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- For Fail-Safe Firewall Protection From Cyberattacks, Charter Bank Depends on NetSolve's Around-the-Clock Monitoring
- Charter Bank, a community bank located near Detroit in Wyandotte, Michigan, operates eight banking offices and a growing Internet banking business. In the summer of 2000, Charter Bank launched its Internet banking system and found a software product that seemed to compliment its mainframe computer's capabilities. However, the system lacked...
- Tags: Bank, Cyberattack, NetSolve, Firewalls, Internet, Banking, Network Security, Financial Services, Security, Networking
- Case studies
- Swimming Upstream Against Cyber Attacks
- The threats come in a steady stream. They appear over the weekend and during the workweek. They come in email and behind innocent looking Web pages. Symantec helps one hold steady against cyber attacks through an approach that provides anticipatory protection against both known and unknown threats.
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Cyberattack, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Webcasts
- Is our power grid vulnerable to cyberattacks?
- On Jan. 22, 2008, the CIA reported that hackers had caused a power outage that ended up affecting multiple cities outside the United States. There was no announcement of responsibility, but there was evidence that an extortion attempt had been made by the hackers who gained control of the...
- Tags: Grid, Cyberattack, Hacking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Cyberattacks should create concern for utility companies
- Criminals hacking into computers and locking down power systems could be more of a real threat, considering that the CIA may choose to make such information public. An excerpt from PC World: "We have information, from multiple regions outside the United States, of cyber intrusions into...
- Tags: CIA, Cyberattack, Hacking, Internet, Security, Manufacturing, Viruses And Worms, Telecom & Utilities, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- Cyber Attacks On The Rise: IBM 2007 Midyear Report
- So far 2007 has been a very interesting and unexpected year on many security fronts. The IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force research and development team discovered, analyzed and recorded new vulnerabilities and the status of varying threats throughout the first six months of this year. That data is compiled in...
- Tags: Cyberattack, IBM Corp., Hacking, Team Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Cyber wars: A looming threat
- The U.S. government is planning to include a "simulated cyber terrorism response" as part of its three-week exercise in September to test the financial sectors' ability to respond to pandemics, Ars Technica reports. Last May, Estonia was the victim of a series of Denial of Service DoS attacks that affected...
- Tags: Cyberterrorism, U.S. Government, Cyberattack, Attack, Internet, Security, Government, Hacking, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- Targeted Cyber Attacks: The Dangers Faced by Your Corporate Network
- Cyber attack is the name given by usually sensationalist articles and documents describing crimes that occur in a virtual world as opposed to tangible attacks such as war. A targeted cyber attack is when the attacker specifically targets someone or a company. A successful attack will typically allow the attacker...
- Tags: Network, GFI Software Ltd., Cyberattack, Attack, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2007-01-17
- Bloodless Battles in Cyber-Space
- [i]The following is an article by Steve Christ in Quantum Investor.[/i]Bloodless Battles in Cyber-SpaceLike a stealthy member of the Special Forces, the first digital intruder slipped in completely unnoticed. A collection of ones and zeroes disguised like all of the rest, it sneaked deep within the system, riding in along...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, sleepin'dawg, NATO, Estonia, attack, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means
- IT'S ONE OF THESE PAGESMy current point of view is against web host.The web site is written or constructed then uploaded to the Federal system.Even ISP's and search engines reside in this Federal system.I see this web host as a superfluous system connected to the output of the Federal system.If...
- Tags: Channel management, BALTHOR, Web, web host, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- Cyber-attacks 'more aggressive than ever'
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17680243/[b]Nearly one-third of all malicious activity comes from inside the U.S.[/b]So much for the warm and fuzzy feeling that our federal government is taking care of us. But, wait.. Nobody wants the government involved in anything to do with the Internet. It would steal from our privacy.Fend for...
- Tags: Vertical industries, droolin, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks
- Once againPeople will never learn that having all these hackers is actually safer than downloading a patch. I believe patch tuesday is once a month, so each month you take a chance of blowing your computer to the point of reload. Microsoft put out Office not that long ago, what,...
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, windows, office, mypl8s4u2, security, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2006-07-14
- Hacking Techniques in Wired Networks
- Wired networks, especially the Internet, have already been indispensable in the daily activities. However, in the last 10 years, security "Disasters" have challenged the design and development of networks and systems. Vulnerabilities in current systems are frequently exploited by hackers and attackers. Cyber attacks have become a more and more...
- Tags: Cyberattack, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2004-05-21
- Protect your infrastructure from the growing threat of cyberterrorism
- While not necessarily a threat to loss of life, cyberterrorist attacks on IT infrastructures would threaten economic stability and physical infrastructures. Safeguard your company by understanding the threat and taking the necessary precautions.By Brenda CollinsAs the 21st century emerges, all levels of senior management are under significant pressure to emphasize...
- Tags: Homeland security, SECURITY, Hacking, Strategy, Guest Contributor, terrorism threat, attack, control system, risk, cyberattack, IT infrastructure, cyberterrorism
- Technical articles 2002-11-12
- Lock IT Down: Cyberattacks may lead to liability lawsuits
- Hackers arent the only thing you have to worry about during a cyberattack--there are also lawyers.It's nerve-racking enough that network hacking and cyberattacks are on the rise, but thanks to recent trends in liability law, enterprises and their CIOs could also be facing a new security headache: They could be...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Salvatore Salamone, cyberattack, chimney
- Technical articles 2001-12-07
- Coordinate but don't combine physical security and cybersecurity
- Analytical Sources: French Caldwell, Michael Bell, and John Pescatore, Gartner ResearchEventOn Dec. 16, 2002, the Gilmore Commission issued its fourth annual report. (James Gilmore, former governor of Virginia, heads the Commission, whose formal name is the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction.)...
- Tags: agency, attack, commission, critical infrastructure protection, cyberattack, Gartner  , Gartner Inc., physical attack, security
- Technical articles 2003-01-30
- Four ways small companies can thwart politically motivated cyber attacks
- Small companies may be vulnerable to politically motivated hackers, according to Gartner. Follow these tips from Gartner security analyst John Pescatore to reduce your company's chances of becoming a victim.Last week, the FBI warned that politically motivated hackers could be targeting companies in the United States. Middle East violence between...
- Tags: Firewalls, E-mail, Network security, Hacking, cyberattack, Loraine Lawson, John Pescatore, firewall, security, Gartner Inc.
- Technical articles 2000-11-09
Additional Resources
- U.S. warns of possible al-Qaida financial cyberattack
- this warning is irrelevantIt doesn't matter whether this particular report is credible or not. We had damn well better be prepared for such an attack regardless.Cyber Wars!Alright bring it on time for WWW CyberWars1
- Tags: banking, terrorism, security, frylock, al-Qaida
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- "Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records:
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33424.pdfOk, I've tried to read this and I will probably spend another week trying to read this. [i]The statutes that enable the government to gain legal access to telephone records, whether for law enforcement or intelligence purposes, are examined in a newly updated report from the Congressional Research Service.The...
- Tags: droolin, security, off-topic, nsa, telephone
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Singapore to create threat center
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By Reuters Singapore plans to spend $23 million over three years to battle online hackers and other forms of cyberattack, government officials said Tuesday. Describing the infrastructure behind the Internet...
- Tags: Government, INTERNET, Hacking, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, security
- Technical articles 2005-02-23
- Gearing up for cyber warfare
- Hot on the heels of the Estonia DDoS attack is news that NATO, especially in the U.S., is gearing up for cyber warfare. According to NATO, the threat of military cyberattack must be taken seriously. In fact, if the reports are to be believed, the presence of...
- Tags: U.S., China, Network, Networking, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-06-16
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