Residents of the Bronx say that their security is being ignored. According to the NY Daily News, 492 locations in the city are equipped with camera boxes, and there are two NYPD cameras in each box. Currently, Manhattan has 177 boxes, Brooklyn has 153, Queens has 77, the Bronx has 43, and Staten [Full Story…]
Newark Housing Authority Installs Fiber-Optics
August 4, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Newark, NJ, though populated and culturally diverse, sometimes struggles with providing safe housing for low to middle-income families. However, the Newark Housing Authority (NHA), which operates about 87,000 housing units in 45 buildings, set out a few years ago to provide safer hosting and map fit [Full Story…]
Schumer Urges Senate to Pass Cybersecurity Act
August 2, 2012 at 11:03 am
Senator Charles E. Schumer recently urged the Senate to pass the Cybersecurity Act, which would protect the Internet's infrastructure, but also allow for creative freedom. Schumer expressed his hope that the Senate pass a bill that ensures the Internet has the most effective security to prevent [Full Story…]
Outsourcing Network Security Protects SoHo Business
June 25, 2012 at 8:08 am
Hornet, a local digital and animation production house, is part of a new tech industry trend. The SoHo and DUMBO-based company outsources its network security to a third party. Hornet employs Kerio, a San Jose company, to manage its network bandwidth as well as update its antivirus software and [Full Story…]
Steps to Ensure That Online Purchases are Secure on #FathersDay
June 17, 2012 at 11:58 am
Julia Goloshubina, manager of privacy measures for Voxocon international calling provider) made a list for Chron.com of the four ways to ensure safe transactions on Father's Day. As more and more people buy gifts online, it becomes more pertinent to take the proper steps when making online [Full Story…]
NY Seeks to Thwart Elevator, Boiler Cyberattacks
May 15, 2012 at 9:12 am
If an unauthorized person were to gain access to the central server controlling NY's elevators and boiler systems, the potential for casualty would be enormous. Access to the network allows a user to set speeds at which elevators operate, and raise heat on municipal boiler systems, causing [Full Story…]
#Anonymous Hactivist Sabu Revealed as Lower East Side Party Boy
March 14, 2012 at 8:11 am
Hackers the world over knew him as Sabu, infamous for hacking into government and corporate computers. The FBI knew him as a criminal mastermind turned federal informant. But neighbors in the Jacob Riis apartment complex on Ave. D thought of him as a party boy and guardian of his aunt’s two [Full Story…]
Department of Homeland Security Simulates NY Cyberattack
March 12, 2012 at 9:33 am
To gain Senate support for a new cybersecurity bill, White House administrators last week simulated what would happen if a major cyberattack were to happen to NY's power supply during a summer heat wave. The briefing was headed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and White House [Full Story…]
Cyber Security Event Discusses Business Opportunities in Long Island
March 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm
"Growing Your Cyber Security Business?" was an event by The LI Software and Technology Network and LI Forum for Technology held recently at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage. At the event, speakers discussed growing issues with cyber securities and how Long Island businesses could [Full Story…]
Computer Infections to Rise During #Oscars ?
February 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm
According to Alvin Estevez, co-founder and president of Enigma Software Group, computer viruses across the U.S. will increase by 30% tonight during the 2012 Academy Awards. He says he predicts this will be the second-most hacked day of 2012, taken in part from SpyWareRemove.com, which tracks [Full Story…]
Investigators Find Nasdaq Software Security Easy To Attack
November 28, 2011 at 8:10 am
The federal investigation into a 2010 cyber attack on NY-based Nasdaq OMX Group's Directors Desk collaboration software has found that the hackers were able to easily make the attack due to its lax security systems. According to Wall Street and Tech, "investigators were surprised that the [Full Story…]
Burglars in Brooklyn Take $112,000 In iPads
October 12, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Four burglars broke into a Best Buy in Brooklyn this week, taking $112,000 worth of iPads with them. Staying only four minutes, at around 4 a.m. the burglars broke into the front door and through a locked office. Police officials believe it may have been an inside job because the store and the [Full Story…]
Goldman Sachs CEO Targeted by Hacker Group #OccupyWallStreet
September 28, 2011 at 12:07 pm
A hacker group using the handle, CabinCr3w, have released personal information regarding the age, recent addresses, details of past litigations and registration information for businesses of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. While the reason for targeting the CEO is unknown, on Monday the [Full Story…]
Expansion of ‘Ring of Steel’ Security Cameras Results in Increased Safety, Says Kelly
July 29, 2011 at 4:09 pm
NY Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told New York Daily News today that the expanding network of security cameras in Manhattan (aka the Ring of Steel) during the last 8 months has resulted in almost 100 criminal arrests in the subways. The most common cause for arrests were assault, purse-snatching [Full Story…]
Nasdaq’s Costs Increase Due to Constant Hacking Threat
July 29, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Nasdaq OMX CEO Robert Greifeld told Reuters that the exchange is under constant attack by computer hackers. On Wednesday the company raised its projected cost estimates from $920 - $940 million to $950 - $965 million, in part due to increased information security systems. According to a Gartner [Full Story…]
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