ISIG in the News 2011

Marketplace
Latest cyber attack targets IMF
Peter Summer : They have a huge amount of information about economies that are failing and that is of great value to the financial institutions of the world, but also to nation states who want to know what they're in for.

Cision Wire
Help is at hand for teachers struggling with technology
Innovative software to help teachers stay at the forefront of the digital revolution in education has been developed by researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
'Learning Design Support Environment', research project. ...collaborators across six universitiesRoser Pujadas at London School of Economics and Political Science, Dr Edgar A. Whitley at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Comunicati Stampa.net
Tutti gli atti di “E-Government: Teorie e Pratiche nei Paesi Maturi e in via di Sviluppo”
Su tali tematiche sono intervenuti Antonio Cordella, Docente di Information Systems e Political Science alla London School of Economics, con una particolare attenzione sull’ICT per il settore pubblico, l’e-government e i cambiamenti istituzionali ad esso associati; Shirin Madon, Docente Ordinario di Information Systems and International Development alla London School of Economics e autrice del libro “E-Governance for Development – A focus on rural India”

November

V3.co.uk
Would-be IT leaders shun IT management courses
Information systems lecturer Dr Nathalie Mitev, who works for LSE's department of management, told V3 that the university had to recently change the courses it offers students as interest in the traditional IT management course had faded.

International Business Times
Cybercrime: Prevention, Protection, Punishment Against Cyber Attacks
Peter Sommer discussed that while cybercrime is thought of as a relatively new concept, it has in fact been around for a lot longer than many people think. Computer worms such as the Robert Tappan Morris 'Morris Worm' or the Worms Against Nuclear Killers - perhaps more commonly known as the WANK worm, thought to be the first major worm to have a political message - were around in the late 80s.

PublicTechnology.net
Analysis: 60 years of computers supporting organisations celebrated
"Everybody is always very surprised that the first business computer was created by a catering company," says Frank Land, who joined the LEO team in 1952 and who is now Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics, Department of Information Systems. "But Lyons had been a very progressive company, so for [the firm] to look at computers was not a strange thing. It was always very self-reliant and self-confident."

11 November

BBC Radio 4
Today
Frank Land discusses the 60th birthday of the first business computer.

Daily Telegraph
How a chain of tea shops kickstarted the computer age
“Everybody is always very surprised that the first business computer was created by a catering company,” says Frank Land, who joined the LEO team in 1952 and is now Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics’ Department of Information Systems.

9 November

Public Service
Get Safe Online initiative 'under-resourced'
Professor Peter Sommer from the London School of Economics told the [Commons Science and Technology] committee that there was need for a government sponsored education programme facility; a function he said was now being carried out by the Get Safe Online scheme.

Information Age
Internet protocol
Peter Sommer, a professor at the London School of Economics and one of the UK's leading academics on cyberspace, says that despite their overtures to the open Internet, politicians from both sides of the Atlantic are happy to discuss censorship when it is politically expedient.
Sommer says the London conference failed to move the international community any closer to finding that balance. For example, there was very little discussion of the existing machinery for policing the web, such as the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum.

3 November

BBC News: Click
Turning malware on the cyber-criminals
Cybercrime expert Professor Peter Sommer, of the London School of Economics, believes that adding software remotely to a suspect's computer would probably be illegal under current UK law.

1 November

The Guardian
Cyberspace's new battles
Comment: Peter Sommer, visiting professor at the LSE, discusses the need to combat internet crime and cyber-warfare. He asks how far ISPs should monitor the activities of their users and what will happen to net neutrality if law enforcement agencies get more powers.

Halapic
Disturbing cyberattacks on UK
Professor Peter Somer – a cybersecurity expert at the London School of Economics – said it may be necessary to force major infrastructure companies to invest in protecting themselves against cyber attack. "We may need to get to the point where we say …. you have to have a licence and a condition of the licence is going to be having adequate protection and having contingency plans. They are not going to like it."

October

BBC Radio 4
World at One
Peter Sommer interviewed on the rise of global organised hacking

City AM
Outsourcing Cut Keep Proves Popular Route in Downturn
The financial pressure to save money without sacrificing service levels is prompting more firms to consider Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Egypt, the Philippines and Mexico are seen as having the labour and infrastructure skills to compete with countries such as India, but according to the London School of Economics, around 120 countries want to become outsource hubs.

18 October

Data Manager
Cloud, come implementare nuove idee senza temere il fallimento
Grazie al nuovo ruolo emergente del clud computing, molte aziende tendono a valutare il cloud come una alternativa conveniente ai sistemi esistenti, ma questo, se vogliamo, è il beneficio più ovvio, commentano gli autori. Leslie Willcocks, Will Venters and Edgar Whitley —professori della London School of Economics and Political Science individuano tre diversi livelli di cambiamento conseguenti all'adozione del cloud.

17 October

The Register
Why so shy on pay-by-wave, Nokia?
Despite Nokia's reluctance to promote payments though NFC it is still presenting a public discussion on the subject next week, in with the London School of Economics. The subject is how security fears are stifling wireless payments, though we're not convinced they are considering how quickly companies (other than Nokia) are pushing ahead.

15 October

Voice of America News
iPhone 4S Release Draws Long Lines, Blackberry Converts Worldwide
The London School of Economics' Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood says the hype is not necessarily over the features, but the brand.
"The emotional aspects of the release of iPhone 4S can't be underestimated," noted Elaluf-Calderwood. "Many people are buying this phone because they are attached to Mac."
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IT Business Edge
Outsourcing Providers Feel Squeeze, Especially in India
I pointed to a survey by the Horses for Sources consulting firm and London School of Economics Outsourcing Unit. The survey found outsourcing buyers were largely happy with outsourcing's ability to reduce costs, but not so happy with its ability to improve business processes or spur innovation.

Forbes.com
Cloud Computing Now Makes It Easier (and Cheaper) to Innovate: Study
A recent survey of 1,035 business and IT executives, along with 35 vendors, conducted by the London School of Economics and Accenture, has unearthed this new emerging role for cloud computing — as a platform for business innovation. Many people these days still see cloud within it’s information technology context, as a cheaper alternative for existing systems. But this may only be the first and most obvious benefit.
The study’s authors. Leslie Willcocks, Dr. Will Venters and Dr. Edgar Whitley — all of the London School of Economics and Political Science — identified three stages cloud computing moves into as it’s adopted by organizations

CIO.com
IT Outsourcing: What Big Companies Can Learn from Midsize Companies
According to a survey of 277 outsourcing buyers conducted by outsourcing analyst firm HfS Research and the London School of Economics, 63 percent of mid-market buyers said their outsourcing initiatives had been very successful at reducing costs compared to 44 percent of large companies

EGov
E-Government: Concepts and practices in mature and developing Countries
Keynote Speakers: Antonio Cordella, Docente di Information Systems e Political Science alla London School of Economics . Il suo focus di ricerca è sull’ICT per il settore pubblico, con specifica attenzione all’eGovernment e ai cambiamenti istituzionali ad esso associati.

BBC World Service
The Forum
How much do you think about the gigantic databases that may be silently influencing your online choice? Who is really in control? You? Or a set of algorithms you neither see nor register? Food for thought from information specialist Jannis Kallinikos. Listen

BusinessWeek
Telefonica, Telecom Italia Oppose ‘Simply Crazy’ EU Network Plan
One reason for former monopolies’ eagerness to guard profits from copper networks is their failure to develop lucrative new services, said Patrik Karrberg, a researcher in the Information Systems Innovation Group at the London School of Economics.

3 October

Information Age | Business Technology for IT Professionals
e-Crime unit saves £140m in six months, Met claims
LSE professor Peter Sommer, meanwhile, said that he was sceptical of the Met's figures, suggesting they may be more politically driven than mathematical.

September

20 September

File on Four, BBC Radio 4
Peter Sommer on state involvement in global hacking

4 September

The Sunday Telegraph
Attack of the cybermen
Peter Sommer, a visiting professor at the LSE, is named as an author of a study on cyber crime published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Computerworld Norge
Outsourcing: What Can Be Learned from Midsize Companies
According to a survey of 277 outsourcing buyers conducted by outsourcing analyst firm HfS Research and the London School of Economics, 63 percent of mid-market buyers said their outsourcing initiatives had been very successful at reducing costs compared to 44 percent of large companies.

Channel 4
Dark web: the internet behind our own
Professor Peter Sommer, a cyber expert at the London School of Economics, told Channel 4 News: "These schemes are devised by geeks who are interested in the problem of anonymity, how you can pass on information or do deals anonymously, but they obviously get mostly used by criminals. So they are deliberately hidden."

August

30 August

Bridging the arts and sciences divide
Letter from Frank Land "It was good to note Eric Schmidt's tribute to the British pioneers of computing in his McTaggart lecture (Report, 27 August), and the background piece on the role played by the catering firm J Lyons in the "invention" of business computing (How Lyons teashops powered computers, 27 August). An important aspect of the story which should be noted is that the idea came from two other Lyons executives, Oliver Standingford and Thomas Raymond Thompson, who visited the US in 1947, on behalf of the Lyons Controller, John Simmons, to discover if there had been any significant progress in business processes which could be useful for Lyons."

17 August

ITBusinessEdge
Beyond Cost Reduction, What Are Buyers Getting from Outsourcing?
Some similar findings are contained in Horses for Sources' State of Outsourcing 2011 study, which it conducted with the London School of Economics Outsourcing Unit. Sadly, I missed the blog post about the survey when it was first published in late May. But I suspect it's as relevant now as it was then.

Xinhua News Agency
Social media in focus after British riots
It is easy to see most rioters in the disturbance are young people, and they are also the population group that prefers social media.
"Over 50 percent of Internet users in the age group of the rioters use social networking more than regular email. They tend to use it on mobile phones," said Peter Sommer, a professor in cybercrime at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

and at TMC Net and People's Daily Online

BBC Radio Wales
Good Evening Wales
Professor Peter Sommer discussed the use of social networks during the UK riots.

Bloomberg
BlackBerry’s Fall From Executive Suite to London Looters May Bruise Brand
“Now you see the BlackBerry used for purposes that were perhaps not intended by the designer,” said Patrik Karrberg, a researcher at the London School of Economics’ Information Systems Innovation Group. “Young people understand it’s a general purpose technology. It’s in the hands of the users, and you can use it for good or for evil.”

Develop
London Games Conference.
An expert in digital forensics, London School of Economics’ visiting professor Peter Sommer, will also host a session offering advice on the year’s hottest issue: security in the connected age.

Telegraph.co.uk
Met tweets warning to would-be 'hacktivists'
Professor Peter Sommer, a cyber security expert at the London School of Economics and expert witness in computer hacking trials, said that in some ways the activities of Anonymous and LulzSec are like civil disobedience, but pointed out that real world protestors are sometimes convicted of crimes and locked up. “A useful analogy is with Greenpeace and others who follow the line that what they do to disrupt their targets follows the Ghandi tradition of civil disobedience,” he said.

Huffington Post UK
UN and Governments Breached In Mass Cyber Attack
Professor Peter Sommer, an expert on information risk and security working at the London School of Economics, offered a mixed reaction to the report.

Washington Post
Mall Owners Harness Technology as Internet Makes Tenants Picky
New mobile technology won’t necessarily give big malls an insurmountable advantage, said Patrik Karrberg, a researcher at the London School of Economics’ Information Systems Innovation Group.

BBC Radio 4
PM
Professor Peter Sommer discussed an Indian firm which stores thousands of News International emails.

July

27 July

Bellingham Herald
Security strategy evolves one year ahead of London Olympics
"The particular problem of Olympic security is that there is no easy test bed on which to see if your precautions are adequate, nor any situation where, if an event is disrupted, it readily can be run on another occasion," said Peter Sommer, a professor at the London School of Economics and expert on cyber security.

13 July

openDemocracy
Cybersecurity: politics, interests, choices
Peter Sommer, an LSE professor and co-author of an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report on cybersecurity - Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk (OECD, working paper, January 2011) - says that various groups - journalists, analysts, intelligence agencies, the military, and the defence and IT industries - want to define the cyberspace “problem” in their own terms, and might have different reasons to inflate the cyberspace “danger”.

11 July

The Trade News
The long and the short of it
Professor Ian Angell of The London School of Economics, speaking at the 2008 City Debate, a discussion run by industry body the Futures and Options Association, pointed out, “If your business is to survive in the long run, it must first survive in the short-term. This requires dealing with the uncertainty by steering in the flow of events.”

6 July

San Francisco Chronicle
Renowned Cloud Computing and IT Services Analyst Robert McNeill Joins HfS Research to Lead Cloud Business Services Research
HfS Research and the Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics recently revealed with the largest-ever study undertaken on Cloud Business Services, both IT and Business leaders are already planning to devote at least 10-20% of their budgets going into Cloud services in the medium-term.

June

ASCA
TLC: WORKSHOP INTERNAZIONALE DI ETNO A TRENTO
I due panel dell'evento saranno presieduti rispettivamente da Jonathan Liebenau e Patrik Karrberg, professori della London School of Economics. Il workshop sara' ospitato da Telecom Italia e dalla Provincia Autonoma di Trento e avra' il supporto del Financial Times, in qualita' di partner dell'evento, e di Informatica Trentina.

CPI Financial
The potential storms of cloud computing
With cloud computing becoming an increasingly important element of the IT function of most organisations, leading academics from The Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science, undertook research to review the key features of cloud computing and its likely near-term and longer-term development trends. The research was undertaken from late 2010 into 2011 and included a survey of more than 1035 business and IT executives.

Accountingnet.ie
The Promise of Cloud Computing
Our latest London School of Economics/Accenture research—based on a survey of 1,035 business and IT executives, as well as in-depth interviews with more than 35 service providers and other stakeholders—supports the position that cloud is finally delivering on much of its promise. The business community appears more prepared to put cloud capabilities to work due to changes in internal and external factors—competition, innovation, globalization, user demographics, management readiness and supplier ecosystems.

14 June

Sound Money
Latest cyber attack targets IMF
Peter Summer is a professor at the London School of Economics: They have a huge amount of information about economies that are failing and that is of great value to the financial institutions of the world, but also to nation states who want to know what they're in for.

The Mail on Sunday
First, make sure you really know your audience
The diarist claims that Ian Angell, 'professor of alarm and despondency' at the LSE responded happily to a request to address a body called the IFC, which he believed to be 'a trade body of offshore tax lawyers', only to find, much to his discomfiture, that IFC in fact stood for International Finance Corporation, offshoot of the World Bank.

Channel 4
Channel 4 News
Peter Sommer comments on potential hacking at the IMF

9 June

Nyheder fra information.dk
Hvem sender du raketter efter i en cyberkrig?
Men i Kina har de også omkring 400 millioner hjemmecomputere, siger Peter Sommer, professor i cybersikkerhed ved London School of Economics. Selv hvis 99 pct. af de computere er perfekt...

7June

Channel 4
Hacked security giant offers to replace 40m key fobs
Peter Sommer, an information systems security expert and visiting professor at the London School of Economics, said claims about the sophistication of hacks are often overstated. He told Channel 4 News: "Someone with a computer science PhD in cryptography could do this. You just run a series of tests and turn 'stolen' information into something you could deploy. It could be someone merely showing off. Or it could be state sponsored espionage."

CIO.com - Leadership/Management
4 Ways CIOs Can Get Outsourcers to Focus on Business Value
When it comes to cutting costs, outsourcing is delivering the goods, according to the State of Outsourcing 2011 survey conducted by analyst firm HfS Research in conjunction with The Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics. Of 1,135 survey respondents (which included outsourcing buyers, providers and analysts), 95 percent agreed outsourcing was an effective way to reduce operational costs.

The Guardian,
Attack out of nowhere that forced Britain to rethink the cyber war
Earlier this year, the firm worked with the Cabinet Office to publish a cost of cybercrime report – but some independent experts, such as Professor Peter Sommer, who lectures at the LSE, regarded Detica's involvement in an independent report as a mistake. He said the Cabinet Office had to show it had "the independence to repel the lobbyists" if it was to retain its credibility. There was another key issue. "One of the things the major software companies don't want us to discuss is the huge number of flaws in their software. The flaws provide countless opportunities for criminals and other attackers and they exist because the software houses are more interested in revenue from selling us new gimmicks in their products than testing them so that they are solidly safe to use."

23 May

Economie et société
Délocalisations, offshoring : la fin de l’eldorado?
Mais, en dépit ces difficultés, l’offshoring devrait continuer à prendre de l’ampleur jusqu’en 2013, selon Leslie Willcocks, professeur à la London School of Economics : les BRIC (Brésil-Russie-Inde-Chine), même touchés par la crise, recèlent un potentiel encore largement inexploité.

Computer Weekly
Prepare now - mandatory data breach disclosure is on its way
At a recent Computer Weekly event, IT security expert Peter Sommer, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, highlighted the simple truth that cyber attacks will happen, no matter what. His blunt advice was to assume you will be hit - and that the most important part of IT security should be contingency planning.

CW500: LSE professor and cyber war expert Peter Sommer (video)
In this CW500 Club video interview, London School of Economics professor and cyber war expert Peter Sommer talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about IT security in the digital age and the biggest challenges faced by IT leaders.

April

Corriere delle Comunicazioni
Ngn, modello Trento best practice per l'Europa
Focus dell’Etno sul modello trentino per le Ngn. Si svolgerà infatti a Trento il prossimo 23 giugno la riunione del Board dell'Associazione europea degli operatori Telecom (Etno), mentre il giorno successivo avrà luogo un meeting internazionale che vedrà riuniti con Jonathan Liebenau e Patrick Karrberg della London School of Economics i responsabili dell' innovazione, delle strategie e delle reti dei principali operatori europei.

Ansa.it
Tlc: fibre, a Trento riunione operatori telecom europei
Sara' Trento ad ospitare il prossimo 23 giugno la riunione del Board dell'Associazione europea degli operatori Telecom (Etno) mentre il giorno successivo avra' luogo un meeting internazionale che vedra' riuniti con Jonathan Liebenau e Patrick Karrberg della London School of Economics i responsabili dell'innovazione, delle strategie e delle reti dei principali operatori europei.

IT World Canada
IT departments 'still not convinced' by the cloud
When it comes to cloud computing, a wide schism still exists between the IT and business communities, a study has found.
According to the first part of the 'Cloud and the Future of Business; From Costs to Innovation' report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science's Outsourcing Unit, IT people still see issues such as security and privacy as a barrier to cloud adoption.

Computerworld Brazil
Para profissionais de TI, segurança ainda é barreira na nuvem
Future of Business: From Costs to Innovation, realizado pela Accenture em conjunto com a unidade de outsourcing da London School of Economics and Political Science. De acordo com o levantamento, as equipes de tecnologia da informação veem segurança e privacidade como barreiras para a adoção de modelos de computação...

ITProPortal.com
Study Reveals IT Departments Reluctant Over Cloud Adoption
According to a study conducted by IT outsourcing firm Accenture and the London School of Economics, there exists a wide gap between business people and IT department when it comes to cloud computing.
A report on PC Advisor citing the results of the study revealed that business people don’t believe that privacy and security are much of issue with the cloud while IT departments are reluctant to move to the cloud over vendor lock-in, security and data privacy issues.

CIO India
IT departments Still 'Not Convinced' By The Cloud
When it comes to cloud computing, a wide schism still exists between the IT and business communities, a study has found.According to the first part of the 'Cloud and the Future of Business; From Costs to Innovation' report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science's Outsourcing Unit, IT people still see issues such as security and privacy as a barrier to cloud adoption.

ITworld
Failure to see eye-to-eye with users about cloud could mean tough times for IT
Business-unit managers are frustrated at the speed with which IT delivers on its promises, and don't see much security or privacy risk, or even much danger in the potential to be locked in to one cloud vendor, according to Cloud and the Future of Business from Accenture and the London School of Economics' Outsourcing Unit, which was published yesterday.

CFO World
IT departments still 'not convinced' by the cloud
When it comes to cloud computing, a wide schism still exists between the IT and business communities, a study has found. According to the first part of the ‘Cloud and the Future of Business; From Costs to Innovation’ report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Outsourcing Unit, IT people still see issues such as security and privacy as a barrier to cloud adoption.

FSN
Reviewing the risks of outsourcing & offshoring
‘The political unrest points to lessons for clients of offshore outsourcing and for those responsible for the Egyptian economy in the next few years,’ comments Leslie Wilcocks, professor of technology work and globalisation at the London School of Economics, despite the fact that when the LSE looked at emerging offshore destinations in 2009,the resulting report positioned Egypt as the new ‘go to’ location.

EBizQ.net
Is There Such an Animal as 'Cloud BPO'?
[Phil Fersht] cites a recent study with the Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics that finds enterprise core applications "are the toughest to move into a cloud environment." That's because the move to a cloud environment would require major and costly ripping and replacing.

Hi-Tech Security Solutions
£16.8 billion lost to theft of corporate secrets in the UK
But it is easy to be sidetracked into questions about how long is a piece of string – as shown by the commentators who have already scoffed at the Detica study. Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics views it as an, “unfortunate item of British Aerospace puffery”, on the basis that Detica is owned by BAE Systems, is involved in intelligence analysis for the UK Government and sells data security products.

March

IT Decisions
LSE: Brazil can be an innovation pioneer
Professor Avgerou is not only known as an expert on the technology industry and the use of outsourcing, but she has also conducted extensive research in fast-developing economies, including Brazil. “Brazil tried very early on to develop it’s own IT industry with an eye on exports, but they were very protectionist and it did not work. However, when they did open up the industry the exercise had developed a lot of internal capabilities for software development,” she initially said.

Computer Weekly
London council makes world’s first citizen data transfer
The DWP has scheduled a legal workshop to determine the implications for public services if they make a mistake delivering someone's benefits based on incorrect data held in someone's personal store. Experts from the London School of Economics are also assessing its privacy implications.

Public Finance Magazine
Whitehall needs IT supremo, MPs told
Edgar Whitley, reader in information systems at the London School of Economics, called for contracts that would allow the government and its suppliers to collaborate to keep up with technological change. ‘At the moment, it is “this is what we do, and don’t, because this is what you screwed the cost down to”,’ he said.

TechLoy
TechLoy’s Top Women in Web and Tech Entrepreneurship
Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)...She has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Essex University, U.K. and a Masters degree in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Tech Europe
Terrorist Threat to GPS “Fanciful”
Professor Peter Sommer from the Information Systems and Innovation Group, London School of Economics, and author of a report produced by the OECD on reducing cybersecurity risk, welcomed the reports findings but stressed the systemic risk was relatively low. “It is not so unimportant that we should not be doing anything about it,” he said, “but the suggestion that it is going to be easy for terrorists to cause any long term, large scale disruption is entirely fanciful.”

Nearshore Journal
Emerging Offshore Outsourcing Markets
In a recent study by the London School of Economics Outsourcing Unit, Egypt was determined to exhibit the strongest market potential among emerging providers of global IT services.

February

Yahoo! Finance
Cyber Warfare: Investing in the Modern Battlefield
Some believe the threat is being overstated. "There's quite a lot in it, but they're also extensively hyped," says Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics on the warnings on cyber warfare. "In terms of the involvement of the big military companies, you have to realize that they are finding it extremely difficult to sell big, heavy equipment of the sort they are used to because the type of wars that we're involved in tend to be against insurgents. And so they are desperately looking for new product areas -- and the obvious product area, they think, is cyber warfare -- I'm not so sure about that."

The Guardian, Letters
Crash was fuelled by academic journals
"Scholars who will not act as shills for the banks and reinforce the Panglossian orthodoxies, and instead promote critical analyses, are rarely welcome in journals and thus increasingly not welcome in universities." writes Mike Cushman of the LSE.

ArticlesBase
Emerging Offshore Outsourcing Markets
In a recent study by the London School of Economics Outsourcing Unit, Egypt was determined to exhibit the strongest market potential among emerging providers of global IT services. Commissioned by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency of Egypt, the study calculated data on costs, infrastructure, skills, and other factors and compared more than a dozen countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belarus, Morocco, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

ZDNet UK
Cybercrime cost estimate is 'sales exercise', say experts
Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics (LSE) called the report an "unfortunate item of British Aerospace puffery". Detica is owned by BAE Systems, and is involved in intelligence analysis for the UK government.

Edmonton Journal
Risk of devastating cyberattack still relatively low: OECD report
The report, co-authored by Peter Sommer at the London School of Economics, is part of the OECD's Future Global Shocks series examining potentially catastrophic global events such as financial collapse, disease pandemics and weather and volcanic conditions bringing intercontinental transport to a halt.

BBC Radio Five Live
5 Live Breakfast
Professor Peter Sommer, LSE, discussed the ruling about paedophiles being allowed to appeal against being placed on the sex offenders register.

BusinessWeek
Mobile Carriers Chafe at Being 'Dumb Pipes'
Large mobile operators have information about customers and have shown they can use it in a trustworthy way, said Patrik Karrberg, a researcher in the London School of Economics’ Department of Management. “If you look at the legislation on a lot of privacy issues, it’s very national, and the operators are very attuned to working with that kind of national legislation,” he said. “It’s an opportunity.”

Open Democracy
Have the UK's ID cards really played their last hand?, Andrew Watson
A detailed 318-page assessment of the scheme, written by over 60 experts and published by the London School of Economics concluded that ‘The risk of failure in the current proposals is ... magnified to the point where the scheme should be regarded as a potential danger to the public interest and to the legal rights of individuals’.

BBC (Web)
Cyber war Geneva Conventions call
Susan Watts. The article examines the need for enhanced cyber security to forestall 'cyber wars'. It is claimed that there are almost daily reports of cyber incidents, most recently that Stock Exchanges in Britain and the US were seeking help from the security services after discovering they were victims of attempted cyber attacks. "There's quite a lot in it, but they're also extensively hyped," according to Dr Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics, who wrote a recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on cyber security.

3 February

Business Standard
Forcing internet blackouts
On the other hand, at the nation state level it is possible to envisage a situation where traffic passing through critical switches is, in an emergency, filtered and shaped...Localised Internet switch-off is likely to have significant unwanted consequences,” cautioned Peter Sommer (London School of Economics) and Ian Brown (Oxford Internet Institute) as a contribution to the OECD project, Future Global Shocks.

GovInfoSecurity.com
The Merits of Cyberweaponry
"Once you get over the idea that we don't have permanent world peace, and people may need to attack each other in particular circumstances ... then maybe there's a lot of good things to say about cyberweapons," says Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics' Information Systems and Innovation Group.

January

Computer Weekly
Identity card plan ignored fatal flaws
Edgar Whitley, reader in information systems at the London School of Economics and an ID scheme expert, said after reading the reports that something as high-profile and challenging as the ID card scheme should have been properly assessed for its feasibility and not based on advice that may have involved "giving the minister what he wants to hear".
"How poor can their feasibility assessment have been if they didn't spot something that, three years down the line, turns out to be a showstopper? Or was it being driven by political pressures to have a lower cost and nominally lower risk alternative?" Edgar Whitley said.

NewsMax.com
Bill to Give Obama Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Returns
An Internet kill switch could cause more problems than it solves, according to a new report by the London School of Economics and University of Oxford.

The Daily Telegraph
Too much of a good thing?
Feature on outsourcing. It is mentioned that an LSE report, Beyond BRIC, says that the role of India as a destination for outsourcing has subtly changed over time.

24 January

Wise Up Journal
Stuxnet: Cyber attack on Iran ‘was carried out by Western powers and Israel’
Professor Peter Sommer, a computer forensics expert the London School of Economics and Political Science, said the Stuxnet attack’s complexity in both the digital and physical realms was very impressive. However, he added that the virus itself heralds only an evolutionary stage in the cyber security threats nations that will face in future. “We should see this as another type of tool in statecraft,” Professor Sommer, who advises the OECD on cyber security, said.

Canada East
Cyber attacks could create 'perfect storm' - OECD
The study, part of a wider OECD project examining possible "Future Global Shocks" such as a failure of the world's financial system or a large-scale pandemic, said there were very few single "cyber events" that could cause a global shock...But it said a combination of events such as coordinated cyber attacks, or a cyber incident occurring during another form of disaster, should be a serious concern for policy makers. "In that eventuality, 'perfect storm' conditions could exist," said the report, written by Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics and Dr Ian Brown of Britain's Oxford University.

Science Daily
Unlikely there will ever be a pure ‘cyber war,’ study suggests
The study by Dr Ian Brown of the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford, and Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics also concludes that it is highly unlikely there will ever be a pure 'cyber war' fought solely in cyberspace with equivalent effects to recent wars in Afghanistan, the Balkans or the Middle East

Nearshore Journal
Which Cloud is right or you?
As you know, we recently published a groundbreaking study of more than 1000 business and IT executives on the future of Cloud Business Services, based on our work with the Outsourcing Unit of the London School of Economics.

Times Colonist
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm": OECD
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday.

Army Technology
Cyberwarfare Poses Real Risk
A recent study carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), about the potential effects of attacks on computer systems, suggests the risk of a true 'cyberwar' is minimal. However, governments and infrastructure suppliers must still ensure that adequate security and recovery plans are in place for the rare combination of events that could pose a threat to national security.

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Nigeria Guardian
Cyber attacks could create ‘perfect storm’, says OECD
Atacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report recently. The study, part of a wider OECD...

Montreal Gazette
Cyber attacks no threat...
Very few attacks or events have the capacity to bring critical global computer systems to their knees, despite widespread fears to the contrary, according to a new report commissioned by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. There...

Network World Asia
Internet 'kill switch' could cause chaos, OECD report warns
... to be used in the event of a cyberwar could actually cause more problems that it would prevent, a new report commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has argued. The by the London School of Economics and the...

China.org.cn
Studie bezeichnet Cyberangriffe als reale Bedrohung
Schlagwörter: Computer Cyber Attacke Attacken auf Computersysteme haben das Potential, eine globale Katastrophe auszulösen, hieß es gestern in einem Bericht der OECD. Dies könne allerdings nur in Kombination mit einem anderen Unglück geschehen. Die...

ABS-CBN News
Cyber attacks could create 'perfect storm' -- OECD
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider...

Legalbrief
OECD report sheds light on cyber threats
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, a new report has indicated. Legalbrief reports that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday...

Business Insider
OECD Says The U.S. Doesn't Get Cyberwarfare, Stuxnet Suggests Otherwise
Cyberwarfare, Hacking, Idea Lab, TPMTech Share Send to a friend! To email: Your Name: Your email: Have governments got cyberwarfare all wrong? A new study argues that the United States and United Kingdom have never figured out a proper definition of...

Infosecurity Today
Making sense of the threat of cyber war
Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, says a new report on Systemic Cyber Security published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Cyber espionage is not a...

Space Daily
Expert: 'Cyberwar' an exaggerated threat
National military countermeasures against possible cyberwarfare are a waste of time and money, the British author of an infamous hacker's "guide" says. Peter...

Silicon Republic
Cyber warfare doesn't have capacity to cause global shock
However, according to an OECD/Symantec report on cyber warfare by independent experts Dr Peter Sommer from the London School of Economics and Dr Ian Brown from Oxford University, few cyber-related events have the capacity to cause a global shock....

Softpedia
UK Computer Scientists Claim Cyberwar Fears Are Unfounded
In a study conducted on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), two high profile UK computer scientists concluded that current cyberwar fears are unfounded and the term itself is misused. The report [pdf] was written...

Analisis Litoral
"Pocos eventos cibernéticos pueden crear una catástrofe"
Sólo "unos cuantos eventos tecnológicos tienen la capacidad de causar una conmoción global", afirma un estudio de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE, por sus siglas en inglés). Sin embargo, la entidad advierte que existen...

InformationWeek
Cyber Warfare Risks Overblown
... a visiting professor at London School of Economics, and Ian Brown, senior research fellow at Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University. ...

MSN Singapore
Could a lack of 'cybersecurity' cause global chaos?
A study on "Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk" written by Dr Peter Sommer from the London School of Economics and Dr Ian Brown from Oxford University ...

MSN.co.in
Cyber war is unlikely, says Oxford study
Notwithstanding serious concerns about cyber security across the world, a new study conducted at the Oxford Internet Institute says that a cyber war is an unlikely scenario. Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor...

IOL
Cyber attacks could create ‘perfect storm’
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider...

NewKerala.com
Risks of cyber war 'over-exaggerated', says study
A study has said that the risks involved in a cyber war have been 'over-exaggerated' with the vast majority of hi-tech attacks not deserving the name at all. The study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is part...

TMC Net
OECD Study: Lurid language, poor analysis, heavy lobbying inhibiting governments plans to provide cyber protection
Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, according to a new report on Systemic Cyber Security published by the Organisation for...

Vancouver Sun
Risk of devastating cyberattack still relatively low: OECD report
Few attacks or events have the capacity to bring critical global computer systems to their knees, despite widespread fears to the contrary, according to a new report commissioned by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). There...

Maximum PC
Security Report Downplays Risk of Cyber Warfare
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a controversial security report on Monday in which the organization said "it is unlikely that there will ever be a true cyberware." In the report, its authors Peter Sommer,...

CIO Magazine
Internet 'Kill Switch' Could Cause Chaos, OECD Report Warns
A proposed U.S. Internet 'kill switch' to be used in the event of a cyberwar event could actually cause more problems that it would prevent, a new report commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has argued....

Mundo Contact
Los ciberataques podrían causar catástrofes globales: OCDE
Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) Categorías: • Seguridad Aunque un ciberataque podría crear lo que se conoce como la “tormenta perfecta”, afectaría casi en exclusiva a sistemas informáticos, asegura la organización Los...

IDG Now
Pesquisadores advertem: em caso de ciberguerra, não desligue a Internet
Interromper a web do país seria prejudicial a hospitais e outras instituições básicas, segundo relatório. A proposta norte-americana de uma ferramenta para desligar toda a Internet do país em um caso de ciberguerra poderia causar mais problemas do que...

Information Week
Cyber Warfare Risks Overblown
Calls for military oversight of cybersecurity distract from protecting against legitimate threats, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (click image for larger view) Slideshow: Top 10 Security Stories Of 2010 Will we see...

Vancouver Province
Cyber attacks no threat to global systems: OECD.
Very few attacks or events have the capacity to bring critical global computer systems to their knees, despite widespread fears to the contrary, according to a new report commissioned by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. There...

Sarnia Observer
Cyber events could create catastrophic 'perfect storm'
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a...

NetIndia123.com
Combined computer attacks could have 'catastrophic' global effects
A new study has found that coordinated computer attacks could have 'catastrophic' global effects.The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said that multiple cyber attacks could "become a full-scale global shock" on a...

Montreal Gazette
World safe from hacktivists: report
Risk of global cyber attack is low, researchers say Very few attacks or events have the capacity to bring critical global computer systems to their knees, despite widespread fears to the contrary, according to a new report commissioned by the...

TopNews United States
OECD: Hi-tech cyber-attacks may have “catastrophic” global implications
According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), co-ordinated hi-tech attacks on critical computer systems have the potential to rake a perfect storm with "catastrophic" global implications. The report, which...

Physics Today
Expert plays down threat of cyberwar
A noted security researcher, Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics, says we should stop panicking about an impending cyberwar. Coauthor of a report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, titled Reducing...

Regina Leader-Post
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm": OECD
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider...

NZ PC World
Cyber-attacks 'less disruptive than financial issues'
Cyber attacks are unlikely to cause as much disruption worldwide as pandemics and financial problems, says The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Post a commentemail Print Cyber-attacks are unlikely to cause as much disruption...

Womens Everything
Risks of cyber war 'over-hyped'
A huge solar flare could give rise to a global cyber shock, warns the report The vast majority of hi-tech attacks described as acts of cyber war do not deserve the name, says a report. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development study is...

Acumin
Cyber attacks 'could cause worldwide mayhem'
If multiple cyber attacks were to occur, it could lead to a "full-scale global shock", a new report has revealed. Business continuityplans need to be in place with policies to help all citizens around the world, not just governmental facilities, according...

Irish Examiner
Cyber attacks could lead to global catastrophe
Coordinated attacks on critical computer systems could create a perfect storm with "catastrophic" global effects, a study found today. A succession of multiple cyber attacks could "become a full-scale global shock" on a par with...

Balkans.com
OECD: Attacks on computer systems could create "perfect storm"
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider OECD...

UPI
Expert: 'Cyberwar' an exaggerated threat
National military countermeasures against possible cyberwarfare are a waste of time and money, the British author of an infamous hacker's "guide" says. Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics says governments should not...

Australian PC World
News: Internet 'kill switch' could cause chaos, OECD report warns
Cybersecurity mired in confused thinking John E Dunn (Techworld) Share this article facebook facebook slashdot slashdot digg digg Reddit Reddit stumbleupon stumbleupon linkedin linkedin twitter twitter Bookmark A proposed US Internet 'kill switch' to be...

Hard OCP
Cyber-War Risk is Exaggerated
Raise your hand if you are shocked by this revelation. Nobody? That's what I thought. Besides, everyone knows the real attacks are going to come after the robot invasion, not before. Duh. In a cyber-warfare report released on Monday, the OECD said that...

Christchurch Press
Fear of cyber 'perfect storm'
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report. The study, part of a wider OECD project...

GlobalSecurity.org
Cyber Attacks Will Be Weapon in Future Wars
A new OECD Cyber Security study by British professors says cyber weaponry will be used routinely in future wars. The study says computer attacks on their own will not necessarily constitute a threat, but a coordinated attack - or in combination with more...

Dose Canada
Risk of devastating global cyberattack still low: Report
Very few attacks or events have the capacity to bring critical global computer systems to their knees, despite widespread fears to the contrary, according to a new report commissioned by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)....

ITWire
Relax, there's little chance of cyber war or cyber catastrophe
The OECD has produced a report on the likelihood and possible impacts of a globally catastrophic cyber-security breakdown. It concludes that such an event is unlikely, but makes a number of recommendations on precautionary measures that governments should...

Today, BBC Radio 4
Peter Sommer interviewed about his report on global cyber security

PhysOrg.com
Cyber war unlikely: study
The study, by Dr. Ian Brown of the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford, and Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics also ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Cyber-attacks could cause global 'catastrophe'
The report's co-author Professor Peter Sommer, of the London School of Economics, also said that lurid language and poor analysis were inhibiting government ...

Forensic Focus
Cyberwar? What Cyberwar?
Cyberwar hype is inhibiting government attempts to develop an appropriate response to cybersecurity threats, say computer scientists. A heavyweight study by UK computer scientists for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...

Ultimas Noticias Venezuela
Son pocas las amenazas contra la internet
Los ataques exitosos contra los protocolos técnicos de los que depende internet o una erupción solar que destruya físicamente satélites y otras tecnologías de la información. Son los únicos eventos que tendrían consecuencias catastróficas en la internet....

Shanghai Daily
Study says computer attacks a real threat
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report yesterday. The study, part of a wider OECD project...

IT News Australia
Researchers declare war on cyberwar
While a variety of "cyber weapons" are almost certain to become ubiquitous, the term "cyberwar" grossly overstates the current role of information technology in international disputes and is impairing responses to real threats, according to two British...

Turk.Internet.com
OECD: Telaffuz Edilen Sanal Savaş Risk Oranları Ab
Ekonomik Ýþbirliði ve Kalkýnma Örgütü(OECD), yayýnladýðý bir raporunda sanal savaþ riskinin abartýldýðýný açýkladý. Olasý geniþ çaplý sanal eylemlerin, dünyanýn döngüsünü ne þekilde etkileyebileceðini tespit etmeyi amaçlayan araþtýrma, sanal saldýrýlarýn...

MundoEjecutivo
Ciberataques crearían 'tormenta perfecta: OCDE
Los ataques contra sistemas informáticos tienen ahora el potencial de causar una catástrofe mundial, pero sólo si se combinan con otro desastre, dijo este lunes en un informe la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE). El...

Red Orbit
Cyber Attacks Have Potential To Cause Global Catastrophe
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday that cyber attacks now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disease. The study said there were very few single...

CNET News
OECD: Cyberwar risk is exaggerated
While governments need to prepare for cyberattacks involving espionage or malware, the likelihood of a sophisticated attack like Stuxnet is small, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In a cyberwarfare report...

Globe and Mail
OECD: Cyber attacks could create perfect storm
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider OECD...

Canoe Technology
The risks of cyber attacks
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm" - OECD LONDON - Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said...

SeeNation.com
OECD Report Warns Against Possible Implications of Cyber-Attacks
The last decade has witnessed continuous development and proliferation of Internet technology. The trend encouraged many governments world-wide to provide e-services to public and businesses. However, increasing number of cyber-attacks has raised concerns...

VOA News
OECD Security Report: Cyber Attacks Will Be Weapon in Future Wars
A new OECD Cyber Security study by British professors says cyber weaponry will be used routinely in future wars. The study says computer attacks on their own will not necessarily constitute a threat, but a coordinated attack - or in combination with more...

Yahoo! Argentina
La ODCE alerta que ciberataques pueden crear "catástrofe global"
Los ataques contra los sistemas informáticos tienen el potencial de causar una catástrofe global, pero sólo en combinación con otro desastre, según un informe de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE). El estudio, que es...

El Economista México
OCDE advierte sobre ciberataques
Los ataques contra sistemas informáticos tienen ahora el potencial de causar una catástrofe mundial, pero sólo si se combinan con otro desastre. Es lo que explica un informe la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) que examina...

Star Phoenix
Cyber attacks could ...
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday.The study, part of a...

WSJ.com: Tech Europe
Cyber Attacks Set to Increase
Insider attacks are a significant cyber threat Cyber attacks will become increasingly common and adopted by state-sponsored groups, according to a report published today. However...

MSN Taiwan
經合組織：網路攻擊掀完美風暴
（路透倫敦17日電）經濟合作暨發展組織（OECD）今天發表報告指出，對電腦系統發動的攻擊，如今有可能釀成全球性災難，但只有在結合其他災難時才會如此。這項研究屬於範圍更廣經合組織計畫的一部分，是要研究可能發生的「未來全球震撼事件」（FutureGlobal Shocks），譬如全球金融體系崩盤或爆發大規模流行病疫情等，研究指出，極少單一「網路事件」會引發全球性震撼。這些案例包括成功攻擊網際網路所仰賴的技術協議（technical protocol）之一，或是會摧毀衛星等主要通訊設備的大型太陽閃焰等。...

Terra Argentina
"Pocos eventos cibernéticos pueden crear una catástrofe"
Sólo "unos cuantos eventos tecnológicos tienen la capacidad de causar una conmoción global", afirma un estudio de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE, por sus siglas en inglés). Sin embargo, la entidad advierte que existen...

IG Tecnologia
Ataques a computadores podem causar catástrofes mundiais
Segundo Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), falhas em computadores podem amplificar desastres mundiais LONDRES - Ataques a sistemas de computadores agora têm o potencial de causar catástrofes mundiais, mas apenas se...

Reuters Brasil
Ataques a computadores podem criar "tempestade perfeita"--OCDE
Ataques a sistemas de computadores agora tm o potencial de causar catstrofes mundiais, mas apenas se ocorridos em combinao com outro desastre, afirmou a Organizao para a Cooperao e Desenvolvimento Econmico (OCDE) em...

Yahoo! Taiwan
經合組織：網路攻擊掀完美風暴 (路透)
（路透倫敦17日電）經濟合作暨發展組織（OECD）今天發表報告指出，對電腦系統發動的攻擊，如今有可能釀成全球性災難，但只有在結合其他災難時才會如此。這項研究屬於範圍更廣經合組織計畫的一部分，是要研究可能發生的「未來全球震撼事件」（FutureGlobal Shocks），譬如全球金融體系崩盤或爆發大規模流行病疫情等，研究指出，極少單一「網路事件」會引發全球性震撼。這些案例包括成功攻擊網際網路所仰賴的技術協議（technical protocol）之一，或是會摧毀衛星等主要通訊設備的大型太陽閃焰等。...

Yahoo! México
Ciberataques podrían crear una "tormenta perfecta": OCDE
Los ataques contra sistemas informáticos tienen ahora el potencial de causar una catástrofe mundial, pero sólo si se combinan con otro desastre, dijo el lunes en un informe la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico...

Times & Transcripts
Cyber attacks could cause trouble: report
Combination of attacks on computer systems in combination with another disaster could cause global crisis Reuters LONDON - Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the...

O Globo Online
Ataques cibernéticos serão padrão nas guerras do futuro
Ataques a sistemas computacionais já têm o potencial de causar catástrofes globais, mas apenas combinados com outro desastre, alertou nesta segunda-feira a Organização Para Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OECD, na sigla em inglês). O...

IBL News
Los ciberataques amenazan convertirse en una 'tormenta perfecta' si se combinan con otro desastre
Los ataques contra los sistemas informáticos tienen el potencial de causar una catástrofe global, pero sólo en combinación con otro desastre, según un informe de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE). El estudio, que es...

Terra Chile
OCDE: Los ciberataques podrían crear una "tormenta perfecta"
Los ataques contra sistemas informáticos tienen ahora el potencial de causar una catástrofe mundial, pero sólo si se combinan con otro desastre, dijo en un informe el lunes la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico...

Oneindia
Cyber attacks: Future global shock
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), on Jan 17, said that cyber attacks now have the capacity to cause a global catastrophe, but only when they are combined with another disaster.The observation came under a...

Times of Oman
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm"
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. The study, part of a wider...

Topnews.in
Combined computer attacks could have ‘catastrophic’ global effects
A new study has found that coordinated computer attacks could have `catastrophic' global effects. The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said that multiple cyber attacks could "become a full-scale...

Sofia Echo
Cyber attacks will be weapon in future wars - OECD report
A new OECD Cyber Security study by British professors says cyber weaponry will be used routinely in future wars. The study says computer attacks on their own will not necessarily constitute a threat, but a coordinated attack - or in combination with more...

New Scientist
Cyberwar countermeasures a waste of money, says report
When the writer of an infamous book for hackers says we should stop panicking about cyberwar it's probably time to sit up and take notice. "Governments should take a calm, disciplined approach and evaluate the risks of each type of attack very carefully...

Computerworld Norge
Internet 'kill switch' could cause chaos, OECD report warns
A to be used in the event of a cyberwar could actually cause more problems that it would prevent, a new report commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has argued. The by the London School of Economics and the...

Thinq.co.uk
Threat of cyber attacks exaggerated - researchers
Researchers at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) claim that notion of cyber attack has been over-hyped. According to a report entitled Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk, the effects of a single cyber attack are generally...

Heise Security
OECD study: an actual cyberwar is improbable
Conducted on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a study has found that a cyberwar conducted solely via the internet between states is very improbable. The authors believe that most crucial systems are simply...

ITProPortal.com
OECD Study Uncovers 'Over-Hyped' Cyber War Threat
A study published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has claimed that the risks posed by a cyber attack have been over-hyped. The organisation said that the effects of a cyber attack are short-lived and localised, thereby...

TheInquirer.net
OECD warns of cyber attacks
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned in a report that attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster. The OECD project was looking at...

Information Age
OECD warns of cyber attack 'perfect storm'
Report says that cyber attacks alone are unlikely to threaten national infrastructures unless used in tandem with other military tactics A cyber attack could devastate critical national infrastructures, a new report has warned, but only when used in...

The Register
Cyberwar hype is obscuring real security threats
- Jan 17 at 12:41 GMT Cyberwar hype is inhibiting government attempts to develop an appropriate response to cybersecurity threats, say computer scientists. A heavyweight study by UK computer scientists for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...

Computing.co.uk
OECD report argues cyber warfare rhetoric is unhelpful
Factors such as heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, according to a new report on systemic Cyber Security published by the OECD today. The study, which was conducted by Peter Sommer of...

MSN UK
Warning over 'perfect storm' of cyber attacks
Co-ordinated attacks on critical computer systems could have catastrophic global effects, warns study Co-ordinated attacks on critical computer systems could create a perfect storm with "catastrophic" global effects, a study has warned. A succession of...

IT Pro UK
Is a perfect storm of cyber attacks on the horizon?
Cyber attacks are now sophisticated enough to cause major global damage, but will only reach catastrophic levels if combined with another disaster. So claims research by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) whose "Future Global...

V3.co.uk
Researchers warn governments on cyber security approach
Governments hoping to secure their online infrastructure may need to take a new approach to cyber security, say experts. A recent report from the London School of Economics and Oxford University found that governments may take the wrong approach in...

Computer Weekly
OECD report outlines risks of cyber warfare
Very few single cyber-related events have the capacity to cause global shock, according to a study on cyber security published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. But governments need to make detailed preparations to withstand...

Britain News.Net
Combined computer attacks could have 'catastrophic' global effects
A new study has found that coordinated computer attacks could have 'catastrophic' global effects. The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...

Teletext
World leaders warned of 'a perfect stormâ of cyber attacks'
Co-ordinated assaults by hackers – or a cyber attack at the same time as a terrorist or natural disaster – could be ‘catastrophic’, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In a report today, it says: ‘The use of cyber...

TalkTalk
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm" - OECD
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday....

Orange UK
'Perfect storm' of cyber attacks
Co-ordinated attacks on critical computer systems could create a perfect storm with "catastrophic" global effects, a study has warned. A succession of multiple cyber-attacks could "become a full-scale global shock" on a par with a pandemic and the...

The Guardian
Stronger UK cyber defences will not deter hackers, report warns
A new study commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predicts that state-supported cyberwar will become commonplace this century. The OECD commissioned Professor Peter Sommer of the LSE and Dr Ian Brown of Oxford's internet institute to look into the matter.

International Herald Tribune
Wreaking cyberhavoc isn't so easy
Eric Pfanner
“You have this sort of competition between writers to say, ‘I have a scarier story than you do,’ ” said Peter Sommer, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, who wrote the report with Ian Brown, a senior research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, part of Oxford University. “If you look at the way it is covered, the computer scare story of the week, you might get the sense that such a disaster is just around the corner.”

Yahoo! UK and Ireland
'Perfect storm' of cyber attacks
The report's co-author Professor Peter Sommer, of the London School of Economics, also said that lurid language and poor analysis were inhibiting government planning for cyber protection.
"We don't help ourselves using 'cyberwar' to describe espionage or hacktivist blockading or defacing of websites, as recently seen in reaction to WikiLeaks," said Professor Sommer.
"Nor is it helpful to group trivially avoidable incidents like routine viruses and frauds with determined attempts to disrupt critical national infrastructure."

Trust.org
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm" -- OECD
"In that eventuality, 'perfect storm' conditions could exist," said the report, written by Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics and Dr Ian Brown of Britain's Oxford University.
Governments are increasingly emphasising the importance of cyber security.

The Scotsman
Attacks on computers could lead to 'global shock'
The report's co-author Professor Peter Sommer, of the London School of Economics, also said lurid language and poor analysis were inhibiting government planning for cyber protection.

16 January

Metro
'A perfect storm' of cyber attacks
Ross Mcguinness
Prof Peter Sommer, of the London School of Economics, added: ‘We are used to the idea of student demonstrations.
‘We must expect a temporary increase in demonstrations in the form of cyber attacks, initially for publicity reasons.
‘The danger is if they miscalculate what they’re doing the damage could be more extensive than they thought.’

Internet Evolution
Internet Interception Set to Boil on Both Sides of the Pond
There are, however, problems. Not least is the technical conundrum of how to achieve the government's aims while remaining vaguely legal and decent. An analysis carried out by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) concludes that the only possible solution available is the installation, at the government's expense, of dedicated Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) hardware and software kits alongside each ISP’s servers.
The DPI kit would have to capture and store all Internet traffic passing through the ISP and have the capability to retrospectively search for specific material according to criteria supplied by a requesting government agency. LSE claims that the government is testing DPI kit with at least one major communications provider. But unfortunately, use of DPI is illegal under both UK and EU law, because it captures content (an illegal activity) along with communications and traffic data (which is legal).

13 January

Yahoo! UK and Ireland
Chance of "cyber-war" conflict unlikely, say experts
"We don't help ourselves using cyberwar to describe espionage or hacktivist blockading or defacing of websites, as recently seen in reaction to WikiLeaks," said London School of Economics Professor Peter Sommer.
"Nor is it helpful to group trivially avoidable incidents like routine viruses and frauds with determined attempts to disrupt critical national infrastructure."

The FINANCIAL
Near Field Communications and privacy study launched by LSE and Nokia
A study into the implications of Near Field Communications (NFC) for users' privacy, in a mobile telecoms market where technology is converging, is being launched by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Nokia.
Researchers from LSE will investigate how information generated by customers of mobile services is being used and whether customers' behaviour is affected by concerns about privacy. They will also look at the regulations and policies governing NFC in Europe and Asia and consider the incentives and barriers to the commercial development of NFC.

Electronic Weekly
NFC vulnerabilities under scrutiny
Researchers from the London School of Economics and from Nokia will investigate how information generated by customers of mobile services is being used, and whether customer behaviour is affected by concerns about privacy.
They will also look at the regulations and policies governing NFC in Europe and Asia, and consider incentives and barriers to commercial development.