2nd CfP: CRiSIS 2011: Risks and Security of Internet and Systems

2nd CfP: CRiSIS 2011: Risks and Security of Internet and Systems

2nd CfP: CRiSIS 2011: Risks and Security of Internet and Systems

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InfoSec News: 2nd CfP: CRiSIS 2011: Risks and Security of Internet and Systems: Forwarded from: Marius Minea <marius (at) cs.upt.ro>
CALL FOR PAPERS [ PDF version at: http://crisis2011.cs.upt.ro/CRiSIS2011-CfP.pdf ]
The Sixth International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems CRiSIS 2011 Timisoara, Romania, 26-28 September 2011 [...]

Phishing Attack Hits Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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InfoSec News: Phishing Attack Hits Oak Ridge National Laboratory: http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/229402048
By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek April 21, 2011
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is investigating a sophisticated phishing attack that forced it to shut down email and Internet access last week. [...]

Stuxnet-like attacks beckon as 50 new Scada threats discovered

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InfoSec News: Stuxnet-like attacks beckon as 50 new Scada threats discovered: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2045556/stuxnet-attacks-beckon-scada-threats-discovered
By Phil Muncaster V3.co.uk 21 Apr 2011
Cyber criminals appear to be ramping up their interest in industrial control systems after research from application security management firm [...]

Carder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving $36 Million in Losses

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InfoSec News: Carder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving $36 Million in Losses: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/rogelio-hackett-guilty/
By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com April 21, 2011
A hacker and carder has pleaded guilty to trafficking in more than half a million stolen card numbers that resulted in $36 million in fraud losses.
Rogelio Hackett, Jr. [...]

Hundreds log into a rogue wireless hotspot at Infosec conference

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InfoSec News: Hundreds log into a rogue wireless hotspot at Infosec conference: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2045528/hundreds-log-rogue-wireless-hotspot-infosec-conference
By Asavin Wattanajantra The Inquirer April 21, 2011
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE attending London's Infosec conference logged into a rogue wireless hotspot that could have left them open to attack by [...]

Navy gives contract for cyber support

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InfoSec News: Navy gives contract for cyber support: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/04/21/Navy-gives-contract-for-cyber-support/UPI-61591303391774/
United Press International April 21, 2011
MCLEAN, Va., April 21 (UPI) -- Virginia's Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. [...]

Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2011-16

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InfoSec News: Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2011-16: ========================================================================
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2011-04-14 - 2011-04-21
This week: 101 advisories [...]

Is China winning the cyber war?

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InfoSec News: Is China winning the cyber war?: http://fcw.com/articles/2011/04/25/buzz-china-cyber-spying.aspx
By Michael Hardy FCW.com April 21, 2011
The Cold War took its name from the relative lack of shooting that characterized it. The United States and Soviet Union fought one another politically, diplomatically and economically but rarely with guns or tanks. It was not a hot war.
We have a couple of hot wars going on now, but there's another cold war under way, too -- one being fought between the United States and China, primarily using IT.
And it looks as though China has the upper hand at the moment.
"According to U.S. investigators, China has stolen terabytes of sensitive data, from user names and passwords for State Department computers to designs for multibillion-dollar weapons systems," write Brian Grow and Mark Hosenball in a report for Reuters. "And Chinese hackers show no signs of letting up."
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