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Retiring FBI official says current cybersecurity strategy ‘unsustainable’

[singlepic id=836 w=320 h=240 float=right]A retiring top deputy at the FBI has given a blunt assessment of public and private efforts to combat cyberattacks on corporate targets: “We’re not winning.” Shawn Henry, the FBI’s executive assistant director in charge of cybersecurity, told the Wall Street Journal that the government and private companies aren’t up to the task of defending sensitive data from would-be hackers. He called the current approach to the problem “unsustainable,” because criminals can easily outsmart the defenses [...]

US Faces Increasing Threat Of Cyberattacks By Terrorists, Including On Battlefield, Officials Say

An eventual full-scale cyberattack on the U.S. by a terrorist organization is “a certitude,” a former senior intelligence official told Fox News, and “cyberterrorists” already are making criminal use of the technology to steal money and move it around to finance their operations. Tech-based terror threats are increasingly raising concerns in Washington, and FBI Director Robert Mueller testified this week that such threats are among the most serious facing the U.S. — including on the battlefield. CED Solutions provides security training [...]

March 9, 2012 By Rich Internet Security Computer Security, Hacking

Hackers Steal Michael Jackson Back Catalog

Hackers Steal Michael Jackson’s Entire Back Catalog

Michael Jackson’s entire back catalogue has been stolen by Internet hackers. Sony music suffered its second major security breach in a year, with thieves targeting songs and unreleased material by the singer. It’s alleged they downloaded more than 50,000 music files worth $253 million in the biggest ever cyberattack on a music company. CED Solutions provides security training and certification programs to secure networks including Windows 7, Windows 2008 Server, CISSP, Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, Security+, CASP, Cisco CCNA Security & [...]

March 5, 2012 By Keith Internet Security Computer Security, Hacking

Chinese hackers took over NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, Inspector General reveals

Chinese hackers gained control over NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in November, which could have allowed them delete sensitive files, add user accounts to mission-critical systems, upload hacking tools, and more — all at a central repository of U.S. space technology, according to a report released Wednesday afternoon by the Office of the Inspector General. That report revealed scant details of an ongoing investigation into the incident against the Pasadena, Calif., lab, noting only that cyberattacks against the JPL involved [...]

March 2, 2012 By Rich Internet Security Computer Security, Hacking

‘Anonymous’ Hackers Threatens US Power Grid, Official Warns

The director of the National Security Agency warned that the hacking could have the ability within the next year or two to bring about a limited power outage in the US through a cyber attack. CED Solutions provides security training and certification courses to protect networks including Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 Server, Security+, CASP, CISSP, Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, Security Analyst, CCNA Security, CCNP Security, FIREWALL, ASA VPN, and more. Gen. Keith Alexander, the agency’s director, provided his assessment in [...]

February 21, 2012 By Rich Internet Security Computer Security, Hacking