Cyberwar games test nations' responses
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| Microsoft was also involved in the exercise. Paul Nicholas, a senior security
| specialist at Microsoft, said public-private partnerships were "really hard
| to do in reality", and Cyber Storm II had shown that "[multinational] vendors
| struggle with how to respond in parts of the world where they may not have an
| easy relationship with the [national equivalent of the US Department of
| Homeland Security]".
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http://news.zdnet.com/2424-1009_22-196879.html
Hackers attack Boris as Tories call for crackdown
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| HACKERS launched an attack on Conservative Party computer systems last week,
| even as they were touting proposals to get tough on computer crime.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/10/hackers-attack-penal-politicos
Chinese spammers target 1,200 US, UK firms
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| RIBA sent an email on Thursday warning its 40,000 members to keep an eye on
| bank accounts and credit card statements that may have been used for payments
| to RIBA. However, it assured them there is no evidence that any information
| was stolen. It has also reported the incident to the Metropolitan Police.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/hacked_database_security/
Just 'another day'.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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