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Expert at London Internet Security Conference Warns of Cyber War

LONDON – A leading internet security expert warned Tuesday that a cyber terrorist attack with “catastrophic consequences” looked increasingly likely in a world already in a state of near cyber war. Speaking outside a global conference on internet security in London, Eugene Kaspersky, a Russian maths genius, told Sky News the threat was a real and present danger. “I don’t want to speak about it. I don’t even want to think about it,” he said. “But we are close, very close, [...]

November 4, 2011 By Rich Internet Security, IT News Computer Security, Hacking

Hackers Shake Web to Core

High level Information Assurance training and certification is available at CED Solutions. [singlepic id=833 w=320 h=240 float=right]By Byron Acohido USA TODAY The keepers of the Internet have become acutely concerned about their ability to protect the most sensitive personal information such as account logons and credit card numbers. Hackers cracked three companies that work with the most popular Web browsers to ensure the authenticity of Web pages where consumers type in sensitive information. The hacked firms are among more than 650 digital certificate authorities [...]

September 28, 2011 By Rich Internet Security, IT News Computer Security, Hacking

5 Tech Tools To Keep You Safe at College or Home

[singlepic id=44 w=320 h=240 float=right]Summer is coming to an end. And for most college-bound students that means you’re heading back to the dorms. According to the most recent U.S crime statistics there were about 4700 robberies, 5000 aggravated assaults, 3300 forcible sex offences and 31 murders on college campuses in 2009. So while students and parents pack up their caravans with X-long twin bedding and plastic storage boxes don’t forget to include these new high tech tools to keep you and your [...]

August 26, 2011 By Rich Internet Security Computer Security, Hacking

U.S. Cybercops Caught Flat-Footed by Massive Global Cyberattack

[singlepic id=36 w=320 h=240 float=right] Top U.S. cybercops were surprised by revelations of an unprecedented case of cyber-espionage — a five-year-long hacking scheme from a single “state actor” that targeted U.S. government and U.N. computers as well as defense firms and private industries. The spying was dubbed “Operation Shady RAT” by security firm McAfee, which uncovered the hacking — and it led to a massive loss of information that poses a huge economic threat, security experts say. CED Solutions provides security training classes [...]

August 7, 2011 By Rich Internet Security, IT News Computer Security, Hacking

How Hackers Stole 24,000 Files From The Pentagon

[singlepic id=835 w=320 h=240 float=right]Are all of your desktops, servers, LAN’s and WAN’s protected from outside hacking attacks? We can help prevent the following. We’re all human, you know? That’s roughly the trick that the hackers most likely relied on when, earlier this year, they managed to steal over 24,000 files from a defense contractor. The Pentagon won’t say what files went astray, or the level of secrecy associated with the contents of the stolen data. But we can assume that [...]

July 19, 2011 By Rich Internet Security, IT News, Military Computer Security, Hacking