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Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News The blog was in response to a CIA statement, reported by security training body the Sans Institute, that a cyberattack had caused a power blackout in multiple cities in a country outside the US. Security from A to Z [24 Jan 2008]
CIA: Cyberattacks cut power to "multiple cities"
News The CIA has said a cyberattack caused a power blackout in multiple cities in a country outside the US. Security training body the Sans Institute reported the CIA's disclosure. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is... [21 Jan 2008]
Leader: Lycos must have seen it coming...
Leader In the least surprising news of the week we reported this morning that Lycos has been hit with what looks like a cyberattack, just hours after launching a service which would enable denial-of-service attacks to be... [01 Dec 2004]
Terror cybersecurity efforts need improving
News The National Cyber Security Division "must address these issues to reduce the risk that the critical infrastructure may fail due to cyberattack," the report concluded. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has... [26 Jul 2004]
Blaster dodges responsibility for US blackout
News In addition to ruling out MSBlast as the cause, the Security Working Group's report also stressed that there was no evidence that a cyberattack by al-Qaida, which had reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack... [06 Apr 2004]
Electricity blackouts highlight internet weaknesses
News That report - titled Interim Report: Causes of the August 14th Blackout in the United States and Canada - doesn't dismiss the threat of a cyberattack affecting critical infrastructure. It cites a previous incident at an... [26 Nov 2003]
Universities study dangers of tech "monoculture"
News In fact, the project echoes themes addressed in a controversial paper submitted by seven well-known security researchers, who warned that Microsoft's dominance in software could make possible a cyberattack that would be... [26 Nov 2003]
Reliance on Microsoft makes firms vulnerable says Gartner
News Exclusive reliance on Microsoft's Windows operating system could make companies vulnerable to greater damage during a cyberattack, according to an upcoming report from analyst Gartner. Reliance on Microsoft makes firms... [09 Oct 2003]
Industrial Defender protects against digital attack
News Instead, Ahern said, Verano's new service and software aims to protect a company's operation from the deleterious effects of a simple cyberattack. Control-system specialist Verano has introduced a service and software... [11 Jun 2003]
London firms warned of Serbian cyberattack
News Security experts have warned that London's corporate servers risk attack from Serbian hackers retaliating against Nato air strikes. Until now, Serbian information warfare has been limited to government and military targets, such as Nato... [09 Apr 1999]
