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SKorea says attackers use IP address in 16 nations (AP)

SKorea says attackers use IP address in 16 nations

Technology / Internet

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was ...


US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US wants privacy in new cyber security system

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.


Dutch researchers develop self-learning security system for computer networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attacks on computer networks are becoming increasingly commonplace. To counter the threat, they are protected by so-called network intrusion detection systems. But these fail to identify some attacks, ...


SKorea military networks under growing cyber attack

Technology / Internet

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

South Korea's military computer networks are under ever-growing cyber attack with 95,000 cases reported daily on average, officials said Tuesday.


A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday

'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan

Technology / Internet

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.


Audit: Air traffic systems vulnerable to attack

Technology / Internet

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The nation's air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and support systems have been breached in recent months allowing hackers access to personnel records and network servers, according to a new ...


SKorea and US forge deal to fight cyber attacks

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea and the United States have agreed to cooperate in fighting cyber attacks against their defence networks from countries including China and North Korea, officials said Monday.


Cyber spying a threat, and everyone is in on it

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop.


Pentagon spends $100 million to fix cyber attacks

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday.