Comments on: Worried about the Mass Surveillance? How to Practice Safer Communication

By: Metal Mama

Metal Mama — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:42:45 +0000

Does this mean that those who cyber attack banks will receive immunity? After all, they gave it to the Bankster’s for all their Federal Crimes!

By: rodrigo

rodrigo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:28:11 +0000

In reply to rodrigo.

FBI Gave 40 Bankers Classified Cyberattack Briefings: Official

An FBI official said Wednesday that the volume of cyber threats the country faces has increased dramatically over the past decade — so much so that the agency is reaching out to bankers for their input and help.

Earlier this year, the agency reached out to executives from 40 different banks to give them classified briefings on financial services, cyber threats, said Richard A. McFeely, an FBI executive assistant director, during Congressional testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Since 2002, the number of such cases the agency has investigated has risen 84 percent. That same year, the FBI created its Cyber Division to focus exclusively on digital spies, terrorists and other virtual enemies.

“It is difficult to overstate the potential impact these threats pose to our economy, our national security, and the critical infrastructure upon which our country relies,” McFeely said. “The bottom line is we are losing data, money, ideas, and innovation to a wide range of cyber adversaries and much more is at stake.”

He added that the FBI is collaborating with banks and others in order to solve cyber crimes.

“In the past, industry has provided us information about attacks that have occurred, and we have investigated the attacks, but we have not always provided information back,” said McFeely, adding that that is starting to change.

“We realize the flow of information must go both ways. As part of our enhanced private sector outreach, we have begun to provide industry partners with classified threat briefings and other information and tools to help them repel intruders.”

He said the FBI is developing a new, digital platform (iGuardian) that will allow companies to report cyber attacks as they happen.

By: rodrigo

rodrigo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:26:39 +0000

In reply to Sarah. What about THIS??? ======================================================================http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_113/fbi-gave-40-bankers-classified-cyber-attack-briefings-official-says-1059815-1.html

By: 1ofthemany

1ofthemany — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:28:19 +0000

AS Nancy Regan said…Just say NO. Now for part two which will be torn apart in time anyway but no one needs to listen to anyone all the time. Gets boring for most people as we are just conversing about WTF they are trying to do. the government, cheating spouses corrupt corporations and so on. Just boring for the most part. Good info 4closure tho. Will be interesting to see part two. and as always ….TY!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:41:44 +0000

“You can no longer count on hiding in plain sight using SSL and encrypted messages”
Right, which is why it is so important to post publicly, and with zero anonymity: Break up too big to fail, fire Eric Holder, Occupy Covington & Burling LLP, support the ACLU’s suit against the the Obama Administration, reform the punitive criminal justice system, reform the Bankruptcy code, close Git Bay, end illegitimate warfare, build infrastructure, more schools, fold the DHS into the CFPB and treat financial crime as terrorism, etc, etc