cyber terrorism
RSS cyber terrorismThe Weekly Round-Up: 23.03.07
Round-Up I would certainly not recommend travelling anywhere in London at the end of March, let alone large buildings - like Docklands conference halls which are a prime target for avian-flu ridden pigeons carrying Al Qaeda-manufactured dirty... [23 Mar 2007]
Photos: Outsourcing to Russia
Photo The security research looks at internet banking and the students use a laboratory to test what Berezin calls "information terrorism" through attacks on databases and networks. One of the negative perceptions of Russia,... [15 Feb 2007]
Fears over "suicide hackers" Down Under
News Australia is preparing for cyber-terrorism attacks from "suicide hackers", who will aim to bring down critical infrastructure for a "cause" and not worry about facing 30 years in jail for their actions. [28 Sep 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime "will enhance our ability to co-operate with foreign governments in fighting terrorism, computer hacking, money laundering and child pornography, among other crimes,"... [07 Aug 2006]
Opinion: What a year it's been for e-crime
Comment The evidence to date strongly suggests fighting e-crime remains low on the list of international government priorities, in contrast with the war against terrorism and efforts to combat the scourge of child pornography. [15 Mar 2006]
MP calls for UK e-crime tsar
News However, some security experts - including Bruce Schneier - aren't convinced that cyber terrorism is a serious threat. I hear people talk about the risks to critical infrastructure [CNI] from... [29 Nov 2005]
Don't restrict data retention powers, says CMBA
News Several governments, including the UK, want these powers brought in ostensibly to aid investigations into terrorism. But the Creative and Media Business Alliance (CMBA), a group of media companies including EMI, SonyBMG... [25 Nov 2005]
'Criminals, not terrorists, pose greatest net threat'
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that talk of cyber terrorism could have a damaging effect on levels of IT security. He added: "I hear people talk about the risks to critical infrastructure... [24 Nov 2005]
Ross Anderson
AS Profile He is also a voice of reason in the debate about cyber terrorism, which will continue to claim more headlines in the coming months and years. Cambridge University cryptography researcher Ross Anderson is... [23 Sep 2005]
Opinion: Policing the internet will take more than law
Comment Because most of the UK computer forensic activity is dedicated to tackling child pornography and terrorism, we still don't have enough people capable of carrying out the evidential work for other crimes. [20 Sep 2005]
Police ask for power to hit terrorist websites
News A list of anti-terror recommendations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has been handed to MPs in the wake of the London bombings this month, as the government is reviewing laws on how to tackle... [25 Jul 2005]
BAA invests £23m in cyber-terror defences
News British Airports Authority (BAA) is investing £23m in a top-secret programme to combat the threat of cyber-terrorism. We all know that cyber-crime is on the increase but it is the... [10 Jun 2005]
New cybersecurity post planned by US
News It also requires the department to establish a National Terrorism Exercise Program to "prevent" and "recover from" terrorist acts, including cybersecurity breaches. That's of course something that we have been pushing... [17 May 2005]
Leader: Cyber-terror... who do you believe?
Leader Among the five key proposals is a plan to end poverty in deprived areas of the world where cyber-terrorism apparently must now represent one of the most effective ways for an individual to drag... [09 Feb 2005]
Cyber-terror plan panned as "barmy"
News DK Matai, the chairman of mi2g will tomorrow night address the Oxford University Internet Institute with a proposal for a body which would tackle the issue of 'cyber-terrorism'. Addressing whether the... [09 Feb 2005]
