It’s anyone’s guess how the FedRAMP cloud security initiative will pan out, but the pieces are coming together. Last week, the U.S. General Services Administration released an initial list of approved third-party assessment organizations (3PAOs). Launched by the Obama administration in December, the Federal Risk… View full post on National…
Location Bill Would Slow Down Investigations, Officials Say
Law enforcement officials today expressed concern with a bill intended to provide guidelines for how and when they can access someone’s location-based data. View full post on PCMag.com Security Coverage View full post on National Cyber Security
Utah cities, officials leery of look-alike social media
Utah cities, officials leery of look-alike social media By Katie Drake The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 8, 2012 06:27PM MDT With 5,000 friends and 800 more on a wait-list to join, the “Riverton Utah” Facebook page should be the envy of other municipalities. But Riverton doesn’t own that page….
Utah cities, officials leery of look-alike social media
Utah cities, officials leery of look-alike social media By Katie Drake The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 8, 2012 06:27PM MDT With 5,000 friends and 800 more on a wait-list to join, the “Riverton Utah” Facebook page should be the envy of other municipalities. But Riverton doesn’t own that page….
Mossad Cutting Back on Covert Operations Inside Iran, Officials Say
Israel’s intelligence services have scaled back covert operations inside Iran, ratcheting down by “dozens of percent” in recent months secret efforts to disable or delay the enemy state’s nuclear program, senior Israeli security officials tell TIME. The reduction runs across a wide spectrum of operations, cutting back not only alleged…
Officials say Pakistani Taliban training Frenchmen
By Ishtiaq Mahsud Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks following the shooting deaths of seven people in southern France allegedly by a man who spent time in the region, Pakistani intelligence officials…
Fake NATO commander Facebook page friended by naive officials
A simple Facebook impersonation attack was used to tempt personal data from military and government associates of NATO’s supreme Commander James Stavridis, news sources have reported. Despite NATO staff having been warned about fake Facebook pages in the past, The Daily Telegraph reports that “senior British military officers and Ministry…
Officials use NYC blackout scenario to sell senators on cyber-attack legislation
Senior Obama administration officials walked some 50 U.S. senators through a cyber-attack scenario Wednesday evening to press for pending legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to force critical industries to better protect their systems. Read full article >> View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo!…
Consumer officials warn about online dating scams
Tennessee officials say some fraud artists use online dating as a way to scam people out of their money. View full post on online dating scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Anonymous Takes Revenge on Oakland Officials, Posts Private Data
Vigilante hacker collective Anonymous made public personal information of Oakland, Calif. city officials Tuesday, in response to what the group calls violent behavior toward Occupy Oakland protestors. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security