Gov't hype surrounds "Operation Buckshot Yankee"

Gov't hype surrounds "Operation Buckshot Yankee"


Gov't hype surrounds "Operation Buckshot Yankee"

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InfoSec News: Gov't hype surrounds "Operation Buckshot Yankee": http://vmyths.com/2010/08/26/oby/
By Rob Rosenberger Vmyths.com Aug 26, 2010
Let's cut to the chase. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III wrote an op-ed for a commercial publication in which he claims a single USB thumb drive caused the worst military data breach in history. [...]

Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code

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InfoSec News: Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code: http://www.zdnet.com.au/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code-339305548.htm
By Josh Taylor ZDNet.com.au August 26th, 2010
When hackers crash their systems while developing viruses, the code is often sent directly to Microsoft, according to one of its senior [...]

Sticks and stones: Picking on users AND security pros

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InfoSec News: Sticks and stones: Picking on users AND security pros: http://www.csoonline.com/article/605764/sticks-and-stones-picking-on-users-and-security-pros
By Bill Brenner Senior Editor CSO August 25, 2010
I took my share of name-calling as a kid. I did my share of name-calling, too. We're taught that nothing good comes of such behavior. [...]

California Legislation Would Require Companies To Specify The Data Exposed In Breaches

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InfoSec News: California Legislation Would Require Companies To Specify The Data Exposed In Breaches: http://www.darkreading.com/database_security/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227001108
By Kelly Jackson Higgins DarkReading Aug 25, 2010
A privacy breach notification bill recently passed by the California legislature would expand the state's existing law for how organizations [...]

CAO site probe as hackers strike again

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InfoSec News: CAO site probe as hackers strike again: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/cao-site-probe-as-hackers-strike-again-2311981.html
By John Walshe Education Editor Independent.ie August 26 2010
THE Central Applications Office (CAO) website yesterday came under attack from cyber hackers for the second time in three days. [...]

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