John Wagley Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Governments around the world should work with each other, non-profits, local residents, and the private sector to reduce poaching and wildlife crimes that are funneling an estimated $19 billion annually to terrorists and other criminals, according to a View full post on The Cyber…
Inspector General Issues Harsh Report on FEC Computer Security
A federal Inspector General has released a harsh assessment of an agency that has repeatedly failed to improve computer security even after suffering a hacking attack. The Inspector General of the Federal Election Commission today issued an independent audit report on the agency’s Fiscal Year 2013 Fiscal Statements. The audit identified a significant…
Auditor issues report on threats to cybersecurity
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor has released a report outlining the threats of cybersecurity breaches to state and local governments. In his report, Auditor Adam Edelenemphasizes the need for a breach notification law. He says Kentucky is one of four states that don’t require government agencies to notify people if their sensitive data has…
Washington teen arrested in school threats report
A 14-year-old Tumwater boy who had done Internet research on school shootings and expressed a “fascination with Columbine,” was arrested after a friend reported the teen had threatened to shoot students at his school and harm himself, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Police found three guns and ammunition in the boy’s home,…
Dentrix Data Leak Report and Analysis
Recently a dentist PMS (practice management software) was discovered to be uploaded some time ago to well known public torrent trackers. View full post on Cyber War News Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
NIST report on Joplin, MO, tornado in May 2011 calls for major changes
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response A year-and-a-half after a tornado devastated Joplin, MO, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a 492-page report of its comprehensive investigation of the weather-related disaster, in which it presented no less than 47 separate “findings” and 16 separate “recommendations” for…
NSA-grade surveillance software being sold to oppressive regimes, report finds
Advocacy group Privacy International has put together an extensive report on the powerful surveillance technologies being sold by private companies. The findings, it says, are “downright scary” and show that private companies are capable of acquiring spying tools just as capable as what the NSA and GCHQ are using. The details…
Report on video surveillance market from ResearchMoz cites trends and 6-year forecast
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv ResearchMoz, a business intelligence provider, has released its latest research report, Video Surveillance and VSaaS Market. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Joint R&D report from TSA and HSARPA cite six strategic objectives
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative TSA and the Homeland Security Research Projects Agency (HRARPA) have issue a joint 27-page research and development test and evaluation strategic plan, which attempts to strengthen the relationship between the two agencies by aligning HSARPA’s research goals with TSA’s missions. Read More…. View full…
SoundView report highlights Viscount’s revenue-sharing agreement with Microsoft
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification SoundView Research recently published an updated report on Viscount Systems, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of IT-based solutions for physical security systems. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars