To be sure, American businesses are just as big a target and are exposed to just as severe a degree of cyber threats as U.S. government agencies. They also display just as varied levels of preparedness to defend themselves. Whose responsibility is it, when you consider that many businesses are considered “critical infrastructure” — such as defense contractors, financial, telecommunications, power and transportation companies – and are integral to national security? READ MORE 
Archive for the 'Cyber' Category
It seems that not a day goes by without someone talking about cyber and the crimes related to the stealing of data, personal information, classified information and the tremendous financial and national security implications worldwide. To deal with this threat effectively, i2 is working with multiple organizations to assist with marshaling resources, developing policy, providing technology solutions and building partnerships to combat cyber exploitation. READ MORE
Mapping of complex hacker networks
For too long hackers have felt secure hiding behind the disconnect between the real-world and cyber world. Using BotNets, hackers have too easily been able to conceal their identities. Or they were, before i2’s Cyber solution provided a way to bridge that gap. In a new case study about cyber risks, i2 looks at how Dr. Craig Valli and his research students at the Edith Cowan University School of Computer Security and Forensics used our Cyber solution to identify and isolate hackers. READ MORE
Computer hackers are no longer viewed as outsiders living in their parents’ basements — occasionally dangerous, but usually more of an annoyance to government cyber security professionals. In fact, the governments of the U.S. and the United Kingdom are actively recruiting them as their newest weapon to answer their malicious counterparts who are members of organized crime rings and hostile nation-state cyber armies. The U.S announced this year its first-ever “Cyber Challenge,” a nationwide contest which mirrors a similar competition China has been running for five years. Organizers say the Cyber Challenge is designed to identify young people with exceptional computer skills and inspire them to join the shorthanded ranks of specialists needed to protect government, military and industrial cyber infrastructure. READ MORE
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