Hackers recently accessed the critical infrastructure of three unnamed cities by compromising their SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division said today. Speaking at the Flemings Cyber Security conference in London, ...
via National Defense Magazine The hacker is only one ingredient in a network intrusion. While leaders are rightly concerned about outsiders breaking into their networks, they also realize that their own employees may have as much to do with the next breach as an outsider. In the rush to defend criti...
via Government Computer News The rapid adoption of mobile computing is creating vulnerabilities and threats faster than they are being addressed, a panel of industry and government experts said on May 18. “Mobile is hot, and it will remain hot,” said John Landwehr, Adobe Systems’ s...
via Info Security An FBI cyber official warned Congress that cybercriminals with enough time, motivation, and funding are able “to penetrate any system that is accessible directly from the internet.” Testifying this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime and...