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JFC reaches full operating capability and ready to deliver!

A new military command, Joint Forces Command (JFC) established to improve the way MOD prepares for and conducts operations reached full operating capability yesterday (2 April 13). According to a source at the MoD the significant milestone means that the JFC is now fully-manned and able to fulfil the entire range of its responsibilities in support of Defence’s objectives for current operations, future contingencies and for the longer term.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 03 April 2013 10:04

Cybergeddonists have gone mad again!

Lessons learnt from SpamHaus DDoS attack

Vigilance can report that last week, as part of the Spammer-Anti-Spammer wars, an attack on Spamhaus was created using a DNS amplification attack on highly rated DNS servers, the attack used Botnets to send an initial reflection request to the DNS Servers, which then generated the actual traffic. Today, although we are not sure if the same vector of attack was used again, the attack was able to draw enough web traffic to Spamhaus to reach a reported peak of 300Gbps of DDoS – a respectable number indeed. It is clear that proper DNS Server monitoring and configuration should have deflected the attack at an early stage. The DNS Attack vector showed again the effectiveness of using servers as initial attack vectors rather than a user-based botnet.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 03 April 2013 09:12

How the biggest DDOS attack in history could have been easily avoided, or not

The recent DDOS attacks aimed at Spamhaus hammer home three very important points that we must learn in our new digital society: 1.) How dependent we are on digital communication, 2.) How interdependent our networks have become, and 3). How drastic the consequences are when basic “blocking and tackling” measures are not taken.

: DAVID GIBSON, VP OF STRATEGY, VARONIS; Viewpoints; Posted On Wednesday, 03 April 2013 09:06

ISACA’s free virtual conference to address the state of cybersecurity

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA: Many are declaring 2013 as the year of the hack. ISACA’s recent cybersecurity survey of more than 1,500 security professionals found that more than one in five respondents’ enterprises have experienced an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack. More than 60 percent of survey respondents say that it’s only a matter of time before their enterprise is targeted. To help enterprises prepare and protect against cyberattacks, ISACA, a global association of 100,000 IT professionals, is hosting a free virtual conference, titled The State of Cybersecurity, on Wednesday, 24 April 2013, from 8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. CDT (UTC–6).