Don't Panic It's A Hoax

December 14, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Cyberterror, Information Security, New York's Finest

via Dan Goodin, writing at Ars Technica, comes superb reportage and sage advice from the New York City Police Department's Twitter stream.

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Reddy Kilowatt Says, 'Good Luck With That'

November 18, 2018 by Marc Handelman in ICS/SCADA, Cyberterror, Cyberwar, Information Security

via Lily Hay Newman, plying the scrivener trade for Condé Nast Inc. publication Wired, comes this superlative reportage, detailing the so-called 'Hail Mary Plan to Restart a Hacked US Electric Grid'. Good luck with that.

"But while the situation was manufactured, the conditions of the exercise were all too real. Researchers built their test grid off of the already isolated power grid on Plum Island, a Department of Homeland Security animal disease research facility at the tip of Long Island's North Fork." - via Lily Hay Newman reporting for Wired Magazine, comes this outstanding story detailing the so-called 'Hail Mary Plan to Restart a Hacked US Electric Grid'

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Issues Call for Comments

April 17, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Cyberwar, Information Security, NIST, NIST NCCoE, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Economics, Cyberterror, Cybernetic Crime

Earlier this month (in April 2015 if you are reading this post in the far distant future...) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST Draft NISTIR 8050; in which, an interesting summary appears of a technical workshop held at Stanford University in conjuction with the Presidents' Cybersecurity Summit.

Pursuant to completeing the draft cycle of the document, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence NNCoE (a Center of Excellence and a component of NIST) has issued a Call for Comments, focusing on the content of that document. In this instance, related to your agency, company, buereau, department, country or other organizations' information and/or cybersecurity issues. I've included a link to NISTIR 8050 to assist in fulfilling the Call for Comments. Enjoy.

US CRS Report to Congress: Cyberwar and Cyberterrorism →

April 16, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Information Security, Cyberwar, US Navy, Cyberterror

via the eponymous United States Naval Institute, comes news of last months United States Congressional Research Service report entitled Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief. A fascinating analysis, and todays' MustRead.