IBM Announces Intention to Acquire Trusteer
IBM, the world's biggest technology services company, said on Thursday it has agreed to buy Trusteer, an Israeli company that helps businesses fight computer...
Leaks foil N.S.A. Plan for Cyberdefense
The leaked information about the operations of the N.S.A. in the U.S. have foiled a huge Cyber defense plan.
Even while rapidly expanding its electronic...
DHS awards $6 billion cybersecurity contract
The Department of Homeland Security just awarded contracts to 17 vendors for tools and services to continuously monitor federal systems and networks for cyber...
A few thoughts on the Israeli situation
By Arie Egozi
Israelis are not protected in case of emergencies. There has been lot of talk, but no real change. The reports by the...
Targeted cyber attacks cause average losses of 2.4 million dollars
A successful targeted attack against a large organization can cause 2.4 million dollars in damages, that's according to an international organizational threats survey by...
White House to offer cybersecurity incentives to critical infrastructure operators
In an effort to encourage critical infrastructure companies to adopt the measures which will be recommended by the forthcoming, national institute of standards NIST-developed...
Secret wars and why they avoid big conflagrations
It may be considered a paradox but this is the reality. While countries develop very deadly and unconventional weapons, some of these countries also...
McAfee CTO to Head Cybersecurity in U.S. DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to tap a top executive at computer security giant McAfee, a unit of Intel, as the...
Elbit Systems to Supply Australian Police with Advanced Information Management System
Elbit Systems, announced today that its Australian subsidiary, Elbit Systems of Australia Pty Ltd (ELSA), was awarded a contract in the amount of approximately...
The FBI to use hacker methods to fight crime
The U.S. government is planning to expand its suspect surveillance programs to include tactics which are commonly used by computer hackers.
Fox News reports that...
Indonesia’s Cyber Army
Indonesia isn't known as an epicenter for hacking, but the Southeast Asian country was the source of 21 percent of the world's cyber-attack traffic...
Emerging Threats: The Smart Home and Smart Grid Stuxnet
The current concern for both privacy advocates and counterintelligence is that smart homes and smart appliances can be used to gather information about their environment and...
Israeli developers helped create the new IBM security program
ibm reveals a new integrated security system, helping organizations detect vulnerabilities and threats in real time while reducing security costs. Significant parts of the...
ThetaRay Announces New Funding
ThetaRay, an Israeli innovator in preventing Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and Zero Day Attacks, announced today that GE is joining Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)...
Cyber war has arrived in New Zealand
The New Zealand Defense Force wants to spend $469 million creating itself a new cyber army. The kiwis have cut back on their defense force dramatically...
Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns
Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the “secret” and ‘‘top secret” networks of the intelligence and...
Cyber-weapons: legal and strategic aspects
The protection of national strategic assets (which nowadays can be compromised by a cyber-attack almost instantly) is, and must always be, the priority ,whether...
Moscow Subway To Use Devices To Read Data On Phones
The head of police for Moscow's subway system has said that stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on...
INSS Global Cyber Review – August 2013
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U.S: Cooperation with India on cyber security issues
The United States started to build a strong partnership with India on cyber security issues....
Cellular SIM cards are vulnerable
Subscriber Identity Module cards, also known as SIM cards, the basic tools used to identify mobile subscribers, are increasingly turning into our most personal...
The “Supermarket” of Cyber Security defense tools
The US Department of Homeland Security has been tasked with setting up a centralized shopping hub where all U.S. federal, state and local agencies...
Only two out of five organizations use efficient cyber protection technologies
According to a survey carried out by Kaspersky Labs and B2B international, 82% of organizations defend against malicious code, and 80% use anti-spam technologies....
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When “Anyone With the Link” Became “Anyone on Google”
As AI assistants become part of everyday work, users are increasingly sharing conversations, documents and project files through built-in collaboration features. These tools make...
