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Cyber Terrorism - A ZDNN Special
News How to fight cyber thugs When things got out of hand in the Wild West, they created the Texas Rangers. An ode to cyber stings Law enforcement warns us of the dangers of the Net and how the medium is a new haven for criminals, but the anonymity of...
[April 5, 2000, 15:34]
Cyber-espionage Hits Businesses
News Alan Paller, director of research for the Sans Institute, warns of the spread of cyber-espionage to the private sector.
[April 25, 2008, 16:02]
'Cyber-loafing' Signposts Motivation Problems
News Businesses are losing thousands of hours' worth of productivity each year - with staff being distracted from their jobs by everything from 'cyber-loafing' to hangovers. Cyber-loafing -- the endless hours spent by staff on email, Web surfing and IM...
[July 16, 2004, 12:25]
Managing New Issues: Cyber Security In An Era Of Technological Change
White Papers This report reflects the findings of a conference on cyber security and cyber crime in 2002 in The Hague, The Netherlands. It looks into the urgency for a better common understanding and better cooperation on these issues, in the light of the...
[December 12, 2004, 23:00]
Geographic Surveillance And Hotspot Detection For Homeland Security: Cyber Security And Computer Network Diagnostics
White Papers Securing the nation's computer networks from cyber attack is an important aspect of Homeland Security. Project develops diagnostic tools for detecting security attacks, infrastructure failures, and other operational aberrations of computer networks.
[February 17, 2005, 23:00]
Cyber Crime
White Papers There are a number of ways in which cyber intruders can invade systems and cause damage. In fact, many business victims of cyber crime fail to report attacks for fear of exposing their security vulnerabilities and damaging their credibility with...
[February 20, 2005, 23:00]
Cyber Security - Growing Risk From Growing Vulnerability
White Papers Interconnections across and among cyber and physical systems are increasing. Our dependence on these interconnected systems is also rapidly increasing, and even short-term disruptions can have major consequences.
[December 1, 2004, 23:00]
Cyber Protests: The Threat To The U.S. Information Infrastructure
White Papers This report discusses how political events and emerging international situations will increasingly lead to cyber protests. However, any site with an exploitable vulnerability will be susceptible to a cyber attack.
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Nato: Cyber-terrorism Danger Equal To Missile Attack
News Nato's cyber-defence chief has warned that computer-based terrorism poses the same threat to national security as a missile attack. Anil said the cyberattacks on Estonia last year, which brought down key financial and state systems, had...
[March 10, 2008, 8:06]
Cyber Attack Targets Unpatched Excel Flaw
News A new, yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel has been exploited in at least one targeted cyber attack, experts warned on Friday. In addition, the monthly set of patches Microsoft released on Tuesday included a fix for a Word...
[June 19, 2006, 9:40]
U.S. Cyber Security Plan A 'Mosaic'
White Papers This paper articulates and gives information about cyber security. The administration has authorized $900 million dollars for the next five years for cyber security research and development. But the Cyber Security program has lost some of its teeth...
[December 12, 2004, 23:00]
Project Trawler: Cyber Crime In The UK
News Project Trawler -- the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) three-year study into cyber crime in the UK -- has found that paedophiles and criminals using the Net for secure communication are the two biggest problems facing law enforcement...
[June 22, 1999, 17:05]
Special Report: Cyber Wars - Info War In The US
News From Cold War to cyber war? The best defense is a good offense when it comes to cyber-terrorists and 'anklebiters' FBI meets with potential targets of cyber-attack, dispenses free advice It's entirely possible the battles of the future may well be...
[October 6, 1998, 16:36]
Cyber Security For The Homeland
White Papers A growing yet underestimated threat is that of a cyber attack on U.S.critical information infrastructures. September 11, 2001, changed the life of each and every American and brought to the forefront compelling need to change how the federal...
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Cyber Crimes And Your Children
White Papers The best way to prevent cyber crime is to educate children about the types of cyber crimes, the cost of cyber crime to the victims, and the consequences for committing such crimes. As recently as September, 2003, a teenager was arrested for...
[February 21, 2005, 23:00]
Cyber Attacks During The War On Terrorism: A Predictive Analysis
White Papers This report analyzes the possibility of cyber attacks against U.S.and allied information infrastructures in response to anticipated military strikes against terrorists and nation-state sponsors. While many have speculated about the possibility for...
[January 26, 2005, 23:00]
Cyber Threats, A Different View
White Papers Afterwards it will prove that they are the real threat to the cyber community by showing their connection to the malicious acts of vandalism, hacktivism, and espionage. This paper is concerned with discussing the term "cracker" or "script-kiddie...
[September 22, 2005, 0:00]
Schneier: Cyber-extortion On The Rise
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure organisations.
[January 23, 2008, 16:28]
Cyber Terrorism 'merely A Theory'
News Gartner's information security and risk research director has dismissed cyber-terrorism as a "theory". The director, Rich Mogull, told journalists that despite the incidence of high-profile digital attacks, cyber terrorism is a phenomenon that has...
[November 11, 2003, 8:10]
Cyber-Attack: The National Protection Plan And Its Privacy Implications
White Papers This paper analyzes these risks ranging from threats against our critical infrastructures, to cyber-attacks and information operations, to protecting the confidentiality and integrity of our personal information, such as medical records, credit...
[November 5, 2004, 23:00]
