Information Protection and Security

In addition to training camps, scholarships, and internships, the U.S. Cyber Challenge includes three talent-search competitions. Paller explains that the United States is not the first country to do this kind of thing.
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Russian hackers hijacked American identities and U.S. software tools and used them in an attack on Georgian government Web sites during the war between Russia and Georgia last year, according to new research to be released Monday by a nonprofit U.S. group.
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Hackers broke into more than a dozen Web sites for members of theU.S. House of Representatives in the past week, replacing portions of their home pages with digital graffiti, according House officials.
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Traditional security systems may be ineffective and become obsolete in warding off Web attacks launched by countries, according to Val Smith, founder of Attack Research. New attack trends include blog spam and SQL injections from Russia and China. Hackers use Web browsers as exploitation tools to spread malware and collect sensitive information. 

 Intro to Botnets, how to reduce your chances of getting netted; Scams & Hoaxes:  Federal Wire Transfer Phishing Scam; US Customs and Border Protection Scam; Obama Decree email containing an article; McDonald's Survey Scam; and much more...
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