FBI Director Robert Mueller spoke on Thursday, warning that he expected cyber threats to pass terrorism as the country’s top threat. Former NSA chief Michael Hayden said in an interview at the conference that new laws were needed. “The Net is inherently insecure,” Mr. Hayden said. “We need to quit admiring the problem and move out. No position could be worse than the one we’re in now.”
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San Francisco— Reuters
Technology security professionals seeking wisdom from industry leaders in San Francisco this week saw more of the dark side than they had expected: a procession of CEO speakers whose companies have been hacked.“It’s pretty discouraging,” said Gregory Roll, who came for advice and to consider buying security software for his employer, a large bank which he declined to name because he was not authorized to speak on its ASADENA, Calif. -- Hackers targeting sensitive NASA computers have gained access to employee behalf. “It’s a constant battle, and we’re losing.”...Continue reading...
Hackers Seize Control of NASA Computer
KTLA News 7:52 p.m. CST, March 2, 2012
The space agency's inspector general, Paul K. Martin, cited one case involving hackers with IP addresses in China. In that case, intruders gained "full system access" to change or delete sensitive files and user accounts for "mission-critical" systems at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he said in a report issued this week."In other words," Martin said, "the attackers had full functional control over these networks."...Continue reading...
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