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Category Archives: Cybersecurity Memo – Insiders Edition
FBI chief warns that cyber crime is on par with terrorism
FBI director Robert Mueller warned a gathering of Internet security specialists that the threat of cyber attacks rivals terrorism as a national security concern. The only way to combat cyber assaults is for police, intelligence agencies and private companies to … Continue reading
NASA Inspector Gen. Says Stolen Laptop Contained Space Station Control Codes
NASA “reported a loss or theft” of 48 computers between April 2009 and April 2011 including a laptop that was stolen in March 2011 containing “algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station.” That laptop, like 99 percent … Continue reading
White House and NSA weigh cybersecurity vs personal privacy
The National Security Agency has pushed repeatedly over the past year to expand its role in protecting private-sector computer networks from cyber-attacks, but has been rebuffed by the White House, largely because of privacy concerns. The most contentious issue was … Continue reading
Google announces privacy changes across products with no opt-out
Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices. The information will enable Google to … Continue reading
Protecting the Nation’s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats
Protecting the electric system from cyber threats and ensuring its resilience are vital to our national security and economic well-being. This is exactly why cybersecurity is one of four key themes in the White House’s Policy Framework for a 21st … Continue reading
Bradley Manning and the next Security Paradigm: Insider Threats
Bradley Manning Had Secrets from Animate Projects on Vimeo. Bradley Manning is an Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables to Wikileaks. Depending on your perspective, he’s become a symbol for high tech whistleblowing, or dangerous … Continue reading
US Chamber of Commerce hackers went undetected for one year
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobbying group in the world, was hacked and all of the information stored on its computer systems was accessible to the hackers, who are suspected to have operated out of China. This, … Continue reading
As expected: Police start to employ Predator drone spy planes in US
Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23. Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said. Janke knew the … Continue reading
Watch the software that may be watching you
Though the software is installed on most modern Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones, Carrier IQ was virtually unknown until 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart of Connecticut analyzed its workings, revealing that the software secretly chronicles a user’s phone experience — ostensibly so … Continue reading
Hackers Leak Facebook Law Enforcement Data Access Guidelines
A group of hackers claiming to represent Anonymous’s Antisec movement hijacked two Gmail accounts belonging to a retired California Department of Justice cybercrimes investigator, now a private investigator, and on November 18 published 38,000 private emails and identifying contact information … Continue reading