Source: Patrick Lin, The Atlantic
With the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, we’re in a political tug-of-war over who should lead the security of our digital borders: should it be a civilian organization such as the Department of Homeland Security, or a military organization such as the Department of Defense?
Tag Archives: United States
‘Stand Your Cyberground’ law: A novel proposal for digital security
April 30, 2012 – 3:34 pm
In U.S.-Russia deal, nuclear communication system may be used for cybersecurity
April 26, 2012 – 5:08 pm
Source: Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post
A secure communications channel set up to prevent misunderstandings that might lead to nuclear war is likely to expand to handling new kinds of conflict — in cyberspace.
Hacking the hackers: A counter-intelligence operation against digital gangs
April 26, 2012 – 4:59 pm
Source: Marc Weber Tobias, Forbes
One of our security lab team members is an ex-cyberspook who spent his career in the military doing hacking, crypto, and a lot of special computer ops for different government agencies.
Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert interviewed on American Public Media
April 24, 2012 – 2:15 pm
The Marketplace Tech Report episode looked at President Obama’s executive order authorizing sanctions for human rights abuses that will target countries that monitor and track cell phones and citizens’ browsing habits.
“Cybersecurity” bill endangers privacy rights
April 19, 2012 – 9:53 am
Source: Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica
The controversy over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act intensified on Tuesday when a White House spokeswoman warned Congress not to pass “cybersecurity” legislation without “robust safeguards to preserve the privacy and civil liberties of our citizens.”
FBI seizes servers from NYC data center
April 18, 2012 – 9:19 am
Source: riseup.net
On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal authorities removed a server from a colocation facility shared by Riseup Networks and May First/People Link in New York City.
Botnets, DDoS attacks as weapon against financial sector
April 13, 2012 – 11:32 am
Source: The Hacker News
DDOS attacks against the financial sector almost tripled during the first quarter of this year, according to DDoS mitigation specialist Prolexic.
Pentagon using big data to uncover cyberespionage
April 9, 2012 – 5:37 pm
Source: The New New Internet
The Defense Department, which among five agencies involved in the initiative launch, plans to pursue projects for autonomous systems.
Pentagon to fast-track cyberweapons acquisition
April 9, 2012 – 2:16 pm
Source: Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post
The Pentagon is planning to dramatically speed up the development of new cyberweapons, giving it the ability in some cases to field weapons against specific targets in a matter of days, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress.
Police tracking of cellphones raises privacy fears in U.S.
April 1, 2012 – 2:20 pm
Source: Eric Lichtblau, New York Times
Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show.
