Deploying Microsoft® Forefront® Threat Management Gateway 2010

Get the focused, scenario-based guidance you need to plan and deploy Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) as your network perimeter firewall. The evolution of Microsoft ISA Server, Forefront TMG provides multiple layers of continuously updated protections against the latest Web-based threats, including URL filtering, antimalware inspection, and intrusion prevention. Led by two members of the [...]


FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From Terrorists – ABC News (blog)

FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From TerroristsABC News (blog)Last week the computer security firm Symantec released a report on a Trojan horse program dubbed “Sykipot,” which researchers say was traced to computer servers in China and was allegedly targeting firms in the defense industry.and more » “computer security” – Google News


Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security — and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. This is the first [...]


HP douses firebomb printer hack threat – Register

TechSpot HP douses firebomb printer hack threatRegisterIn a demo, Columbia University's Professor Salvatore Stolfo and Ang Cui show how it might be possible to instruct a hacked printer to overheat a component used to dry ink, causing paper to heat up and eventually smoke. In the demo a thermal switch …HP laser printer hack raises [...]


DHS plans to beef up its forensic capabilities for chemical threat agents

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  cbrne_detection The Science and Technology Directorate at DHS wants to dig deeper into the chemical warfare field and develop stronger “forensic” capabilities that would enable the department’s investigators and the FBI to better determine the nature and source of any chemical agent attack. Homepage position:  10 read more


Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber-Terrorism

Product DescriptionThe first book to define the clear and present danger posed by a cyber-terrorist attack on the U.S. computer- and network-dependent infrastructure. The pages are packed with interviews from members of terrorist groups, including al-Qaida, as well as key insiders involved in planning and executing the U.S. plan for the defense of cyberspace, including [...]


Netspionage: The Global Threat to Information

Product DescriptionThis book begins by laying out a history of espionage that clearly shows that when a new technology or technique becomes available to the information gatherers in public and private sectors, they can quickly be adopted for Netspionage use. It then moves on to describe how the Internet and associated technologies have already revolutionized [...]


Credible, but unconfirmed, 9/11 anniversary threat detected, say DHS officials

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption:  Janet Napolitano A “credible,” but unconfirmed terrorist threat exists on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, said DHS officials late on Sept. 8, possibly against the cities of New York and Washington D.C. In statements given to the press, DHS spokesman Matt Chandler said from intelligence gathered [...]


Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks

Product DescriptionDisaster management is a dynamic and fluid area, which requires the involvement of expertise from different authorities and organizations. There is a need to prepare and plan in advance actions in response to disaster related events in order to support sustainable livelihood by protecting lives, property and the environment. Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management [...]


Syngress Force 2006 Emerging Threat Analysis: From Mischief to Malicious

Product DescriptionA One-Stop Reference Containing the Most Read Topics in the Syngress Security Library This Syngress Anthology Helps You Protect Your Enterprise from Tomorrow’s Threats Today This is the perfect reference for any IT professional responsible for protecting their enterprise from the next generation of IT security threats. This anthology represents the “best of” this [...]