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2013 Cyberattacks: A Complete Overview of Risks to U.S. Entities and Firms

Within the first 60 days of 2013, an alarming number of international corporations and government agencies faced serious security violations from Internet hacking. Beyond the Twitter, Apple and Facebook invasions, a more ominous threat attacked the State Department, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy and some of the largest U.S.-based news organizations. . The evolution of Internet hacking from small-time criminal initiatives focused on individual businesses and consumers to global cyber-offenders targeting national infrastructures is well documented and represents a growing concern for governments and citizens alike.. In 2013, cybersecurity witnessed a significant shift from minor offenses to serious attacks on crucial government infrastructures, revealing urgent vulnerabilities. Cyberattack Trends, National Cyber Threats, Corporate Security Issues, Internet Hacking Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 06, 2013 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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IRS Contractor Compliance Issues Threaten Taxpayer Data Security

Private contractors revamping IRS computers committed security violations that significantly increased the possibility that private taxpayer information might be disclosed, Treasury Department inspectors say. An investigation by the department's inspector general for tax administration found that employees working for contractors or an experienced hacker could use the contractors' computers to gain access to taxpayer data . . .. Private contractors revamping IRS computers committed security violations that significantly increased the possibility that private taxpayer information might be disclosed, Treasury Department inspectors say. An investigation by the department's inspector general for tax administration found that employees working for contractors or an experienced hacker could use the contractors' computers to gain access to taxpayer data. Other lapses left the IRS computer system vulnerable to viruses and hackers, investigators said. In response, an IRS official acknowledged security problems but said the agency found no evidence to support contentions that there was a big risk that hackers could gain access to IRS computers or that taxpayer confidentiality would be breached. The link for this article located at TwinCities.com is no longer available. . Sensitive taxpayer information is endangered due to IRS subcontractors violating security measures by accessing systems without authorization, auditors disclose.. IRS Security Flaw, Taxpayer Data Protection, Contractor Compliance. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Jul 20, 2004 User Avatar Anthony Pell Government
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SBC Communications Anti-Hacker Lab: Advanced Defense Against DoS Threats

With online security alerts and virus attacks at an all-time high, SBC Communications (Quote, Company Info) on Monday launched an anti-hacker research center aimed at protecting consumers and Internet networks from security violations. . .. With online security alerts and virus attacks at an all-time high, SBC Communications (Quote, Company Info) on Monday launched an anti-hacker research center aimed at protecting consumers and Internet networks from security violations . The Dallas, TX-based telecommunications giant said the Internet Assurance and Security Center (IASC) laboratory would mimic servers, firewalls and other structures of an ISP to detect and neutralize attacks and unwanted content from carrier networks. SBC, which has teamed with mega-portal Yahoo (Quote, Company Info) for a high-speed and dial-up ISP services said the anti-hacker lab was created in response to the rising tide of Internet security violations, such as viruses, worms and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The link for this article located at internetnews is no longer available. . With online security alerts and virus attacks at an all-time high, SBC Communications (Quote, Compan. online, security, alerts, virus, attacks, all-time, communications, (quote, compan. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Nov 05, 2002 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Security Projects
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GAO Report Reveals D- Grade for Federal Government Security Practices

The report, from the General Accounting Office, the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, gave the federal government a grade of D- for the way it places "a broad array of federal operations and assets at risk of fraud, misuse and disruption." . . . . The report, from the General Accounting Office, the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, gave the federal government a grade of D- for the way it places "a broad array of federal operations and assets at risk of fraud, misuse and disruption." Departments from Defense to Treasury have committed flagrant computer security violations, the report said. The link for this article located at Fox News is no longer available. . The report, from the General Accounting Office, the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, gave. report, general, accounting, office, non-partisan, investigative, congress. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Sep 12, 2000 User Avatar Anthony Pell Government
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