]
Spencer Pratt Takes a Break to Fight Cyber Crime
March 17th, 2010 |
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Fans of Hills were surprised to know last week that Spencer Pratt was not going to manage Heidi Montag’s career. Moreover, it turned out that Pratt was going to leave the reality show as he intended to pursue a career in fighting cyber crime.
In fact those facts contradict each other and a rep for Pratt [...]
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March 13th, 2010 |
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Cyber Cafe Software for Gaming Centers, Hotspots Posted By : Ashtanga
December 4th, 2009 |
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Amazon Was Most-Visited Retail Site On Cyber Monday
December 2nd, 2009 |
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Amazon.com was the most-visited retail site on Cyber Monday, according to statistics firm Experian Hitwise, which suggested the online retailer received 15.53 percent of U.S. visits to the top 500 retail sites. A separate report by research firm comScore suggested that Cyber Mondays online sales totaled $887 million, a 5 percent increase from Cyber Monday 2008. Overall, financial analysts are concerned that consumers still stung by the economic recession will be reluctant to open their wallets this holiday season.
– Amazon.com topped Experian Hitwises list of the top-visited
retail sites on Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving that represents the
traditional start of the holiday online shopping season. The statistics firm
said Amazon.com received 15.53 percent of U.S. visits to the top 500 retail
Web…