In the early days of Internet fraud, most cyber crooks used emails as their main medium to scam people into disclosing personal information. These emails were littered with spelling and grammatical mistakes, which alerted some cautious users. These days, however, online criminals have honed their spelling and grammar skills, and …

This week, RSA’s conference in California looks “ to drive the worldwide information security agenda,” says conference general manager Sandra Toms LaPedis. As instances of cyber attacks continue to grow more prevalent, cyber warriors and national security officials are gathering in California to examine methods to enhance cyber defenses. The …

The United Stats is perhaps the most-networked nation in the world. We use information technology networks to conduct business, bank, shop and even conduct warfare. One of the greatest assets of the U.S. infrastructure is the prevalence of IT networks. It allows us to access information rapidly and conduct essential …

The Defense Information Systems Agency serves as the Combat Support Agency for the Department of Defense. DISA develops and delivers enterprise infrastructure and C & C capabilities to support the modern warfighter and leaders. Central to that effort is the work of the information assurance division, headed by Mark Orndorff. …

Cameroon, presently home of the most risky Internet websites according to McAfee, is looking to revamp its image. The West African country is looking to improve Internet security for websites hosted in Cameroon. The domain names registered in Cameroon have a “.cm” on the end, which cyber criminals exploit in …

One letter is the difference between a safe domain and one of the most risky domains. McAfee Security has  listed  Cameroon domain .cm as one of the world riskiest domain names (see map below produced by McAfee). McAfee, after assessing 27 million sites, released a study showing that half of …

In a report recently published by McAfee, researchers examined the concept of cyber warfare, highlighting a number of nations are actively preparing for war in cyberspace. As the United States and other nations think about cybersecurity, states will need to develop a common understanding of what constitutes cyber warfare. Warfare, …

Eric Davis, head of anti-malvertising is representing Google on the National Cyber Security Alliance’s (NCSA) board of directors. Davis, who has spent 15 years in the marketing and consumer education industries, is a leader at Google in creating policies and procedures to protect the company’s network, products and customers. He …