Compiled by The Cyber Loop editor
Attackers Moving to Social Networks For Command and Control: Bot herders and the crimeware gangs behind banker Trojans have had a lot of success in the last few years with using bulletproof hosting providers as their main base of operations. But more and more, they’re finding that social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are offering even more fertile and convenient grounds for controlling their malicious creations.
Details of the first ever control system malware (FAQ): The security world is aflutter over new malware that has been spreading via USB devices and is programmed to steal data from systems running specific software used in utilities and industrial manufacturing plants.
Cameron and Obama Discuss Pentagon Hacker’s Extradition: British Prime Minister David Cameron has raised the issue of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition case with President Barack Obama, according to The Guardian. Cameron and his deputy PM, Nick Clegg, have each criticized the extradition attempts of McKinnon, arguing that he should instead appear in a British court.
Cyber Attacks Cause Security Software Market Increase in Asia-Pacific: Industry experts are seeing increased levels and sophistication in cyber attacks against companies. IT security firm Symantec recently released a report citing Asian companies experiencing a high number of attacks, with 3 out of 4 companies claiming to have experienced cyber attacks last year.
9 Key Cybersecurity Roles for Government: At first glance, the list of roles looks like those for traditional IT jobs – system administration, programming, technical writing – but the nine key skills categories proposed by the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency involve the know-how needed to build a highly qualified information security workforce.
Air Force moves to fill nearly 700 cybersecurity vacancies: In an effort to quickly fill almost 700 vacant cybersecurity positions, Air Force managers have been authorized to use the streamlined Schedule A hiring authority.
Unified security: Sometimes it seems that we are looking at cyberattacks through pinhole cameras. We apply separate tools to monitor attacks on our perimeters (firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems), attacks mediated through malware (antimalware products), attacks mediated by deception (antiphishing solutions) and attacks on data in motion (traffic analysis and logging for networks) and on data at rest (system and application logging).
Armed forces face sweeping reforms to combat modern threats: Liam Fox, the defence secretary, yesterday promised a radical shake-up of Britain’s armed forces, with weapons projects and top brass sacrificed to pay for combating new threats like cyberwarfare.
PLA unveils nation’s first cyber center: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unveiled its first cyber base headquarters on Monday that is dedicated to handling all types of cyber threats and related issues, PLA Daily reported.