Special Report on the Cyberwar threat; What South Park has taught us about tech

	'Cyber War' author: U.S. needs radical changes to protect against attacks | In cyberwar, who's in charge?
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	Is the U.S. the nation most vulnerable to cyberattack? Several nations, most prominently Russia, the People's Republic of China and North Korea, are already assembling cyber armies and attack weapons that could be used to attack other nations. Given that the United States is heavily dependent on technology for everything from computer-based banking to supply-chain tracking and air-traffic control, it's particularly vulnerable to the denial-of-service attacks, electronic jamming, data destruction and software-based disinformation tricks likely in a cyberattack. Read More E-GUIDE: APC by Schneider Electric 5 Ways to Shrink a Data Center Most data centers can support an average density of 100 to 200 watts per sq. foot. The future of high-density computing – beyond 30 KW - will have to rely on water-based cooling, but is that cost effective? This expert guide discusses the latest energy technologies for today and the future. Read Now. In this Issue 'Cyber War' author: U.S. needs radical changes to protect against attacks In cyberwar, who's in charge? Botnets 'the Swiss Army knife of attack tools' From CyberWar: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It Estonia readies for the next cyberattack Think tank ponders war in cyberspace Targeted cyberattacks test enterprise security controls After Google-China dust-up, cyberwar emerges as a threat Schmidt: Private Sector Key to Stopping Google-style Attacks What South Park has taught us about technology (slideshow) Speculation swirls about Yahoo eyeing Foursquare Five Predictions for iPhone OS 4.0 Many managers see cloud computing as risky business Unvarnished: New Social Network Could Ruin Your Reputation Microsoft's Pink phone to come in two designs, a clamshell and a candy bar Facebook takes steps to deal with gift card scams Election kills 'broadband tax' bill Bebo faces axe after user numbers plunge The future of MySQL in a post-Sun world Microsoft cites no-email crawl pledge iPad Users: Good Luck With Those Wi-Fi Problems WHITE PAPER: Websense Essential Information Protection Successful organizations depend upon their ability to collaborate, communicate, and share information online. This paper explains how Essential Information Protection is designed to help organizations make the most of their IT security investments. Read More 'Cyber War' author: U.S. needs radical changes to protect against attacks Ex-Presidential advisor Richard Clarke writes: "U.S. military is no more capable of operating without the Internet than Amazon.com would be." Read More In cyberwar, who's in charge? When the first salvos of cyberwar are fired against the United States, the responsibility to defend the country falls to the president who, aided by advisers from the broad spectrum of government agencies and also the private sector, must feel his way along an uncertain path to decide the appropriate response. Read More Botnets 'the Swiss Army knife of attack tools' Hacker militias reach for the closest tool at hand -- botnets already up and running, already reaping ill-gotten gains -- when they mobilize to attack the information infrastructure of other countries, security experts say. Read More From CyberWar: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It Cyber war is not some victimless, clean, new kind of war that we should embrace. Nor is it some kind of secret weapon that we need to keep hidden from the daylight and from the public. For it is the public, the civilian population of the United States and the privately owned corporations that own and run our key national systems, that are likely to suffer in a cyber war. Read More Estonia readies for the next cyberattack More than anyone else, Jaak Aaviksoo has first-hand knowledge of what a cyberwar might feel like. In April 2007, Estonia's banking, media and government presence online was disrupted by several waves of distributed denial of service attacks that knocked services offline. The country is heavily wired -- 90 percent of all financial transactions are conducted over the Internet and 70 percent of the population files their tax returns electronically -- so the incident was widely felt by the country's 1.3 million citizens. Read More Think tank ponders war in cyberspace When one nation launches a missile at another, it's easy to pinpoint the aggressor. But during a cyber attack, the aggressor may not be so identifiable, and the traditional rules of warfare don't quite fit. Read More Targeted cyberattacks test enterprise security controls Targeted cyberattacks of the sort that hit Google and more than 30 other tech firms earlier this year are testing enterprise security models in new ways and pose a more immediate threat to sensitive data than a full-fledged cyberwar. They're also an "existential threat" to the U.S., a top FBI official said last week. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Identity and Access Governance – What You Need to Know Live Webcast: Wednesday, May 5th at 1pm ET/10 am PT. Oracle presents a timely event featuring the Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, who will provide an overview of the latest technology for identity management. Get guidance on compliance, security, identity management and other topics and participate in a live Q&A. Register Today! After Google-China dust-up, cyberwar emerges as a threat Few events have crystallized U.S. fears over a cyber catastrophe, or brought on calls for a strategic response, more than the recent attacks against Google and more than 30 other tech firms. The company's disclosure in January that it was attacked by China-based hackers -- and its subsequent decision to scale back operations there -- have stoked long-standing fears over the ability of cyber adversaries to penetrate commercial and government networks in the U.S. Read More Schmidt: Private Sector Key to Stopping Google-style Attacks Recent attacks against Google point to a danger White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt says we must confront. But the key to victory is not in the government. Read More What South Park has taught us about technology (slideshow) Facebook is just the latest high-tech South Park skewering: iPhone, Bill Gates, Star Trek, the Internet all get lampooned Read More Speculation swirls about Yahoo eyeing Foursquare A report that Yahoo is sniffing around at hyperlocal social networking company Foursquare has Web watchers buzzing this week. Read More Five Predictions for iPhone OS 4.0 Apple didn't even wait for the iPad dust to settle before summoning the media to its next big event. On Thursday, journalists will gather once again ostensibly to hear about the next-generation of the iPhone operating system, and possibly an unveiling of the next-generation iPhone hardware. Read More Many managers see cloud computing as risky business A recent ISACA survey shows many IT managers still wary of using cloud computing Read More Unvarnished: New Social Network Could Ruin Your Reputation 'Unvarnished' is a new website that's been stirring up a lot of controversy--and it's not hard to see why. The site offers people the ability to rate, review, and give opinions about others' professional performance--anonymously, and without censorship. Read More WHITE PAPER: AccelOps IT Service Management: Beyond the Myths Discover best practices and supporting technologies that deliver the straightest path to service reliability, operational efficiency and effective ROI. Also, examine three case studies that show how IT service management works in the real world. Read More! Microsoft's Pink phone to come in two designs, a clamshell and a candy bar Microsoft's new cell phone, code-named Pink, will come in several lively colors and two form factors: a clamshell that twists open and a candy-bar shape, both fashioned to please the young social-networking crowd that Microsoft has so sorely failed to attract in recent years. Read More Facebook takes steps to deal with gift card scams Like many other Facebook users Jeff Crites heard of the US$1,000 Best Buy gift-card offer last month from a friend, a Web savvy director of social media at a Fortune 500 company. Read More Election kills 'broadband tax' bill It now looks likely that the contentious 'broadband tax', a levy to help fund broadband investment in the UK, will not now happen. Read More Bebo faces axe after user numbers plunge Only two years after buying Bebo for $850 million (£450 million at 2008 exchange rates), AOL could be about to shutter the social network everyone has heard of but few seem to use. Read More The future of MySQL in a post-Sun world Oracle's control of the MySQL copyright could create new licensing headaches and bundling limits for customers Read More Microsoft cites no-email crawl pledge Unlike Google, Microsoft will not scan its hosted mail to target ads Read More iPad Users: Good Luck With Those Wi-Fi Problems If your iPad is having trouble connecting to the Internet due to Wi-Fi issues, we have good news and bad news. Read More
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