Head of Homeland Security doesn't use email at all. Salman Latif, nov.30, 2012, TheTechJournal.com. "If her own trust is that shaky towards the security of data sent online, how can she assure businesses and common users that her department can thwart any possible cyber attacks?"
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
News - Internet blackout in Syria
Is Syria suffering an Internet blackout? Today, november 29, 2012, Syria has disappeared from the wider Internet. Syria's information minister said "terrorists" were the cause of the Internet blackout, not the state. Most of the phone lines that run through the major Syrian exchange are also down.
News - A virtual cybercity to train government hackers
The Pentagon is developping a virtual town (CyberCity) to train its cyberwarriors. This virtual city will have more than 15000 inhabitants. The Pentagon is training his soldiers for cyberattacks.
News - US Navy new strategy documents
Three important documents on information dominance have been signed this week at the US Army:
News - Scoop.it eConflicts
My new Scoop.it on cyber issues is opened: http://www.scoop.it/t/econflicts/
Thursday, November 22, 2012
News - South Carolina (USA): breach of personal data
Millions of South Carolina residents' data stolen: 1.9 million Social Security numbers, 3.8 million tax returns and bank account details for 3.3 million people across the state. This is not really new, actually! All around the world sensitive data are stolen, databases hacked... As usual, the incident has been discovered several weeks after the incident took place: "the data was then posted online - and only discovered by the Secret Service nearly two months later" !!!
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News - US, France, Flame, cyberattacks...
- A French news magazine has accused the U.S. of using a spy software (Flame?) to hack into office of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Nov.22, 2012. Arutz Sheva, Financial Times
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