IT Security and Forensics Links
- Information Technology Security Articles:
- 2011 2nd quarter articles
- 2011 1st quarter articles
- 2010 4th quarter articles
- 2010 3rd quarter articles
- 2010 2nd quarter articles
- 2010 1st quarter articles
DISA charged with securing networks for all but two agencies (Nextgov.com 09/25/2012)
1 Billion computers at risk from Java exploit (SecurityNewsDaily 09/26/2012)
Exploit Released for Zero-Day in Internet Explorer (Krebs on Security 09/17/2012)
Microsoft finds new computers in China preinstalled with malware (Computerworld Inc. 09/13/2012)
Security researchers to present new 'CRIME' attack against SSL/TLS (Computerworld Inc. 9/06/2012)
Explosion in malware bypassing traditional defences, study shows (ComputerWeekly 09/03/2012)
Air Force Openly Seeking Cyber-Weapons | threatpost (threatpost 8/28/2012)
Should developers be sued for security holes? (TechRepublic 8/23/2012)
WHAT IS DARPA‘S NEW ’PLAN X’ AND WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH CYBERWARFARE? (TheBlaze 8/22/2012)
Secretive group expands role in cybermonitoring - San Francisco Technology | Examiner.com (Examiner.com 8/21/2012)
NIST: How To Prepare For And Respond To A Certificate Authority Breach - Dark Reading (Dark Reading 8/13/2012)
Swiss scientists develop algorithm to sniff out source of malware, spam attacks (Computerworld 08/13/2012)
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking (Wired Magazine 8/06/2012)
A Computer Infection that Can Never Be Cured (Technology Review 8/01/2012)
Tech Support Phone Scams Surge (Krebs on Security 08/02/2012)
Java flaws increasingly targeted by attackers, researchers say - Computerworld (Computerworld 7/25/2012)
Russia’s Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals (Wired 7/23/2012)
Alexander vows that DOD will have full cyber readiness by 2014 (Defense Systems 07/17/2012)
Serial hacker says latest Android will be "pretty hard" to exploit (Ars Technica 07/16/2012)
Internet Doomsday' Virus Fizzles, Web Traffic Flows (CNBC 7/09/2012)
Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front (Wall Street Journal online 07/06/2012)
U.S. Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack Reports Jump Dramatically - Dark Reading (GovInfoSecurity.com 07/02/2012)
How a Lone Grad Student Scooped the Government and What It Means for Your Online Privacy - ProPublica (GovInfoSecurity.com 07/02/2012)
Former Pentagon Analyst Says China Can Shut Down All The Telecom Gear It Sold To The US (businessinsider.com 6/08/2012)
Attackers target unpatched PHP bug allowing malicious code execution (Ars Technica 5/7/2012)
New .secure Internet Domain On Tap (Dark Reading 5/10/2012)
College Degrees Employers Want Most (Yahoo Education 5/11/2012)
FBI: Updates Over Public ‘Net Access = Bad Idea (Krebs on Security 05/11/2012)
Hottest IT skill? Cybersecurity (Network World 05/03/2012)
Skimtacular: All-in-One ATM Skimmer ( Krebs on Security 4/25/2012 )
GEEKS’ BECOME MILITARY’S NEW WARRIORS ( U~T San Diego 04/20/2012 )
Homeland Security chief contemplating proactive cyber attacks ( MercuryNews.com 04/17/2012 )
FBI: Smart Meter Hacks Likely to Spread ( Krebs On Security 04/09/2012 )
Top Ten Most-Destructive Computer Viruses ( Smithsonian.com 3/20/2012 )
Open source code libraries seen as rife with vulnerabilities ( Network World 3/26/2012 )
U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research (The Washington Post March 18)
Traveling Light in a Time of Digital Thievery ( NYTimes.com 02/10/2012 )
Hackers claim to have intercepted call between FBI, Scotland Yard ( FoxNews.com 02/03/2012 )
Analysis of the Stratfor Password List ( The Tech Herald 01/02/2012 )
FBI To Get More Cyber Crime Agents ( InformationWeek 12/20/2011 )
Iowa Caucus Polling System Threatened By Hackers ( Fox News 12/19/2011 )
China-based hacking offers evidence of global cyber war ( The Washington Post 12/14/2011 )
What's really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone ( Network World 12/07/2011 )
RSA security lapse led to March hack, says researcher ( Computerworld 12/5/2011 )
Carrier IQ: What it is, what it isn't, and what you need to know ( engadget.com 12/01/2011 )
Hackers Blow Up Illinois Water Utility…or Not ( Techland 11/28/2011 )
Red Tape - Exclusive: Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say ( MSNBC 11/29/2011 )
Fighting Crime With Digital DNA (FOX News Network, LLC 11/18/2011)
Cyber Intrusion Blamed for Hardware Failure at Water Utility (Krebs on Security)
'Son of Stuxnet' Virus Could Be Used to Attack Critical Computers Worldwide (MSNBC 10/18/2011)
Secure Android Kernel Could Make for 'Classified' Smart Phones (Government Computer News 10/13/2011)
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (Homeland Security 10/2011)
Georgia Tech Releases Cyber Threats Forecast for 2012 (Georgia Tech News 10/11/2011)
Founding Father Wants Secure 'Internet 2' (Financial Times 10/11/2011)
Obama Establishes Insider Threat Task Force (Government Information Security Articles 10/11/2011 )
Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet (arstechnica.com 10/7/2011)
Internet Risks Will Drive Users Offline, Researcher Predicts (Government Computer News 10/3/2011)
Authenticity of Web Pages Under Attack By Hackers ( USA Today 9/28/2011 )
7 Lessons: Surviving A Zero-Day Attack (InformationWeek 9/19/2001)
Malware burrows deep into computer BIOS to escape AV: Mebromi rootkit also targets master boot record (The Register 9/14/2011)
Hacking Targets Multiply ( Wall Street Journal 9/9/2011 )
Ten Years After 9/11, Cyber Attacks Pose National Threat, Committee Says ( Computerworld 9/7/2011 )
The Next Wave of Botnets Could Descend From the Skies ( Technology Review 9/7/2011 )
Researchers Identify First Flaws in the Advanced Encryption Standard ( Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 8/17/2011 )
Android users hit by lethal Trojan root hack ( Techworld.com 8/11/2011 )
Mediocre Hackers Can Cause Major Damage (Washington Times 8/16/2011)
It's All About the Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (National Science Foundation 8/11/2011)
Creating Ag Extension Agent for Cyber (GovInfoSecurity.com 8/10/2011)
The Science of Cyber Security (National Science Foundation 8/04/2011)
DARPA Funds Hackers to Innovate Military Tech (InformationWeek 8/04/2011)
Threat of destructive coding on foreign-manufactured technology is real (nextgov.com 7/6/2011)
Former CIA Director: Build a new Internet to improve cybersecurity (nextgov.com 7/6/2011)
Lessons from Estonia: Preparing for a major cyberattack (nextgov.com 7/6/2011)
- Information Technology Security Websites:
- National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Systems Security Education
- Information Assurance Support Environment
- U.S. Army Information Assurance Training Center
- National Security Agency (NSA) Information Assurance information
- GIAC - Global Information Assurance Certification
- U.S. Department of Defense Information Assurance information
- The Honeynet Project
- InfraGard
- US-CERT
- FBI
- Department of Homeland Security
- FEMA
- Free Libre Open Source Software at the University of South Alabama (FLOSS-USA) including meeting times/locations
- The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
- The Web Application Security Consortium
- Digital Forensics Websites:
- NIST's National Software Reference Library
- The Ultimate Collection of Forensics Software
- Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (SADFE)
- SFS and IASP Scholarship Application Forms and Information:
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarship for Service (SFS) application form (PDF)
- NSF SFS FAQ for Students
- NSF SFS general information
- NSF SFS program announcement
- The Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP)
- DoD IASP prospective student information

