Hackers breach grid, Conficker is lame, Obama's plan ... -
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
What a week. They say if it does not kill you it makes you stronger. Lately, I was killing my readers with many fatal data so I bet your safety muscles become huge!
The security community has bombarded the media with fascinating claims gloom. (I'm guilty of it, too.) The hype has not entirely satisfied with the hyperbole. There was no catastrophic major problems. The power did not come out, and data breaches did not occur in 3-15 
millions of computers that have been compromised by Conficker.
But this does not change the fact that there are still real problems that need solving. The security community and the media are getting better at discovering these new hacks, reports on them and take decisive action to solve them before they become worse.
For good reason, President Obama ordered a cyber security review earlier this year. And announced his intention to appoint a cybersecurity czar top, which will coordinate government efforts to protect networks of the country. This is a response to years of inaction, leading to millions and millions of records breached by cyber criminals play with our critical infrastructure and enterprise networks
The Register points out, "According to the Wall Street Journal -. Who cites unnamed officials of national security - electro-secret agents from China, Russia, and "other countries" trying to navigate and control the electric grid and other US infrastructure as the water and wastewater "This could be annoying .. Let's make Cyber security Czar gives the situation of wastewater full attention. CNET reports that the Pentagon has spent more than $ 100 million on its network over the past six months in response to attacks on government computers. This is 
reactionary party and proactive part.
Wired reports that Conficker is now a lame spambot, selling fake Internet security software in the form of scareware. I'll shut up about Conficker, mostly, unless this thing is something that strikes me.
Bob Sullivan said today in "Why all cyber attacks?" (As I did earlier this week) that "security experts use the term" spreading FUD "- the fear, uncertainty and doubt - 
criticizing the tactics of businesses that use hyperbole to scare customers into overpaying for the sale of security products Conficker the incident seems to be a classic example of FUD.. "
I'm all done with this week and I'm going to paint eggs.
For an Easter treat, identity theft speaker Robert Siciliano offers a rare glimpse hilarious to someone he loves walking for the first time. (I'm human, you know.)
Robert Siciliano is CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, an expert on identity theft, professional speaker, security analyst, published author and television news correspondent. Siciliano works with Fortune 1000 and start-up companies as a consultant on product launches, branding, messaging, representation, SEO and media. the thoughts and advice of Siciliano on all these issues often appear in both television and print media news, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, Forbes and USA Today. He has 25 years of safety training as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He is the author of two books, including The Safety Minute: Living on high alert; How to take control of your personal safety and to prevent fraud . He also established a partnership with Uni-Ball to help raise awareness of the growing threat of identity theft and provide tips on how you can protect yourself.
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