White House Lays Out Plans To Tackle Botnets

The White House revealed today a set of initiatives it plans to use as part of its public-private partnership to combat increasingly disruptive networks of infected computers known as botnets. In one of his last acts as White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt on Wednesday unveiled t...

White House Security Czar Howard Schmidt Retiring

Howard Schmidt, the top White House information security adviser, is retiring after more than two years on the job and several decades in security both in government and private industry. Schmidt is in his second stint as the White House security chief and he’s leaving at a time when cybersecurit...

Woohooo! After #SopaBlackout, Congress Postpones Action on #SOPA, #PIPA

Woohooo! After SopaBlackout, Congress Postpones Action on SOPA, PIPA A big hurrah to you!!!!! We've won for now SOPA and PIPA were dropped by Congress today. The votes we've been scrambling to mobilize against have been cancelled. When the entire Internet gets angry, Congress takes notice. Both t...

White House Launches Electric Industry Security Maturity Model Program

The White House has launched a new initiative designed to help companies in the electric power industry measure the maturity of their security programs against a new maturity model. The program is being run in tandem with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy and is meant t...

Key House Hearing on SOPA Bill Set For Today

All eyes will be on Capitol Hill this morning when the House Judiciary Committee holds a key hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, which has drawn wide opposition from a variety of groups and companies for its broad language supposedly designed to prevent copyright infringement. Th...

Persistent XSS Vulnerability in White House Website

Persistent XSS Vulnerability in White House Website Alexander Fuchs, A German Security Researcher Discover Persistent XSS Vulnerability in Official website of White House. He said "The petition system is vulnerable. Every Petition i start or join will execute my code. I could join all petitions a...

Persistent XSS Vulnerability in White House Website

Persistent XSS Vulnerability in White House Website Alexander Fuchs, A German Security Researcher Discover Persistent XSS Vulnerability in Official website of White House. He said "The petition system is vulnerable. Every Petition i start or join will execute my code. I could join all petitions a...

The George Washington Institue for Sustainability hacked by Cocain TeaM

The George Washington Institue for Sustainability hacked by Cocain TeaM The George Washington Institue for Sustainability website got hacked and defaced by Cocain TeaM hackers. Mirror of hack available on Zone-H. The George Washington University is located four blocks from the White House and was...

Insulin Pump Hack Garners Federal Attention

The hack of a commercially available insulin pump earlier this month at the DEFCON hacker conference has attracted the attention of members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which is now calling for a formal review of wireless medical devices like the pump. Senior Committee members Anna G...

Six House Design SQL Injection

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Former Microsoft Executive Named New Chief of Information Technology

Former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel will succeed current Chief of Information Technology officer Vivek Kundra, the White House announced Thursday, according to a report in The New York Times. VanRoekel worked for Microsoft for 15 years before assuming the managing director position at the...

House Committee Passes Bill to Force ISPs to Retain User Data For 12 Months

A controversial bill that would force ISPs to retain records for up to 12 months that would allow them to identify users by IP address has cleared a key hurdle and passed the House Judiciary Committee by a wide margin, setting it up for passage by the full House. The bill was introduced with the...

FBI searches LulzSec suspect home in Hamilton, Ohio

FBI searchesLulzSec suspect home in Hamilton, Ohio The investigation into the LulzSec hacking team continues, with news that FBI agents have searched a house in Hamilton, Ohio. FBI investigation believed to have been fuelled by interviews with Ryan Cleary, but did not lead to charges. Federal...

High-Profile Attacks Drive Renewed Push For Breach Notification Law

With each new day bringing news of another intrusion at a high-profile company or government agency, lawmakers are considering a number of legislative responses to the problem, including a potential bill that would require companies to report breaches within 48 hours and establish penalties for...

Obama Cybersecurity Chief: Other Nations Key To Securing Cyberspace

This is the first part of a two-part Threatpost interview with Howard Schmidt, White House cybersecurity coordinator, about the challenges of international cooperation, the proliferation of cybercrime and what can be done to address those issues. Look for part two tomorrow. The Obama administrati...

Chinese hackers having aim to Spying on U.S. Govt

Chinese hackers having aim to Spying on U.S. Govt It's the second time Google has blamed a major computer hacking scheme on China . On 1st of June we have Reported that : Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts of U.S. & Asia. This time Google says unknown hackers from Jinan, China, a ci...

Dennis Fisher and Paul Roberts on the Sony Data Breach and National Cybersecurity

Dennis Fisher and Paul Roberts talk about the data breach of the Sony PlayStation Network, Sony’s response to the attack and whether the recent legislation proposed by the White House and its new cyberspace strategy will have any effect. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65 Subscribe to the Digital...

Data Breach Notification Bill Included in New White House Proposal

The White House on Thursday proposed a new federal data breach notification law in an attempt to clarify a mish-mash of laws already on record. The notification comes as part of a much-delayed cybersecurity legislative proposal unveiled on Capitol Hill this week. The sweeping reform comes nearly...

White House Unveils Cybersecurity Legislative Agenda

The White House proposed Thursday reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act by formalizing the Department of Homeland Security role in managing cybersecurity for the federal government's civilian computers and networks. What the Obama administration does not propose is the...