Training internet experts to fight against hackers and data thieves is a priority for developed countries.
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Training Future 'Cyberwarriors' Is School's Objective
By Fabian Mueller
February 18, 2011 9:35AM
Whether it's administration, government bodies or the private economy, there are networks and systems everywhere that need to be protected, data secured and digital intruders stopped in their tracks.
It seems appropriate that the cyber security course can also be completed exclusively online.
http://business.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0030009MN97F
Hackers hunting on smartphones
Hackers showed a strong prediction for a kind of malicious code used to mine bank account data and, ultimately, get into people’s accounts, the computer security firm indicated.
China, Thailand and Taiwan had the highest rates of infection, with nearly 70% of the computers in those countries “riddled with malware,” according to PanLabs. AFP-Relaxnews
~ AFP-Relaxnews
http://www.secure-it.com.my/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/144-hackers-hunting-on-smartphones.html
Related News:
Iranians surf shark-infested, state-controlled web
While Iranians have little difficulty accessing forbidden sites, that does not mean the government is neglecting the “soft war” – the term it uses to describe Western propaganda it believes is aimed at weakening the Islamic system of government.
“The Revolutionary Guard has succeeded in creating a cyber army and today it is the second cyber army in the world,” Ebrahim Jabbari, a commander of the elite military force, told the semi-official Fars news agency last year.
“I talked to the ISP [Internet service provider] and they told me sharks had attacked the undersea cable,” said the Tehrani IT manager, who was unable to get on the Web around the time of a Feb. 14 demonstration.
“We were both laughing. They were told to say that.”
Computer systems always have a crack. You just have to find it. Click at your own risk.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Technology/Regional/2011/May-14/Iranians-surf-shark-infested-state-controlled-web.ashx
