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Former CIA head Woolsey says utility firms not interested in data security
Utility companies are not very interested in securing data these days, according to James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Nearly all of the country's critical infrastructure runs on electricity,
Growing number of GPS jammers a threat to infrastructure
The growing use of GPS jamming devices and the availability of low-cost ones are a serious concern, says Bob Cockshott, director of position, navigation and timing technology for the ICT Knowledge
Researchers expose security holes in SCADA systems
Manufacturing plants and critical infrastructure facilities may have received a rude awakening last week when researchers released exploit modules after finding major security flaws in industrial
Texas water plant hacker: Password was just 3 characters
Unhappy with recent reports of how officials tried to downplay the threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, a twenty-something hacker broke into a water utility in Texas and posted
Obama's cybersecurity proposals: Great in concept, devil is in details
The Obama administration last week unveiled a set of legislative proposals to improve the security of computer systems, both in the federal government and in the private sector. Many of the most
More sunlight needed on network security discussion
The U.S. Secret Service has been investigating the hacking of a Nasdaq network since last year, but agents have been unable to determine who the culprits are, where they are or what their motivation
Will 2011 see the widespread militarization of malware?
When I read for pleasure, I prefer to read science fiction, hardly surprising I suppose, given my avid interest in tech and IT. One particular niche within science fiction is the cyberpunk genre,
Is WikiLeaks DDoS a cyberwar? Not by a long stretch
Angered at various companies who declined to help keep WikiLeaks online, a loosely associated group who calls themselves "Anonymous" have banded together to exact vengeance against companies such as
GAO: Cyber data sharing falls short
The effort between the government and private companies to share information related to cyber security remains far less than optimal, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. If
Corporate America's dumbest security bungles
No security measures, processes or procedures are failsafe, but too often vulnerabilities arise when straightforward security steps could have prevented them. Roger G. Johnston, a member of the
