“Anonymous is claiming to have begun shutting down UK government websites in protest of the treatment of Julian Assange. At around 8pm UT, the UK Justice Department website went down under a distributed denial of service attack. About 40 minutes later the Department of Work and Pensions website wa...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) networks remain offline after being compromised by a virus over 80 days ago. More here. Though Smart Meters reduce traditional theft, the FBI found that hacking them can be very simple. More here. The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a contra...
According to the Office of Naval Research, Fire Scout unmanned helicopters will soon be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other vessels. More here. An inspector general’s audit of Veterans Affairs found 15,000 outstanding security risks caused by failures to comply with the Federa...
Recent studies show that roughly 40% of government websites are not yet compliant with regulations requiring them to support DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). DNSSEC prevents hackers from launching cache poisoning attacks which would redirect visitors away from legitimate sites without approval. M...
via Hillicon Valley Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at holding foreign nations accountable for failing to combat cybercrimes directed at the U.S. The International Cybercrime and Reporting Act would require the president to prepare an annual...
via The National Journal A top Department of Homeland Security official acknowledged on Thursday that some foreign-made components in American electronic devices have been found to be predesigned to allow cyberattacks. “I am aware of instances where that has happened,” Greg Schaffer, who...
via PC World If knowledge is power, then no one is more powerful than the National Security Agency. A motto for the shadowy eyes and ears responsible for America’s national defense is “technology never sleeps.” It takes a 24/7/365 global workforce to support the NSA’s mission...
via Data Center Knowledge Here’s an interesting story which illustrates the importance of cooling in where data centers are built. The city of Bluffdale, Utah has agreed to annex more than 500 acres of land where the huge new National Security Agency data center will be built. The annexation o...