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Thu, 29 Oct 09
Computer game deployed to combat phishing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Computer_game_deployed_to_combat_phishing_999.html
Washington (UPI) Oct 28, 2009 - State Department employees are being encouraged to play a computer game to familiarize themselves with the global threat posed by phishing, an increasingly sophisticated form of identity fraud that can entice unsuspecting computer users into divulging sensitive personal information.

Wed, 28 Oct 09
Gizmodo duped by virus ad, apologizes
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Gizmodo_duped_by_virus_ad_apologizes_999.html
Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 - Popular US gadget blog Gizmodo apologized to its readers on Tuesday after being duped by malware masquerading as an advertisement.

Tue, 27 Oct 09
Swiss foreign ministry hit by computer attack
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Swiss_foreign_ministry_hit_by_computer_attack_999.html
Geneva (AFP) Oct 26, 2009 - Unidentified hackers have penetrated the Swiss foreign ministry's computer system to seize data, forcing parts of it to be shut down for several days, the ministry revealed Monday.

Wed, 21 Oct 09
NATO calls in Verizon to secure networks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NATO_calls_in_Verizon_to_secure_networks_999.html
Ashburn, Va. (UPI) Oct 20, 2009 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has called in Verizon Business to strengthen the security of its sprawling international networks amid rising concerns throughout the Western Hemisphere over cybercrime and amateur and organized hacking of sensitive computer systems.

Tue, 20 Oct 09
US commander urges 'aggressive' steps against cyber attacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_commander_urges_aggressive_steps_against_cyber_attacks_999.html
Seoul (AFP) Oct 19, 2009 - The United States and South Korea must take "aggressive steps" to safeguard their military computer networks from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, a US commander said Monday.

Mon, 12 Oct 09
Cisco shines light on dark corners of the Web
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cisco_shines_light_on_dark_corners_of_the_Web_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 8, 2009 - Cisco on Thursday launched software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites hidden in what the US computer security firm dubbed the "Dark Web."

Wed, 7 Oct 09
Threat of next world war may be in cyberspace: UN
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Threat_of_next_world_war_may_be_in_cyberspace_UN_999.html
Geneva (AFP) Oct 6, 2009 - The next world war could take place in cyberspace, the UN telecommunications agency chief warned Tuesday as experts called for action to stamp out cyber attacks.

Tue, 6 Oct 09
US Navy creates command to maintain cyber supremacy
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Navy_creates_command_to_maintain_cyber_supremacy_999.html
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2009 - The US Navy announced Thursday it was consolidating intelligence gathering and other data capabilities under a single command in a bid to maintain an increasingly challenged US military supremacy in cyberspace.

Fri, 2 Oct 09
US to add up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_to_add_up_to_1000_cybersecurity_experts_999.html
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 - US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that her department has received the green light to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years.

Thu, 1 Oct 09
Singapore sets up body to prevent cyber-attacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Singapore_sets_up_body_to_prevent_cyber-attacks_999.html
Singapore (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 - Singapore on Wednesday announced the creation of a special agency to protect the city-state from cyber-attack.

Thu, 1 Oct 09
Internet, dissidents under watch for China's National Day
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Internet_dissidents_under_watch_for_Chinas_National_Day_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 - Internet users in China have found more and more online roadblocks and dissidents have reported increased surveillance as the authorities nervously prepare to celebrate 60 years of communist rule.

Thu, 1 Oct 09
'Paranoid' China ramps up firewall on anniversary: RSF
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Paranoid_China_ramps_up_firewall_on_anniversary_RSF_999.html
Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2009 - Press rights group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that a "paranoid" China had blocked tens of thousands of websites ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic.