News & Events and Other Interesting Stuff

News & Events and Other Interesting Stuff tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2009-10-13:/blogs/news_events//4 2010-07-28T21:14:21Z San Francisco Bay Area InfraGard Chapter Blog Movable Type 4.25 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.423 2010-07-28T21:06:32Z 2010-07-28T21:14:21Z

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Verizon teamed up with the Secret Service to create the 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report. The results were surprising. Despite an overall decline in data breaches from last year, the report says there was a large increase in the number of insider threats. View Report (.pdf)...

]]> FBI Director Mueller testifies before Senate panel on FBI response to threats and challenges. tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.422 2010-07-28T19:19:33Z 2010-07-28T19:23:52Z

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FBI report to the Senate Judiciary Committee...

READ MORE: FBI Press Release ]]> FBI, Slovenian and Spanish Police Arrests Mariposa Botnet Creator, Operators tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.421 2010-07-28T19:14:51Z 2010-07-28T19:17:24Z

The FBI, in partnership with the Slovenian Criminal Police and the Spanish Guardia Civil, recently announced significant developments in a two-year investigation of the creator and operators of the Mariposa Botnet. The Mariposa Botnet was built with a computer virus...

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The Mariposa Botnet was built with a computer virus known as "Butterfly Bot" and was used to steal passwords for websites and financial institutions. It stole computer users' credit card and bank account information, launched denial of service attacks, and spread viruses. Industry experts estimated the Mariposa Botnet may have infected as many as 8 million to 12 million computers.

READ MORE: FBI Press Release
]]> Summer 2010 Quarterly Meeting tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.420 2010-07-27T16:48:13Z 2010-07-27T19:12:41Z

Thursday / August 19, 2010 / Registration and networking starts at 08:15 / Meeting starts at 09:00AM and adjourns at noon.The meeting will be hosted by Microsoft, 835 Market St., Suite 700 in San Francisco, CAMORE INFO...HTML clipboard...

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Thursday / August 19, 2010 / Registration and networking starts at 08:15 / Meeting starts at 09:00AM and adjourns at noon.

The meeting will be hosted by Microsoft, 835 Market St., Suite 700 in San Francisco, CA

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]]> Bay Area 2010 Secureworld Expo tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.419 2010-07-21T20:25:28Z 2010-07-21T20:35:37Z

September 22-23, 2010Santa Clara Convention CenterFor more info on the conference, Click here ...InfraGard Members receive a significant discount at the Conference and Training sessions, MORE INFO ......

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September 22-23, 2010
Santa Clara Convention Center
For more info on the conference, Click here ...

InfraGard Members receive a significant discount at the Conference and Training sessions, MORE INFO ...

]]> Northern California Hospital Cyber Terrorism Seminar tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.418 2010-07-13T20:08:05Z 2010-07-13T20:19:51Z

August 5, 2010 / 08:30AM - 01:30PMUC Davis Conference Center173 Old Davis Road ExtensionDavis, CA 95616To Register and get More Info, Click Here ......

SF Bay InfraGard http://www.sfbay-infragard.org/ August 5, 2010 / 08:30AM - 01:30PM
UC Davis Conference Center
173 Old Davis Road Extension
Davis, CA 95616

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]]> The Economist on Cyber War ... tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.417 2010-07-12T19:43:12Z 2010-07-12T19:46:51Z

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War in the fifth domain: Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict?

Cyberwar: It is time for countries to start talking about arms control on the internet
]]> GAO Investigators Fault Cybersecurity R&D Efforts tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.416 2010-07-08T15:24:51Z 2010-07-08T15:31:34Z

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GAO Report
]]> Perfect Citizen" - A Cyber Shield for Critical Infrastructure tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.415 2010-07-08T14:40:12Z 2010-07-16T15:24:26Z

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Another viewpoint ... Securing critical infrastructure against cyber attack impractical ... READ MORE

Follow-up ... NSA Denies it will monitor U.S. utilities, READ MORE
]]> Crack the Cyber Command's Code tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.414 2010-07-07T14:58:34Z 2010-07-09T15:18:48Z

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The shield of the U.S. Cyber Command includes a string of characters:
9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

In keeping with the spirit of the organization this "code" is not just random numbers but reportedly decodes into the organization's Mission Statement.

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SOLVED...

Translated into 32 digits with the md5 cryptographic hash:

"USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries"

]]> Senators commit to cybersecurity in letter to the President ... tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.413 2010-07-07T14:54:25Z 2010-07-07T14:58:03Z

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The senators write that the government, industry and private citizens remain vulnerable to many cyber threats, including:

    * Loss of vital intelligence
    * Loss of intellectual property
    * Identity theft and other cyber crimes
    * Debilitation of critical infrastructure
    * Degradation of communications
    * Insecure financial transactions

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VIEW LETTER
]]> National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.412 2010-06-30T15:38:33Z 2010-06-30T15:50:18Z

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The White House has released a national draft strategy outlining a plan that would eschew user names and passwords in favor of a digital identity, such as a smart identity card. The card could be used for such things as credit card purchases, banking and accessing health care records, as well as for posting blog entries anonymously and logging into e-mail systems using a pseudonym, according to the draft. Read More ...

White House Fact Sheet...

Download Draft Report...

]]> AT&T Business Continuity Forum and Disaster Recovery Exercise tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.411 2010-06-24T16:44:33Z 2010-06-24T16:48:22Z

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 / 9:00 AM to 4:15AM
Doubletree San Jose Hotel,
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA 95110

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]]> Cornerstones of Trust 2010 ... tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.381 2010-06-23T16:08:25Z 2010-06-30T15:38:02Z

Thanks to Everybody who made the 2010 Cornerstones of Trust Conference a Success !Weathering the Storm...

SF Bay InfraGard http://www.sfbay-infragard.org/ Thanks to Everybody who made the 2010 Cornerstones of Trust Conference a Success !

Weathering the Storm

]]> SDForum - Internet Security SIG tag:www.sfbay-infragard.org,2010:/blogs/news_events//4.410 2010-06-23T16:00:13Z 2010-06-23T16:07:24Z

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Topic: What Every Product Manager Needs To Know About Security
Monday / July 12th / 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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This is a joint meeting with the Marketing and Security SIGs

DLA Piper
2000 University Ave.(University Circle)
East Palo Alto, CA 94303, CA

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