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2013 Federal Budget Includes Nearly $800M For Cybersecurity
President Obama is asking for $769 million to fund information security initiatives via the Department of Homeland Security in 2013. That amount is nearly twice what DHS asked for last year to fund its cybersecurity work. “The Administration proposes $769 million to support the operations of the...
CPLC Chief says 'Pakistan a safe heaven for cyber criminals'
CPLC Chief says 'Pakistan a safe heaven for cyber criminals' The cyber crimes of multiple kinds in Pakistan have increased by five times over the past four years. Pakistan Daily Times News today reported that, Citizen Police Liaison Committee CPLC Chief through a letter on Saturday, apprised the...
U.S. drones affected by Keylogger Virus
U.S. drones affected by Keylogger Virus A keylogger of some sort has infiltrated classified and unclassified computer systems at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, recording the keystrokes of pilots tasked with operating unmanned drone aircraft in Afghanistan and other international conflict zones...
Student Arrested for hacking Thailand Prime Minister Accounts
Student Arrested for hacking Thailand Prime Minister Accounts Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's personal Twitter account was hacked on October 2nd, 2011 in what officials said was possibly part of a conspiracy to embarrass the government. Police in Thailand have arrested a university student w...
China hackers attack Canadian Government Computer Systems !
Foreign hackers successfully penetrated the computer systems of the Canadian federal government. Last month was the first sign that the system had been compromised. The attacks, said to have come from China, hit both the Finance Department and the Treasury Board. Although no statements have been...
Students will analysis cyber security skills vs. peers !
Flour Bluff Aerial Academy inferior Alex Blanke never accepted the accoutrement to abolish bacilli from his computer. But he capital to learn. Now he is on a mission to chase and abort computer bacilli and added aegis threats. He and green Sierra Alves represent Flour Bluff in a civic aerial...
WikiLeaks Confirms China's Responsibility for Aurora Attacks
It is being reported that WikiLeaks latest release of 250,000 diplomatic cables confirms the suspicion that China was responsible for the Aurora attacks on Google’s computer systems in January. Both Google and the State Department initially believed China was responsible for the attacks, but the...
U.S. Court Finds Two Russian Hackers Guilty of $1.3 Million Bank Fraud
A US court has found two Russian hackers guilty of bank fraud, involving over $1.3 million. The investigation revealed that the fraudsters broke into computer systems of various companies and used the obtained banking data to steal money from their bank accounts. Authorities believe the fraudster...
IBM Director Agent Denial of Service
There is a vulnerability within IBM Director Agent, a tool released by IBM to monitor and control computer systems remotely. It is possible for a remote attacker to craft and send a packet that will cause the remote Agent to terminate leading to a denial of service condition. Upon receipt of a...
Security Pros Are Focused on the Wrong Threats
From The New York Times Riva Richmond Corporate information technology departments are prioritizing the wrong threats to their computer systems, focusing on old problems and leaving their companies open to a raft of new cyberattacks targeting sensitive customer and corporate information. That is...
Update Protection against IBM Access Support ActiveX GetXMLValue Method Buffer Overflow
IBM Access Support ActiveX Control contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. The IBM Access Support ActiveX control is used by the vendor to collect system information, such as make, model, serial number, OS version, etc. This control is available on the IBM / Lenovo web site, and may also come...
CVE-2007-1041
The CVE-2007-1041 entry affects S&H Computer Systems News Rover 12.1 Rev 1, with multiple stack-based buffer overflows triggered by a crafted .nzb file containing a long group or subject string. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability details describe a straightf...
CVE-2007-1041: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in S&H Computer Systems News Rover 12.1 Rev 1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .nzb file with a long 1 group or 2 subject string...
