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Russian Arrested for Botnet Attack on Amazon

07/24/2012 - A Russian hacker was arrested last week in Cyprus on an international warrant for a 2008 denial-of-service attack on Amazon.com.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Morning Security Brief: MTA to Increase Security, Printers At Risk for Hacking, Beth Israel Breach, and More

07/24/2012 - MTA stationing more officers around high crime stations. Printer vulnerabilities not being taken seriously. BYOD policy led to Beth Israel breach. And more.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Morning Security Brief: ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting, Grum Botnet Taken Down, Bulgaria Bombing Suspect, and More

07/20/2012 - A shooting at a movie premier leaves 14 dead. A security company collaborates with ISPs to take down Grum. CCTV video of Bulgaria bombing suspect released. And more.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Man Who Snooped on Wife’s E-mails Cleared of Cybercrime Charges

07/19/2012 - Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Leon Walker, the Michigan man who faced federal cybercrime charges for snooping into his wife’s e-mails.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Yahoo Fixes Security Vulnerability

07/17/2012 - Yahoo says it has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed hackers to obtain and expose online about 450,000 user names and passwords.
Daily Headline : IT Security

ICE Seizes 70 Counterfeit Web Sites

07/12/2012 - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has shuttered 70 Web sites accused of selling counterfeit goods.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Report: Cybersecurity Market to Almost Double in Five Years

07/10/2012 - The global cybersecurity market is expected to reach $120.1 billion by 2017, nearly twice its current size of $63.7 billion, according to a report by the Dallas-based research and consulting firm MarketsandMarkets.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Court Rules Bank May be Negligent for Fraudulent Transactions

07/06/2012 - A federal appeals court in Boston ruled Tuesday that a bank may have been negligent in failing to monitor and block fraudulent transactions in 2009 that led to losses of about $345,000 from the account of the plaintiff, the Maine-based company Patco Construction.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Editor's Note: Complacency Over Cyberthreat Decried

07/05/2012 - It’s time to take cyberthreats seriously.
Legal Report: IT Security

Data Security

06/27/2012 - A bill (H.R. 4257) that would require the federal government to improve its data security procedures has been approved by the House of Representatives. It is now pending in the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
Legal Report: IT Security

Information Sharing

06/27/2012 - A bill (H.R. 3523) that would encourage information sharing on cybersecurity between the government and the private sector has been approved by the House of Representatives and is now pending in the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Beyond Print: IT Security

Data Theft

06/27/2012 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employee did not violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when he downloaded confidential information from his employer with the intent to start his own business. The CFAA, the court noted, was designed to prevent hacking and does not apply in this case because the employee had access to the information for work purposes. The decision conflicts with CFAA rulings from the Fifth, Seventh, and Eleventh circuits.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Cybersecurity

06/27/2012 - States have not made enough improvements in the areas of cybersecurity, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Preparedness Report. Find out what other areas need improvement.
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