Freelance journalist gets 5 years in link-posting, threats case Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/freelance-journalist-barrett-brown-link-posting-threats-case-114511.html#ixzz3Q2IGKnHm

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Freelance journalist and activist Barrett Brown was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison Thursday on charges of threatening an FBI agent and obstructing a federal investigation into his reporting on the anarchist hacking collective Anonymous. Prosecutors had asked for a…

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FBI Hunting UK ‘IsisGang’ Hackers Over US Terror Threats

The FBI is hunting three British computer hackers who claim to support Isis (Islamic State), amid a spate of hoax threats made against US institutions. The hackers, part of a group that calls itself “ISISGang”, are accused to waging an […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Hackers Pose Multiple Threats to Financial Industry

Financial institutions are top spenders for cybersecurity, and with good reason: As data breaches become more sophisticated and commonplace, the industry’s vulnerabilities are becoming apparent. One of those worries is the risk of losing something that’s vital to the industry’s […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Awareness of threats key to tackling cyber crime

Doing basic cyber hygiene right can reduce the risk of a cyber breach by as much as 80 per cent, according to an expert. The fact that the Middle East is one of the areas that saw the highest cyber […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Damballa and ForeScout partner to further automate defense against advanced threats

Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security Atlanta-based Damballa, a provider of advanced threat protection and containment and ForeScout Technologies, of Campbell, CA, which provides network security solutions, has announced an upcoming technology integration between the Damballa Failsafe and ForeScout CounterACT platforms. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars

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