National Cyber Security Bulletin on Anonymous

National Cyber Security Bulletin on Anonymous DHS has analyzed the likelihood of Anonymous attacking industrial control systems ICS after the hacktivist group showed such intentions earlier this year. "Assessment of Anonymous Threat to Control Systems " that was drafted by the National...

Department of Homeland Security Releases Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET)

Department of Homeland Security Releases Cyber Security Evaluation Tool CSET The Cyber Security Evaluation Tool CSET is a Department of Homeland Security DHS product that assists organizations in protecting their key national cyber assets. It was developed under the direction of the DHS National...

DHS Thinks Some SCADA Problems Are Too Big To Call "Bug"

The Stuxnet worm may be the most famous piece of malicious software ever written. When it was first detected, a little over a year ago, the worm sounded a warning to nations around the world that critical infrastructure systems were potential targets of attack for foreign governments and cyber...

Former DHS Cybersecurity Chief Reitinger Named Sony CISO

Former Department of Homeland Security cyber-security chief Philip Reitinger has been named as the new executive vice president and Chief Information Security Officer of Sony Corporation. In his new position, Reitinger will be in charge of global information security and privacy at the electronic...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Emails leaked by #Antisec Anonymous

Department of Homeland Security DHS Emails leaked by Antisec Anonymous One of the Anonymous - @AnonWorldUnite today leaked the DHS emails on internet. He tweeted "A Wild Leak Has Appeared! : AntiSec AnonOps Leak LulzSec Anonymous " The link given in the Twitter post is a link to a WordPress blog...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Emails leaked by #Antisec Anonymous

Department of Homeland Security DHS Emails leaked by Antisec Anonymous One of the Anonymous - @AnonWorldUnite today leaked the DHS emails on internet. He tweeted "A Wild Leak Has Appeared! :https://wp.me/p1JyTn-f AntiSec AnonOps Leak LulzSec Anonymous https://wp.me/p1JyTn-f" The link given in the...

Stuxnet Part Deux? US Officials Warn of Stuxnet Variants

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security warned lawmakers this week that we may not have seen the last of Stuxnet, the infamous worm that wound its way through SCADA systems just over a year ago. In a statement published on Tuesday, Sean P. McGurk and Roberta Stempfley of the DHS’ Office ...

US CERT Director Resigns Without Warning

Randy Vickers, the director of the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team US Cert abruptly abandoned his post on Friday when he tendered his resignation immediately. The resignation came via an email penned by acting assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications, Bobbie...

DHS Official Warns of Security Risks in Supply Chain

In a House committee hearing on cybersecurity threats Thursday, a DHS official said he was aware of some cases in which software and hardware manufactured overseas had arrived in the U.S. pre-loaded with security bugs. However, the official did not say that those cases involved vulnerabilities or...

Unisys/DHS Hack

A congressional investigation was launched after hackers compromised a number of Homeland Security computers and transferred sensitive data to several Chinese language Web sites. The investigation deemed that Unisys, a government contractor that had been hired to secure the department’s systems,...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Flash Player

Adobe has released security bulletin APSB11-13 to address a vulnerability in Flash Player 10.3.181.16 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and 10.3.185.22 and earlier versions for Android. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to conduct a cross-site...

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...

Google Releases Chrome 11.0.696.68

Google released Chrome 11.0.696.68 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome Releases blog entry and update to Chrome...

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...

Department of Homeland Security Out to Get PSN Hackers !

Department of Homeland Security Out to Get PSN Hackers ! The external intrusion into the PlayStation Network has led to undoubtedly the worst fiasco in the PlayStation universe since the ApocalyPS3 of 2010. If the readers are like us, then we're all not only sick of the PSN being down but are als...

Google Releases Chrome 10.0.648.204

Google has released Chrome 10.0.648.204 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome Releases blog entry...

DHS Needs to Change Rules to Recruit Hackers into U.S. Security Agencies !

Members of the hacker community are leery of working with the government and sharing their skills, if it means navigating through outdated regulations and being viewed as potential security risks. Hackers and other computer experts willing to collaborate with the Department of Homeland Security t...

U.S. Government Shuts Down 84,000 Websites By Mistake !

The US Government has yet again shuttered several domain names this week. The Department of Justice and Homeland Security's ICE office proudly announced that they had seized domains related to counterfeit goods and child pornography. What they failed to mention, however, is that one of the target...

DHS Investing $40 Million for Cybersecurity Research !

Insider threats, botnets and malware, and assay to abutment the Comprehensive Civic Cyber Initiative CNCI are amid areas of cybersecurity advance the Department of Homeland Aegis DHS will accomplish in budgetary year 2011. The DHS Science and Technology Homeland Aegis Advanced Assay Projects Bure...

DHS: $40m To Research Next Big Thing in Cyber Security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a call for proposals this week in a $40m program to encourage research and development in a wide range of topics related to cyber security: from designing more resilient software, to alternatives to passwords and CAPTCHA technology to prevent...