Google, MSoft, IBM, HP, Oracle, Intel (chips), National Security and Perceived Internet Threats

U.S. Strategy: Control The World By Controlling The Internet A Chinese Perspective, by Chen Baoguo, August 24, 2010 In May 2009, Microsoft announced on its website that they would turn off the Windows Live Messenger service for Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea, in accordance with US legislation. In January 2010, Google, the company …

The 19 most influential cybersecurity organizations in the world (GAO)

The Government Accountability Office identified 19 global organizations “whose international activities significantly influence the security and governance of cyberspace.” The organizations range from information-sharing forums that are non-decision-making gatherings of experts to private organizations to treaty-based, decision-making bodies founded by countries. The groups address a variety of topics from incident response,  the development of technical …

Profiling Hackers (or Attackers?)…Further Blurring of lines Between Crime & Hacking

The project aims to improve the response to ICT crime and the transnational organised crime groups that may be involved in it, by outlining the criminal profiles of the different types of hackers, with particular emphasis on their possible involvement in transnational organised crime activities and cyber-terrorism. Through a better understanding of hackers, HPP will …