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Washington Post Columnist: Homeland Security Fails to Protect Buildings from Cyber Attacks

allan9 years ago03 mins

By Josh Hicks Washington Post Federal buildings are unprepared for potential cyber attacks on their security systems, elevators, heating and cooling networks and other critical operations because the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t have a handle on the risks. At stake are thousands of vulnerable facilities, including the offices of federal employees and structures that house high-risk items such as drugs and…

FBI Maintains North Korea Was Mastermind Behind Sony Hack Despite Other Evidence

allan9 years ago01 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is not backing down on its claim that North Korea was the mastermind behind the disruptive Sony studio hack, the New York Post reports. The bureau’s insistence comes after a growing number of private cyber-security firms are saying there is no evidence to conclude North Korea was the mastermind….

FBI Investigates Lizard Squad After Massive Hack Attack on PlayStation, Xbox

allan9 years ago01 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has launched an investigation into Lizard Squad, an online group that took credit for the massive disruption of PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, Venture Beat reports. Sony apparently lost millions of dollars in lost transactions while the network was knocked offline for extended periods of time. “The FBI is…

FBI Agents Briefed on Theory That Disgruntled Sony Workers Staged Cyberattack – Not North Korea

allan9 years ago02 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents investigating the cyberattack on Sony Pictures were brief Monday on an alternative theory that points the finger at disgruntled, laid-off staff – not North Korea – as the culprits of the devastating hack, Politico reports. Security firm Norse provided the information and said the U.S. jumped the gun by blaming…

FBI Director: Don’t Let Marijuana Stop You from Applying to Bureau Jobs

allan10 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It seems some of the FBI’s best hacker recruits also like to smoke marijuana. The Washington Times reports that the FBI says its no-tolerance pot policy is hurting the bureau’s ability to recruit the best and brightest hackers. “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals,…

Ex-FBI Cyber Security Expert Heads to Private Sector

allan12 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former top FBI cyber security expert is headed to the private sector to join Kroll Advisory Solutions as the new managing director, Virtual-Strategy Magazine reports. Timothy P. Ryan, former supervisory special agent and cyber investigations and security expert, will join a team of digital forensic specialists who to investigate cyber crime…

FBI’s Shawn Henry Stepping Down After 24 Years

allan12 years ago10 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI executive assistant director Shawn Henry, who had taken on a higher profile in the bureau in more recent times, has decided to retire, Jason Ryan of ABC News reports. Ryan reports that Henry will step down after 24 years of service. Henry is credited with “boosting the FBI’s computer crime…

Report Says Fed Govt Cybersecurity Falling Behind

allan15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

It’s been no secret that the federal government is behind in updating it’s cybersecurity. What kind of disaster is it going to take before the government puts it in fifth gear and catches up? By Joe Davidson Washington Post Federal Diary Columnist WASHINGTON — Sometimes Uncle Sam acts even older than he looks. When it…