IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

Nach den massiven Angriffen auf Computer im Land hat die südkoreanische Regierung ihre Strategie zur Cybersicherheit überarbeitet. Zu den neu beschlossenen Maßnahmen gehört die Ausbildung von 3.000 Cybersheriffs, die beraten und im Fall von Cyberangriffen helfen sollen.

In the "Cyber Europe 2010" exercise, crisis managers from all Member States taking part in the simulation had to cooperate between each other to avoid a simulated total network crash. The event, which was organised by EU Member States with support from the European Network Security Agency (ENISA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), aimed at testing participants' responses to a simulated attack from hackers on critical online services

"Cyber crime is not a serious threat here. In fact, the UAE is one of the countries least affected by this mode of crime.

"Nevertheless, security agencies need to constantly hone their skills and be prepared as a preventive measure," Major General Ahmad Nasser Al Raisi, General Director of the Central Operations of Abu Dhabi police, said.

The UAE has launched a major reform of its court system to cope with the growth of the internet and the rising global investment in the country.

A ministerial resolution was taken to create special courts specifically dedicated to cybercrimes, it was announced on Monday.

National security agencies should collaborate with internet service providers to fight cyber attacks, according to Iain Lobban, director of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the government intelligence agency.

In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Lobban warned that the potential of cyber attacks to cause serious disruption to critical national infrastructure was “real and credible”

The Scotsman revealed that the web-based organisation is based on e-Crime Wales, which was pioneered in 2007. Sarah Dougan, the managing director of Glasgow's e-Security Exchange, described the move as "long overdue" to the newspaper.

The head of the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has told delegates at the ITU Telecom World 2009 conference that the next big war will most likely be fought online.

Hamadoun Touré said that countries are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet to control basic services, and that any future war could focus more on the online world, since such a battle would allow weaker adversaries to fight on a level playing field with larger powers.

CIA-Direktor Leon Panetta hat einen Fünf-Jahres-Plan zur Modernisierung des US-Geheimdienstes CIA vorgestellt. Der Dienst soll bessere Systeme bekommen, um Angriffe aus dem Internet abwehren zu können.

Mehr Mitarbeiter, bessere Technik, mehr Flexibilität im Einsatz - das steht im Entwurf von Leon Panetta für den von ihm geleiteten US-Auslandsgeheimdienst Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Dafür will Panetta bis zum Jahr 2015 einen beträchtlichen Betrag ausgeben. Wie viele Millionen US-Dollar genau in den Ausbau der CIA fließen sollen, ist streng geheim.

Das Pentagon arbeitet daran, eine eigene Befehlsstelle für offensive Cyber-Kriegsführung aufzubauen. Soldaten und NSA-Spione sollen dort zusammengefasst werden

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