Attackers can force mobile phones to send premium-rate SMS messages or prevent them from receiving messages for long periods of time by leveraging a logic flaw… View full post on text spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
2011-10-31 – U.S. Central Command, the CIOs of DoD, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army; and the Department of Defense Joint Consensus Working Group have jointly won 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award
U.S. Central Command, the CIOs of DoD, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army; and the Department of Defense Joint Consensus Working Group have jointly won 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award View full post on SANS Press Room View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Steve Jobs: Fox News a ‘Destructive Force’
The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs had tough words for the conservative opinion channel Fox News prior to his death. Jobs called the media outlet a “destructive force in our society” at a dinner with News . . . View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search…
Police task force investigating northern Colorado credit card scam
Authorities from 17 agencies including the FBI have formed a task force to investigate a credit card scam that has victimized about 600 people in northern Colorado. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Malware Did Not Affect U.S. Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – To correct recent reporting, the malware detected on stand-alone systems on Creech Air Force Base, Nev., in September, has not affected Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations. On 15 September, 24th AF first detected and subsequently notified Creech AFB regarding the malware on their portable hard…
Report: Computer virus hits US Air Force drone program; Pentagon mum on impact
More on this Story A future for drones: Automated killing Global race on to match U.S. drone capabilities U.S. drone strikes hitting fewer high-value targets With Air Force’s drone, ‘We can see everything’ View all Items in this Story Privacy issues hover over police drone use Pentagon seeks to crowd-source…
Security Expert: U.S. ‘Leading Force’ Behind Stuxnet
One year ago, German cyber security expert Ralph Langner announced he had found a computer worm designed to sabotage a nuclear facility in Iran. The Stuxnet worm is now recognized as a cyber super weapon, and it could end up harming those who created it. View full post on computer…
Hacker attacks force DigiNotar to bankruptcy
REUTERS – VASCO Data Security International Inc said its Netherlands-based unit DigiNotar BV filed for voluntary bankruptcy under Article 4 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act, after hackers stole security certificates. The court declared DigiNotar bankrupt and appointed a bankruptcy trustee and a judge to manage its affairs as it proceeds…