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Two data intelligence firms that decided to cooperate with HBGary's plot to sabotage WikiLeaks have severed ties. Berico Technologies severed ties in the afternoon on February 11 and early in the morning on February 11 Palantir Technologies severed all ties and issued an apology. Dr. Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies,apologized, saying according to the  Tech Herald : "I have made clear in no uncertain terms that Palantir Technologies will not be involved in such activities. Moreover, we as a company, and I as an individual, always have been deeply involved in supporting progressive values and causes. We plan to continue these efforts in the future… …The right to free speech and the right to privacy are critical to a flourishing democracy. From its inception, Palantir Technologies has supported these ideals and demonstrated a commitment to building software that protects privacy and civil liberties. Furthermore, personally and on behalf of the ...

" Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, but works fine against single hosts. Nmap runs on all major computer operating systems, and official binary packages are avalable for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. In addition to the classic command-line Nmap executable, the Nmap suite includes an advanced GUI and results viewer (Zenmap), a flexible data transfer, redirection, and debugging tool (Ncat), and a u...

Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in the U.S. Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ.O) and at oil and gas companies. "Cyber-threats are not on the horizon, they are upon us," Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, who is introducing the bill, said in a statement on Thursday. The bipartisan Cybersecurity Enhancement Act would fund more cybersecurity research, awareness and education. "Businesses and investors must trust that their investments are secure. We cannot allow security breaches to undermine our trust in the U.S. economy," said Menendez, from New Jersey. Hackers working in China broke into computer systems of five multinational oil and gas companies to steal bidding plans and other critical information, computer security firm McAfee Inc (MFE.N) said on Thursday. Nasdaq OMX, operator of the Nasdaq Stock Market, said over the weekend that it had found "suspicious ...

Operation Algeria, Part 2 by Anonymous Hackers Released ! FREE-THINKING CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, The Algerian government imposes, upon its own citizens, intolerable restrictions on their basic liberties. The Algerian government wants to enforce a future where injustices remain unchallenged and where existing exploitation of one man by another remains unpunished. The Algerian government hides the truth from its citizens and denies them free expression and access to information. Let's call for an end to censorship. Now is the time for freedom and transparency, a time for people to express themselves freely and to be heard from anywhere across the world. How else than through well informed citizens can a society prosper and flourish? The Algerian government hereby declares itself an enemy of Anonymous and the people. Anonymous hears the cries for freedom from the Algerian people, and has decided to step up. We cannot, and will not, remain silent while this injustice is being done....

Operation Tequila - Anonymous Hackers New target for Saturday, EXAfm.com ! Citizens of the world: Tequila is not finished... Following the #OpTequila, Anonymous has decided to support the protests that are going on February 12th in Mexico DF against the censoring measures taken by MVS and Mexican Government, and to give our solidarity to any people oppressed by the system. This support will be divided in two ways: Attacking the site www.exafm.com (IP: 74.54.222.101 PORT: 80 Method: TCP) using LOIC or any other DDoS tool, starting at 11 AM (Central Mexican Time). It belongs to MVS. Supporting the march going from the Auditorio Nacional to MVS headquarters, in solidarity with the Mexican people's cause always fighting for Freedom of Expression. Knowledge is free and that won't be negotiated. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us! If you are going to the protest, don't forget your Guy Fawkes' mask: https://b...