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Practical guides to disaster recovery planning in SMEs
Gartner says that “40% of all SMBs will go out of business if they cannot get to their data in the first 24 hours after a crisis”; two papers aim to help SMBs prepare for disaster
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South Korea says cyber attackers used IP address in 16 nations
South Korea’s intelligence agency — the NIS — said that the 4-8 July attacks on U.S. and South Korean Web sites and networks used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries; the NIS also briefed South Koran lawmakers on circumstantial and technical reasons for believing that North Korea could be behind the attacks
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Experts differ on seriousness, and source, of attacks on U.S. Web sites
Between Monday and Wednesday, public and private computers in the U.S.— among them the White House, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Washington Post — were targeted for a broad and sustained attack; some of these computers were taken down for a while; experts disagree on the seriousness of the attack — or its source
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Number of U.K. data breach incidents on the rise
Security breaches in the U.K.— in both the private and public sectors — are on the rise; one third of firms unaffected by data loss incident had introduced an enterprise-wide encryption policy
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DHS's Einstein 3 plans raise questions
DHS wants to use Einstein 3 to bolster cybersecurity; the deployment of this powerful program has its critics, though
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Administration's cybersecurity spending would benefit commercial vendors
The United States expects to spend about $7.3 billion on cybersecurity in fiscal 2009; which firms would benefit from government spending increases? It is likely the commercial software vendors
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European researchers create largest quantum key distribution network
Researchers from several European institutions unite in creating the largest quantum key distribution network ever built; a big step toward practical implementation of quantum encryption
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U.S. official says administration is serious about cybersecurity
President Obama, on 29 May, outlined his administration’s cybersecurity strategy; skeptics said they heard such plans promoted before — but administration officials say this time they are serious
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U.S. legislators want European companies punished for aiding Iran's regime
Republican Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) and Democratic Charles Schumer (New York) are backing legislation which calls for the U.S. government “to identify foreign companies that export sensitive technology to Iran. Those companies would not be allowed to apply for procurement contracts with the U.S. government, or renew expiring ones, unless they first terminated those exports to Iran”
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U.S., Russia disagree on cybersecurity
Washington does not believe an international treaty is necessary, but Moscow is seeking a treaty resembling those negotiated on chemical warfare to address the threat of Internet hacker attacks on computer systems
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U.K. infrastructure vulnerable to terrorism, bad weather
A comprehensive new study of U.K. infrastructure says not enough was being done to ensure systems such as energy and transportation could keep going in adverse circumstances
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Obama to seek sweeping changes for cybersecurity
High administration official says that the administration wants to create “far-reaching incentives” for prioritizing cybersecurity in the private sector, which controls much of the nation’s critical IT infrastructure
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U.K. government: Best cyber defense is cyber offense
New National Security Strategy document includes, for the first time, a public cyber security strategy; unnamed high government source: “We don’t want to engage in cyber war but we can’t remain a target for criminals to take a pop at”
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Licensing cybersecurity professionals, II
Even with all the unanswered questions, some cybersecurity experts are happy just to be having the conversation on the topic; they say that all the focus on cybersecurity will turn more attention on training and certification efforts
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U.S. cybercommand will be subordinated to the NSA
Secretary of Defense Gates announces the creation of the U.S. cybercommand; the organization will be based at Fort Meade outside Washington, D.C. and subordinated to the head of the NSA
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The long view
Researchers Develop AI Agent That Solves Cybersecurity Challenges Autonomously
New framework called EnIGMA demonstrates improved performance in automated vulnerability detection using interactive tools.