Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei- Darussalam is privileged to host the first ever Interactive Technical Workshop on cyber security incident response and handling for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT) member countries. View full post on computer security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Malware disables ambulance response systems
An unspecified malware variant recently disabled the automated response systems of a New Zealand-based ambulance service. The service – which provides 90% of the emergency and non-emergency ambulances in the country – was forced to manually allocate the rescue vehicles over a 24-hour period. “Anti-virus software protected the systems but…
Michigan Launches Cyber Command Center, Cyber Defense Response Team
YPSILANTI – Saying a major cyber attack is the single greatest threat to national security other than weapons of mass destruction, Governor Rick Snyder announced plans on Friday to coordinate a proactive approach to keeping the state safe from online attacks. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News…
Cyber risk and the future of national response
In September 2007, in a remote laboratory in Idaho, researchers began to show that the security picture had begun to change, dramatically and irreversibly. Dubbed “Aurora,” the researchers’ project demonstrated the ability of a cyber hacker to destroy physical equipment – in this case a generator used to create electricity…