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As the protests against SOPA and PIPA continue to hog media headlines this week, hacktivist group Anonymous has set out on its own efforts to contest the proposed anti-piracy plans.

According to Politico, following the Department of Justice’s latest move to shut down file-sharing site MegaUpload.com, Anonymous struck back with a distributed denial-of-service cyber attack on the DOJ’s website, as well as others lending support to anti-piracy, including the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Responding to the attack, the MPAA released a statement asserting, “Unfortunately, some groups believe that speech or ideas that they disagree with should be silenced. This could not be more wrong. No matter the point of view, everyone has a right to be heard.”

So it seems, the White House also has the right to be heard when it comes to Internet piracy. Posting on the White House blog on Sunday morning, Administration officials Victoria Espinel, Aneesh Chopra, and Howard Schmidt wrote on “Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet.”

Regarding the issue, the trio noted, “While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

And while anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA may be held up on the Hill, Senate cybersecurity legislation is once again rumored to be on its way, according to Tommy Ross, senior intelligence and defense adviser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Reporting on the details, the National Journal said Ross called the bill rather broad, expecting it will raise few debates.

“What comes to the floor will reflect wide agreement,” suggested Ross, pointing out that we can expect to see the legislation within the next three to four weeks.

Meanwhile, cybersecurity legal matters are in motion for the private sector, as well, with a particular target on e-retailers Amazon and Zappos.

On Monday, Reuters reported that online clothing and shoe shop Zappos.com, owned by Amazon.com, suffered a major cyber attack, which led to roughly 24 million of its customer accounts and credit card information being compromised.

But if the actual hack wasn’t enough of a headache for the pair, the Associated Press has reported that the first civil suit has been filed in regards to the breach “by a Texas woman alleging that she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information.”

While reps for Zappos and Amazon declined to comment on what is said to be a million dollar suit, Zappos did alert its customers of the issue, advising purchasers to reset their passwords — a tip not only useful to those on Zappos.com, but also important for all of us with web accounts on the Internet these days.

Starting with President Obama, who late last week, rolled out his new plan to ramp up the U.S. military’s efforts, including those on cybersecurity, despite having to make several spending cuts due to the budget crunch.

Highlighting the need for more investments to help fend off attacks against the nation’s defense systems, the President noted in a press conference, “Our military will be leaner, but the world must know: The United States is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats,” according to Bloomberg.

But, in conjunction with the National Security Agency, the Pentagon is already working on its own defenses to thwart cyber attacks. According to the Washington Post, a new study from Carnegie Mellon University, commissioned by the Department of Defense, took a closer look at a recent Pentagon initiative, which uses NSA data to help guard against potential breaches to U.S. defense contractors’ computer networks housing critical and classified information of the Pentagon.

While the study found that the Pentagon’s program does open up new opportunities to work with the private sector, the Post reported, “The test program, which began last May, relied on NSA ‘signatures’ or fingerprints of malicious computer code that in initial stages were ‘stale when deployed’ and in many cases did not prevent intrusions that the companies could not have blocked themselves.”

The same may be true for the private sector in its efforts to defend the nation’s power grid, as the Department of Energy and the Defense Department announced their collaborative launch of a new program, the “Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Maturity,” which aims to “enhance the security and reliability of the nation’s electrical grid.”

While 85 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure, including much of the utilities industry, is owned by the private sector, the agencies’ new initiative intends to offer up insights to help prevent potential energy disruptions caused by cyber attacks.

“This effort will be focused on performance-based strategies and concrete steps to measure progress of cybersecurity in the electric sector,” said White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt in a state on the Energy Department’s website. “It is important to understand the sector’s strengths and remaining gaps across the grid to inform investment planning and research and development, and enhance our public-private partnership efforts.”

Across the Atlantic, more aggressive efforts are being taken to defend against a cyber attack that led to thousands of Israeli citizens’ credit card numbers and other personal information being leaked online.

According to the Associated Press, a hacker, calling himself “0xOmar” and claiming to be from Saudi Arabia, stole over 21,000 active credit card numbers, publishing the numbers online, and escalating the already-tense relationship between the two nations.

Gadi Evron, a cybersecurity expert in Israel, told the AP that “politically-motivated cyber attacks have [been] taking place for the last 20 years,” adding that his country is “more prepared than most countries to deal with cyber attacks, but it must improve cybersecurity coordination with the private sector, which controls key infrastructure like Internet and cellular phone providers.”

Sound familiar?

Compiling its own list of cyber risks, security giant McAfee released a new report on the ‘2012 Threat Predictions,’ honing in on an expected rise in attacks on U.S. industrial systems and national infrastructure; an increase in “hacktivism,” or politically-motivated attacks; and more malware directed at smartphones and mobile devices.

“The past 12 months were a transformative year in many ways… We saw great changes in mobile threats, hacktivism, client-side exploitation, social-media exploitation, and targeted attacks,” McAfee said in its report. “Many of these changes and trends will continue to influence the threats landscape for years to come.”

Meanwhile, McAfee’s competitor Panda Security foresees privacy violations and data theft as the “top security issues organizations need to focus on in the coming year,” with foreign cyber-espionage as well as social networking attacks both contributing to the loss of government, corporate and personal data.

“The overall picture is not improving,” Panda Security wrote on its blog. “As new technologies advance, cyber-crooks develop new modes of attack sometimes by simply adapting old techniques to the new platforms. In the end, users’ false sense of security is cyber-crooks’ best friend.”

But, based on the latest reports out of East Asia, not all nations are waiting around to be attacked. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s largest news agencies, the country is working on beefing up its cyber defenses with the development of a new “virtual cyberweapon” – a virus that is said to be capable of tracking and disabling original sources of cyber attacks.

While the specifics of the virus are not yet known [nor might ever be] the Yomiuri reported that the nation’s Defense Ministry commissioned Japan-based IT product developer Fujitsu Global under a 178.5 million yen ($2.32 million USD) contract.

And while Japan’s government may be working to infiltrate attacks, back in the States it seems Congress may also be brewing up its own cybersecurity initiative.

According to Politico Morning Tech, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “promised floor debate during the first Senate work period of 2012, and staffers have been working quietly behind the scenes to make sure that happens. Sections of staff drafts of a cyber bill have been circulating among industry stakeholders, and while nothing is final yet, it appears forces are mobilizing to put legislation forward.”

But Senator Reid won’t be the only one driving the information security debates on the Hill this year, as the National Journal notes that the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force may continue to push for what it says are “industry-friendly” cyber initiatives in lieu of one comprehensive bill, whereas House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) may also aim to put forth his own more expansive legislation.

No matter how the new year goes, make no mistake that cybersecurity issues are here to stay in 2012. And for that, stay tuned to Cybersecurity News for more updates.

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For more predictions on cybersecurity in 2012, check out the following headlines:

Pike Research: Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound (CIO)

Cyber threats in 2012: 5 pain points (Government Computer News)

The state of information security: 2011-2012 (ZDNet)

The top 10 looming computer security threats of 2012 (Motley Fool)

According to a report released late last week by McAfee, the computer security giant known for its anti-virus software and solutions, 72 organizations, including several US defense firms, the United Nations secretariat, a US Department of Energy lab and the International Olympic Committee, were the target of a series of cyber attacks and online espionage taking place over the past five years.

The report, “Revealed: Operation Shady RAT,” produced by Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of McAfee’s threat research department, revealed that McAfee gained access to a specific command and control server used by the intruders, and from there, was able to collect logs, as well a diverse list of the companies and government agencies around the world that were compromised by the targeted attacks.

“Every company in every conceivable industry with significant size and valuable intellectual property and trade secrets has been compromised (or will be shortly), with the great majority of the victims rarely discovering the intrusion or its impact,” Alperovitch noted in the report.

And while some victims may be rushing to raise their cyber defenses, others are looking to find the at-fault, with fingers pointing to China, as the report suggested that a “state actor” was most likely to blame “because there is likely no commercial benefit to be earned from such hacks.”

But China isn’t taking the news lightly. According to Reuters, the People’s Daily, the nation’s top newspaper reflecting the views of China’s ruling Communist Party, denied the hacking claims, avowing that, “Linking China to Internet hacking attacks is irresponsible.”

The newspaper went on to accuse McAfee of releasing the report for the sole purpose of increasing its sales.  However, McAfee quickly rebutted the allegations, stating that it “has tried to reach government agencies and businesses it can identify through some evidence to let them know about these hacker intrusions,” additionally asserting that the report was not intended to gain new customers, Network World reported.

And to further deny the finger-pointing, the People’s Daily concluded that “As the number of hacking attacks on prominent international businesses and organizations has grown this year, some Western media have repeatedly depicted China as the villain behind the scenes,” Reuters reported.

Beyond the blame game, check out the following cybersecurity news headlines you may have missed:

US government hankers for hackers (Reuters)

Debt deal could be a blow for cybersecurity (NextGov)

DHS fears a modified Stuxnet could attack US infrastructure (Wired)

State Department, auditors clash on IT security monitoring (InformationWeek)

Reid pushes US Republicans for cybersecurity bill (Reuters)

Ex-Microsoft exec VanRoekel named US technology chief (Washington Post)

Cyber defense agency faces challenges from within (Huffington Post)

Defense cyber strategy avoids tackling the most critical issues (National Journal)

After 13 years, critical infrastructure security still lacking (GCN)

Auditors: Pentagon cyber budget has fuzzy numbers (NextGov)

Defcon Convention: Gov cybersecurity experts look to recruit top hackers (Huffington Post)

US wants to build cybersecurity protection plan for cars (NetworkWorld)

Banks face ongoing cyber threats (InformationWeek)

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

Iran says US ‘will be taught the mother of all lessons’ in cyber retaliation (WND)

Hong Kong Stock Exchange suspends trading to investigate potential hacking (ComputerWorld)

Hackers attack S. Korean sites; up to 35M users affected (Reuters)

S. Korean police probing country’s worst-ever cyber attack (VOA)

N. Korean hackers hired to attack S. Korea game network (Reuters)

China hit by 480,000 Trojan horse attacks in 2010 (PCWorld)

After cyber attack, Canada unveils network changes (AFP)

EU cybersecurity body urges Web security review (ZDNet)

Interpol presence strategic to Singapore cybercrime purge (ZDNet)

CYBER ATTACKS:

Hackers take $1B a year as banks blame clients for crime (Bloomberg)

US arrests 14 for roles in PayPal cyber attack (Reuters)

Anonymous hacks ManTech, FBI cybersecurity contractor (SecurityWeek)

DHS issues Anonymous threat assessment (TGDaily)

Unification Ministry targeted in cyber attack (Korea Herald)

Sony: Financial impact of PSN cyber attack smaller than expected (EuroGamer)

Hackers target Sun Newspaper, post reader data online (PC Magazine)

Church websites hacked to push conversion to Islam (Toledo Blade)

LiveJournal hit by massive cyber attack (eSecurity Planet)

BUSINESS BUZZ:

RSA SecureID breach costs EMC $66 million (CRN)

Apps make Apple iPhone vulnerable to attack (CNN)

Raytheon chosen by DARPA for cybersecurity research program (Press Release)

Raytheon and SafeNet team up to deliver malware detection tech (ExecutiveBiz)

CACI awarded $12B IT contract for Department of Veterans Affairs (Press Release)

Northrop Grumman names Jack Dorsett VP of cybersecurity/C4 (Press Release)

Former gov CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity (ComputerWeekly)

CYBER INSIGHTS:

Ex-intel chief: US cyber-vulnerable (UPI)

James Lewis: Cyber attacks are rare (FierceGovIT)

Experts: US network security must be private-public partnership (China Post)

Hackers: Big corporation workers poorly trained in cybersecurity (TMCNet)

Online security doesn’t exist (CNN)

Editorial: No excuse for cyber theft (Buffalo News)

Included among the list of departures, Randy Vickers, director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), resigned from his post suddenly Friday, leaving behind a series of questions and speculation as to what prompted his unexpected exit.

According to Reuters, one Homeland Security official said Monday that the department doesn’t plan to comment on what they call Vickers’ “personal matters.”  But others are suggesting that the series of recent cyber attacks against the Pentagon and other government agencies may have been too much for the director to handle.

Regardless of the circumstances, Lee Rock, US-CERT deputy director, will take the reigns as acting director until a new leader is named.

Meanwhile, across town, the Pentagon was also put under pressure Monday, as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report criticizing the Department of Defense (DoD) on its cyber operations and delayed response time following a series of cyber attacks and a major US military computer breach back in 2008.

In the 79-page report, “Defense Department Cyber Efforts: DOD Faces Challenges In Its Cyber Activities,” the GAO claims that “DOD has assigned authorities and responsibilities for implementing cyberspace operations among combatant commands, military services, and defense agencies; however, the supporting relationships necessary to achieve command and control of cyberspace operations remain unclear.”

To create cyber clarity, the report goes on to provide a set of recommendations it says the agency should take up in order to better address cybersecurity threats.  Those recommendations include:

• “Directing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and U.S. Strategic Command to establish a time frame for (1) deciding whether or not to proceed with a dedicated joint doctrine publication on cyberspace operations and for (2) updating the existing body of joint doctrine to include complete cyberspace-related definitions, and…
• Directing the appropriate officials in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Joint Staff, to clarify DOD guidance on command and control relationships between U.S. Strategic Command, the services, and the geographic combatant commands regarding cyberspace operations, and establish a time frame for issuing the clarified guidance.”

Co-written by Davi D’Agostino, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management at the GAO, and by Gregory Wilshusen, GAO’s Director of Information Security Issues, a full-text of the report can be found here.

But if you don’t have time for all 79 pages of the report, be sure check out the following cybersecurity news headlines you may have missed:

Federal auditors scold IRS for slow notification of security breaches (Washington Post)

Senators demand answers on US cyber warfare policy (Bloomberg)

House panel approves cybersecurity standards bill (National Journal)

On cybersecurity, Congress can’t agree on turf (Washington Post)

DHS, DOD negotiating logistics of cyber partnership (Defense Systems)

Privacy controls to be included in NIST cybersecurity guidance (FierceGovIT)

DOD must overcome ‘Stone Age IT’ to keep competitive, official says (FCW)

Cloud cuts both ways when it comes to cybersecurity (Defense Systems)

Attacks focus DOD on cybersecurity partnerships (InformationWeek)

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

China-based spies said to be behind hacking of IMF computers (Bloomberg)

US signs cybersecurity agreement with India (The Hill)

America faced with wave of Chinese espionage (Daily Beast)

US hails progress with Russia on cybersecurity cooperation (NetworkWorld)

CYBER ATTACKS:

German security authorities hacked (PCWorld)

FBI arrests 16 in broad cyber attack crackdown (National Journal)

Hackers hit back with attack on Italian police (AFP)

Hacking groups say they are back after FBI arrests (Reuters)

Monsanto confirms Anonymous hacking attack (CNET)

LulzSec hacks The Times with brutal Murdoch death notice (Gizmodo)

Cyber attack steals $28K from small town (eSecurity Planet)

Lady Gaga’s website hacked by Swagsec (International Biz Times)

Clark College’s server down after cyber attack (The Columbian)

BUSINESS BUZZ:

Boeing acquiring info services company (UPI)

Industry backs highly skilled immigrants as lawmakers review case (The Hill)

Sony insurer says ‘no thanks’ to data breach lawsuit coverage (CRN)

CACI acquisition expands its federal cybersecurity solutions (WashingtonTech)

ManTech begins marketing cybersecurity services to other companies (Washington Post)

Cyber defense a boon for tech firms (KQED Radio)

OPINIONS ON INFOSEC:

Winnefeld: Military must prepare for range of conflicts (Defense.gov)

Sen. Bingaman: Action on electrical grid cybersecurity is needed (The Hill)

Rep Langevin: Beefing up the nation’s cybersecurity system (Washington Post)

Critics: US cybersecurity plan has holes, few new items (PCWorld)

Cybersecurity defenses need to evolve, experts say (FCW)

Dr Harknett: Safeguarding Web is just as key as protecting US borders (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Releasing its unclassified report, “Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace,” the Pentagon offered up of five key strategies it intends to focus on in order to crack down on cyber vulnerabilities, risks and threats posed on the US and its systems.

“It is critical to strengthen our cyber capabilities to address the cyber threats we’re facing,” said Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in a statement.  “I view this as an area in which we’re going to confront increasing threats in the future and think we have to be better prepared to deal with the growing cyber challenges that will face the nation.”

The five strategic initiatives detailed by the Department of Defense (DoD) include:

1. DoD will treat cyberspace as an operational domain to organize, train, and equip so that DoD can take full advantage of cyberspace’s potential.
2. DoD will employ new defense operating concepts to protect DoD networks and systems.
3. DoD will partner with other U.S. government departments and agencies and the private sector to enable a whole-of-government cybersecurity strategy.
4. DoD will build robust relationships with U.S. allies and international partners to strengthen collective cybersecurity.
5. DoD will leverage the nation’s ingenuity through an exceptional cyber workforce and rapid technological innovation.

“The Department’s five strategic initiatives offer a roadmap for DoD to operate effectively in cyberspace, defend national interests, and achieve national security objectives,” the report concluded.

“By pursuing the activities in this strategy, DoD will capitalize on the opportunities afforded to the Department by cyberspace; defend DoD networks and systems against intrusions and malicious activity; support efforts to strengthen cybersecurity for interagency, international, and critical industry partners; and develop robust cyberspace capabilities and partnerships.”

Supporting the new cyber strategy, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III addressed his colleagues at the National Defense University in Washington Thursday, noting: “Our responsibility is to acknowledge this new environment and adapt our security instruments to it.  That is the purpose of the DoD Cyber Strategy.”

“We must prepare.  We must recognize the interconnectedness of cyber.  And we must be mindful of the many ways cyberspace is used–as a peaceful instrument of global communications, as a tool for economic growth–and, also, as an instrument to threaten and sometimes cause harm,” Lynn added.

“Given this broad landscape of activity in cyberspace, we must both protect its peaceful, shared uses as well as prepare for hostile cyber acts that threaten our national security.   The strategy we are announcing today helps establish that balance.  It provides a framework for us to promote our nation’s values in this vital civilian space while carrying out our duty to protect the nation.”

And if you’re not already off plotting and planning your on cyber strategies, check out the following hacking headlines you may have missed:

Internet bill could help hackers, experts warn (National Journal)

McCain calls for special cybersecurity panel (AFP)

Lieberman, Collins, Carper seek ‘gold standard’ in cybersecurity (National Journal)

NSA shares cyber tools with defense contractors (Defense Systems)

US Military expanding arsenal of cyber warfare capabilities (eWeek)

Cost of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act estimated at $1B (GovInfoSecurity)

White House agrees to let Congress codify some cybersecurity policies (NextGov)

House creates GOP-only cybersec task force (GovInfoSecurity)

Cloud trust improves among government IT pros (InformationWeek)

DOD proposes new cybersecurity requirements for contractors (Federal Computer Week)

Cybersecurity experts warn of common software error (Washington Times)

Cyber attacks grow more severe, frequent, say IT practitioners (Infosecurity)

Cybersecurity by the numbers: How bad is it? (ZDNet)

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

US, Russia forge cybersecurity pact (InformationWeek)

Iran ready to counter US cyber attack (PressTV)

Al Qaeda web forum hacked, but why? (CBS News)

South Korea gears up for cyber warfare (OfficialWire)

Is the inter-Korean conflict going cyber? (Al Jazeera)

Hackers target Brazil government sites (Wall Street Journal)

Germans fear cyber-crime as digital blackmail grows (Reuters)

Dutch government unprepared for cyber attack (Dutch News)

CYBER ATTACKS:

Pentagon lost 24,000 computer files in March cyber attack (Bloomberg)

Hackers claim they exposed Booz Allen Hamilton data (CNET)

Hacker group Anonymous  attacks Apple (Computer Weekly)

LulzSec passes hacking torch to Anonymous (CRN)

DOE lab shuts down web access after sophisticated cyber attack (eWeek)

Washington Post hack compromises 1.27 million job seeker accounts (CRN)

Fending off cyber attacks (Wall Street Journal)

Secret Service to probe Fox News cyber attack (CBC)

NATO: Alliance’s website possibly breached (MSNBC)

Cyber attack on Gannett targets US soldiers (Reuters)

IMF says identified files copied in cyber attack (Reuters)

New round of cyber attacks heightens focus on FBI (Reuters)

Former YouSendIt CEO pleads guilty to cyber attack (BizJournals)

BUSINESS BUZZ:

NSA denies partnership with Google (Courthouse News Service)

Sony backs US cybersecurity legislation (AFP)

Lockheed promises electric grid security (Bloomberg)

OPINIONS ON INFOSEC:

Defense Sec. Lynn: Cyber strategy’s thrust is defensive (Defense.gov)

Former CIA Chief: Separate Internet could curb cyber threats (Popular Science)

Dem: Cybersecurity is not a partisan issue (Politico)

Chertoff: ‘Rules and regulations’ complicate anti-cybercrime efforts (Wall Street Journal)

Senator: New cybersecurity regulations needed for banks (PCWorld)

Obama cybersecurity proposal flawed, but fixable (Heritage)

Video: Ohanian says companies must `step up’ on cyber defense (Washington Post)

Cyber challenge: Securing private-sector IT with a minimum of regulation (GCN)

CALL FOR COMMENT:

Calling for comments on Cybersecurity, Innovations and the Internet Economy report (NIST.gov)

Professor Kevin Streff, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Information Assurance at Dakota State University; Leigh Williams, BITS President of the Financial Services Roundtable; and Marc Rotenberg, President of Electronic Privacy Information Center, will each provide a testimony.

Until then, check out the following cybersecurity news headlines you may have missed:

Pentagon sharing intelligence on cyber threats (Washington Times)

Dept Defense Secretary Lynn outlines new cybersecurity effort (Dept of Defense)

NSA looks to protect defense contractors from cyber attack (GCN)

Government in cyber fight but can’t keep up (Reuters)

FBI ramping up cyber attack defense (InformationWeek)

US official says terrorists lack Internet skills (AP)

House bill would require companies to report privacy breaches (National Journal)

House cybersecurity hearing features Melissa Hathaway (The Hill)

Leahy re-introduces bill to make concealing data breaches a crime (The Hill)

SEC “seriously” looking at cybersecurity (Reuters)

Secure the smart grid or face ‘serious consequences,’ Chu says (GovComputerNews)

CIA chief Panetta warns cyber attack could be ‘next Pearl Harbor’ (Daily Mail)

Holder: Cybersecurity is a ‘top priority’ (The Hill)

Dept of Commerce calls for new cybersecurity standards (PCWorld)

Navy rolls out regional cybersecurity centers (Defense Systems)

Cybersecurity becoming US diplomatic priority (MSNBC)

Facebook photo-tagging tool under scrutiny (Politico)

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

Turkey detains 32 hackers suspected of links to Anonymous (AP)

Spanish police website down after hacker arrests (AP)

China software bug makes infrastructure vulnerable (Reuters)

Richard Clarke: China planting digital bombs throughout US power grid (Popular Science)

China creates cyber-warfare squad (Forbes)

S.Korea scrambles cyber defense for world’s “most wired” country (Reuters)

Germany opens cybersecurity center (AFP)

Malaysia tries to stop threatened cyber attack (Reuters)

Experts advised U.S. how to cyber attack Libya (CBS News)

Turkish websites attacked by Anonymous before vote (Reuters)

EU agrees to tougher sanctions against cyber crime (Silicon Republic)

New Zealand government reveals cybersecurity strategy (TechWorld)

European nations fail to develop anti-cyber attack strategies (Computing UK)

CYBER ATTACKS:

Sega says 1.3 million users affected by cyber attack (Reuters)

IMF hit by cyber attack (Wall Street Journal)

Citi says 360,000 customers hacked in May cyber attack (Reuters)

Anonymous warns NATO not to challenge it (CNET)

Hackers bring down UK Organized Crime Agency site (PC Magazine)

LulzSec touts hacktivism and NATO considers war (Fast Company)

Latest hacks could set stage for cyberwar (NPR)

BUSINESS BUZZ:

Northrop research group developing new cybersecurity tools (ComputerWorld)

CACI announces intent to acquire Pangia Technologies (Press Release)

Security ‘tokens’ take hit: RSA to replace SecureIDs (Wall Street Journal)

China linked to Lockheed Martin cyber attack (Forbes)

Blue Ridge gets cybersecurity contract from US Department of Justice (TMCnet)

Iimperva plans $75 million IPO (Press Release)

TechGuard Security announces support for IPv6 (Press Release)

Pentagon says cyber combat is act of war (Wall Street Journal)

Homeland Security releases FISMA compliance metrics (InformationWeek)

String of major cybersecurity breaches builds momentum for government action (The Hill)

White House cyber czar says no new treaty needed to tackle cybersecurity issues (AP)

FERC powers inadequate to handle cyber attack, agency says (Bloomberg)

Phishing scam hits some very important Gmail users (Politico)

Cybersecurity legislation could hit snag (Federal Times)

White House defends cybersecurity plan (The Hill)

Pentagon drafts limits on when it can hack foreign governments (Daily Tech)

Managing data security in the cloud (eSecurity Planet)

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

Cyberspies target China experts (Wall Street Journal)

Iran’s army prepared to counter cyber attacks: commander (Xinhua)

Joint US-China report on cybersecurity released (Infosec Island)

UK beefs up cyber warfare plans (BBC)

China gets angry about cyberwar allegations (NBC News)

Australia to defend itself in cyber war (Sydney Morning Herald)

India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation (AP)

Bulgaria joins NATO cyber defense (China Daily)

HACKING:

Hackers attack another Sony network and post data (Reuters)

Apple Macs hit by scareware attacks (Financial Times)

Boeing says under ‘continuous’ cyber attack (AFP)

Nintendo admits data breach (CBC)

Hackers broke into US Defense contractors’ networks (International Biz Times)

Web hackings rattle media companies (New York Times)

PBS decries ‘chilling’ cyber attack (The Strait Times)

Hackers get cocky post-PSN: Codemasters hacked (International Biz Times)

Hackers protesting Nigeria’s budget, inauguration spending shut down gov’t website (AHN)

BUSINESS BUZZ:

Lockheed network hit by major disruption: sources (Reuters)

Pentagon says impact of Lockheed attack “minimal” (Reuters)

Symantec, ITU team up for safer cyberspace (Trade Arabia)

TechAmerica lauds House GOP’s tech agenda (The Hill)

Northrop Grumman, academia cite progress in tackling pressing US cyber threats (Press Release)

Microsoft chips in on cybersecurity debate (International Biz Times)

Boeing turns to IT as growth area (Washington Technology)

HP shows no fear in growth strategy (Washington Technology)

SAIC sees bright spots amidst modest first-quarter numbers (Washington Technology)

TeleCommunication Systems opens cybersecurity school (Washington Biz Journal)

CYBER RESEARCH:

‘Digital ants’ army may soon protect computers against virus (Economic Times)

Social media a cyber threat to watch: Symantec (Dynamic Business)