Cybersecurity: It's Dollars and Sense- February 12, 2005 Cybersecurity: It's Dollars and Sense: " No one really wants to spend money on cybersecurity. Not only is it technically impossible to completely secure cyberspace, but the technology is complicated, the vocabulary arcane, and the expertise to make it happen hard to find -- and even harder to apply. Worse yet, most managers never learned how to calculate the value of -- and communicate the business case for -- cybersecurity. "http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/cybersecurity-its-dollars-and-sense.html Hackers target state's computer network- February 11, 2005 Hackers target state's computer network: "JUNEAU -- The FBI is looking into a recent rash of cyberattacks that hit the state's computer network. 'We are aware of it and it is a pending investigation so there is really very little I can say about it,' FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez said."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/hackers-target-states-computer-network.ht... MSNBC - Virtual Jihad- February 10, 2005 MSNBC - Virtual Jihad: "Feb. 9 - In recent months, an odd message has popped up on some radical Islamic Web sites. Readers are encouraged to use their computers to advance the cause of jihad. One preferred method touted on these sites: launch a cyberattack by jamming the Web sites and e-mail addresses of the Zionist enemy."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/msnbc-virtual-jihad.html World Security Organization- February 10, 2005 : "A controversial UK security vendor is calling for the creation of a World Security Organisation (WSO) to crack down on 'cyber-terror' as well as real world threats by air, land, sea and space. Yet some in the industry have criticised the 'cyber-terror' part of the plan, saying it is bogged down in fanciful thinking and hyperbole. One expert has even branded it 'barmy'. DK Matai, the chairman of mi2g will tomorrow night address the Oxford University Internet Institute with a proposal for a.http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/world-security-organization.html Spammers 'tricking ISPs' into sending junk mail- February 5, 2005 Spammers 'tricking ISPs' into sending junk mail - ZDNet UK News: "A massive spam spike is predicted, and one expert says that 'it's the beginning of the email meltdown' Spam levels are about to skyrocket, according to experts who warned this week that spammers have developed a new way of delivering their wares. According to SpamHaus -- an anti-spam organisation which compiles blacklists blocking eight billion messages a day -- a new piece of malware has been created that takes over a PC...http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/spammers-tricking-isps-into-sending.html Attackers Could Bypass XP SP2 Security Mechanisms- February 1, 2005 Attackers Could Bypass XP SP2 Security Mechanisms: "Microsoft Corp. on Monday confirmed it was investigating a claim by a Russian security researcher that two key security technologies built into Windows XP Service Pack 2 could be easily defeated."http://internetsecuritynews.blogspot.com/2005/02/attackers-could-bypass-xp-sp2-security.ht... |