U.S. to create cybersecurity military command!
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to create a new military command to focus on Pentagon computer networks and offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing current and former officials familiar with the plans. The initiative will reshape the military's efforts to protect its networks from attacks by hackers, especially those from countries such as China and Russia, the newspaper said. Pentagon officials were quoted as saying the new command will be unveiled within the next few weeks. The cyber command will likely to be led by a military official of four-star rank and ...
McAfee Annual Security Report: Three Major Global Challenges Emerged
First, cybercrime isn’t yet enough of a priority for governments around the world to allow the fight against it to make real headway worldwide. Added to that, the physical threat of terrorism and economic collapse is diverting political attention elsewhere. In contrast, cybercriminals are sharpening their focus. Recession is fertile ground for criminal activity as fraudsters clamour to capitalize on rising use of the Internet and the climate of fear and anxiety. Are we in danger of irrevocably damaging consumer trust and, in effect, limiting the chances of economic recovery? Second, cross border law enforcement remains a long-standing hurdle to fighting ...
Cisco: Worldwide cyber security threats set to rise as economy slows down
Cisco report warns of more sophisticated, targeted internet attacks, says spam accounts for nearly 200 billion messages each day, approximately 90 per cent of worldwide e-mail. Cisco has warned that internet-based attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and specialised as profit-driven criminals continue to hone their approach to stealing data from businesses, employees and consumers. In the 2008 edition of the Cisco Annual Security Report, the company identifies the year’s top security threats and offers recommendations for protecting networks against attacks that are propagating more rapidly, becoming increasingly difficult to detect, and exploiting technological and human vulnerabilities. “Every year we see threats ...
Expression of Gratitude to Our Official Supporters, Partners and Sponsors
As we embark on the new year journey of 2009, the Board and Management of Global Network for Cybersolution Ltd/Gte would like to express our profound gratitude to all our pioneered anti-cybercrime and cybersecurity advocacy supporters, sponsors and partners. We would like to give exclusive special recognition to the support of His Excellency, President Musa Yar’dua, -The President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, -The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , and the following government institutions and corporate bodies for supporting our historic and the 1st National Cybercrime and Cybersecurity ...
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In Nigeria, we instituted the 1st ever National Conference on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity hosted in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The Cybercrime conference was approved and endorsed by the office of Attorney General of Federation and Federal Ministry of Justice.
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Africa continent is in a perilous information age where all governments and business operations are being forced to migrate to cyberspace. The cyberspace migration is influenced by new and wide spread Global Order promoted by no other nation or entity, but by sheer providence the world found itself.
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