Cyberterrorism
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Singapore sets up IT security body
News Country establishes new government agency, under the Internal Security Department, to combat cyber terrorism and espionage threats.
Tags: Local Government, PC security, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, IT Security, Banking, Cyberterrorism, cyberattack, network
International cooperation key in cybercrime fight
Insight newsmaker Prosecution is hard as the laws are national but such crimes are international, says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Web sites, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Attack, Gang, Malaysia, virus writer, Russia
Policing, with a virtual twist
News For law enforcement agencies, Web 2.0 poses challenges but also serve up opportunities in surveillance and intelligence gathering.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Terrorism insurance, Data security, Virtualization, Video, Singapore, Collaboration 2.0, Intelligence 2.0, Terrorism insurance, Facebook
Symantec warns on cyberterrorism
News Symantec played up cyberthreats at a NYC showcase of its latest security software. Is it a sales ploy or a serious concern?
Tags: Norton Co., FBI, Norton Internet Security, Internet Security, cyberthreats, Symantec Corp., cyberterrorism, Internet, Cyberattack, Web
Obama urged to appoint new cybersecurity tsar
News The Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency is recommending U.S. President-elect Barack Obama create a new White House office to address cybersecurity.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Defense/military, Federal Government, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, NOC
Nato creates cyber-defense command
News The Cyber Defense Management Authority will co-ordinate Nato allies' defenses against online attacks on national infrastructures.
Tags: Security
Save your IT infrastructure from becoming the economy's latest victim
Insight Enterprise infrastructures are only as strong as their weakest links. Consider the area of patch management, involving the monitoring and installation of new patches to prevent virus attacks. This is an area where availability and security go hand in hand.
BP: Cyberterrorism threat is increasing
News Attacks on the critical national infrastructure are becoming increasingly likely, claims the company's manager of digital security services.
Tags: PC security, Web sites, Data security, Security, Web services
Report: Net attacks on businesses down
News Attacks on corporate networks by online vandals fell in the second half of last year, according to report released Monday.
Malaysia preps info security standards
News Malaysia will develop national information security standards, in the latest of a series of recent measures to beef up e-security in the country.
Lucent says Mideast hackers attacked Web site
News Lucent Technologies on Thursday confirmed that its Web site was the victim of at least one attack by pro-Palestinian hackers.
IDC: Cyberterror and other prophecies
News The technology analysis company predicts that a major cyberterrorism event will occur in the coming year. On the brighter side, though, it says spending on information technology will increase.
Business continuity: 10 things you should know
Insight Business continuity is much more than just a fancy word for "backup". Here are 10 things a good business continuity plan includes.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery
Hosts not to blame for outages
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Hosting companies' role in outages questioned
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