Internet security cannot be left to the national security agencies said the EU’s digital agenda commissioner as she outlined her plans for a Europe-wide cybersecurity strategy. The Commission is due to present its plan for a European Strategy for Internet Security in the third quarter of this year, but Commissioner…
Computer hackers could cross line from computer to biological attacks, says Fortinet researcher
Computer hackers could create malicious software that crosses the line from technology to biology, crafting viruses that spread dangerous epidemics, researchers said at Black Hat Europe. “We are really on the border between the living and the not living,” said Guillaume Lovet, senior manager of Fortinet’s Threat Research and Response…
Symantec says stolen encryption key is the source of signed malware
When Kaspersky Lab last week spotted code-signed Trojan malware dubbed Mediyes that had been signed with a digital certificate owned by Swiss firm Conpavi AG and issued by Symantec, it touched off a hunt to determine the source of the problem. The answer, says Symantec’s website security services unit, is…
Fake YouTube site targeted Syrian activists, digital watchdog EFF says
A fake YouTube site purporting to show videos supporting the opposition in Syria has been taken down after it tried to infect visitors with malicious software, according to digital watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF is “deeply concerned about this pattern of pro-government malware targeting online activists in authoritarian…
Uganda says Congo slows hunt for Kony
Responding to an Internet campaign backed by celebrities who want Uganda to capture fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and save child soldiers, the government complained yesterday it needed more help from its African neighbours. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Joint ventures with China put the US at risk of cyberwar, says report
Should conflict occur, China’s cyberwar plans target the US, and today’s Chinese joint ventures with US manufacturers in hardware, software and telecommunications create a “potential vector” for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to exploit and compromise, says a report from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission sent to Capitol…
FBI says it is concerned over cyber terror
A former senior intelligence official has warned that a full-scale cyber-attack against the United States by a terrorist organization is "a certitude." read more View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Next week’s Patch Tuesday will only have one fix, says Microsoft
Microsoft announced today that next week’s Patch Tuesday will be the lightest of 2012, with six security bulletins and just one rated critical. The critical patch will apply to all Windows customers as it addresses a vulnerability that affects the entire family of the operating system, up to and including…
China must increase ability to win ‘local wars,’ PM says
China must enhance the ability of its military to win "local wars", Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday, as Beijing grows increasingly assertive about its territorial claims in Asia. View full post on china cyber wars – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Iranian ambassador to IAEA says new chapter is open
Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated Thursday that his country "is ready to re-engage with IAEA," amid growing pressure from world powers over its controversial nuclear program. View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
