Hackers From Netherlands Come-out As World Champions In "Global CyperLympics"

Hackers From Netherlands Come-out As World Champions In "Global CyperLympics"

Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union, successfully completed "Global Cyberlympics"- World's first international team ethical hacking championship. The world finals saw a head-to-head competition right from the beginning with teams from across the world including India, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and the United States of America competing for the title. Each of these teams represents either the first or second place finisher from their regional competition. 

“The Global CyberLympics could help to foster a greater sense of partnership and cooperation between countries on the issue of cybersecurity,” said Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of IMPACT. “By sharing knowledge, training and resources, we can help to improve the level of cybersecurity in many countries and regions around the world.”

“We congratulate the team from Deloitte Netherlands! The competition was intense and the teams were truly the best in the world. The fact that the lead changed every few minutes shows how much it takes to capture the hill and stay on it.” said Jay Bavisi, Chairman of the Global CyberLympics Organizing Committee and president of EC-Council. Registration for the Global CyberLympics 2012 is open, and more details can be found at the official Global CyberLympics website: http://www.cyberlympics.org

Brief About Global CyberLympics:- the world’s first international team ethical hacking championships, which kicked off in September 2011 with regional live competitions in Budapest, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai and Miami, wrapped up today with the world finals in Chantilly, Virginia where the team formed by Deloitte Netherlands emerged as world champions. Team USA finished as runner up and team Hungary took the third place after a grueling contest.

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EC-Council Academy & Hacker Halted Asia Pacific Hacked By eMP3R0r TEAM

EC-Council Academy & Hacker Halted Asia Pacific Hacked By eMP3R0r TEAM

Official website EC-Council Academy - Leading IT Security Training Provider in Malaysia get hacked by eMP3R0r TEAM. They have also breached the official site Hacker Halted 2011 Asia Pacific - Hacker Halted Asia Pacific is a complete and comprehensive information security conference, with information security experts from all around the world presenting and discussing global information security topics and threats. The hackers have created deface mirror on Zone-H. Later the hacked pages have been removed by the authority and the whole site has been restored to its normal format. 

Hacked Sites:- 

http://www.eccouncilacademy.org/ECA/0wned.htm
http://hackerhaltedapac.org/HH/0wned.htm

Mirror Links:-

http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/15526753
http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/15526752

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EC-Council Warns SMEs About The Rising Cyber-Attacks Around Whole Spectrum

In light of increasing hacker sophistication and lack of banking security infrastructure, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the world may face a bleak future if they do not secure their networks against upcoming cyber threats which are on the rise, says network security training expert EC-Council.

Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) September 23, 2011

Cyber criminals are stealing as much as $1 billion a year from the accounts of small to medium companies (SMEs) in the United States and Europe, according to estimates from Dell SecureWorks, a security arm of the computer maker. With rising incidences of hacking and other such network defence issues, network defence expert EC-Council advises SMEs to educate their employees on good information security practices and habits. According to a recent Bloomberg report, overseas gangs target small commercial accounts protected by rudimentary security measures at community or regional banks. The accounts typically aren't covered by fraud insurance, as individual accounts are, and businesses often find themselves held accountable by the banks for their losses.
Owners of SMEs conventionally face the challenge of having to be a jack of all trades, combining a keen knowledge of their core businesses with a basic knowledge of many other specialised fields such as IT security.
When it comes to IT security, small companies face a particularly problematic situation. While they have data which requires protection, most of them have neither the staff nor the capabilities to protect it effectively. Network protection has remained at the same levels for decades while viruses and other malware have grown more advanced in nature, able to bypass even the most updated network defence.
As such, network security courses are important in training SME's limited staff in the basics of network defence, such as learning to use effective passwords and encrypting sensitive data, says Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council.
Some examples of courses offered by EC-Council would be the Advanced Network Defence course, a three-day comprehensive course that will educate participants from the psychological standpoint of a hacker, using that as the foundation for defending against such attacks.
The course will also cover techniques that will improve the security posture of any network from the smallest basic infrastructures to the largest enterprise networks.
"It is often said that the best defence is a good offense, and this course provides an offensive mind-set to provide a robust and solid defence", said Bavisi.
Through network security training like these, employees can learn the latest and best defence methods to stop or at least mitigate the impact of network attacks, including any advanced persistent threats to a database. Before investing in security technology, small businesses should assess their current network defence capabilities, and choose solutions specific to their individual situations. In the past, IT security for small businesses has been notoriously expensive and difficult to set up. However, it is an undeniable necessity in the digital marketplace of the 21st century.

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