The U.S. Cyber Command (USCC) is conducting a massive audit of all the military’s computer networks, weapons, and bases in order to create a list of vulnerabilities to cyber attack. Deputy commander Lt. Gen. Kevin […]
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The Next Wave Of Cyber Attacks Will See Data Carefully Changed Instead Of Stolen Or Destroyed
The biggest threat of cyber attacks faced by the United States is not stolen data but rather data that has been manipulated according to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. In written testimony to […]
UN Creates Guidelines For Cyberwar But Leaves Many Issues Unaddressed
The United Nations is working to eliminate dangerous activity in cyberspace and cyber attacks by making the laws involving internet usage by state actors clearer. The Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security (GGE) has […]
Canadian Government Joins U.S., Germany In Being Hacked This Year
The Canadian Government has fallen victim to an activist-related hacking attack, joining a growing list of world governments that have fallen victim to hack attacks this year alone. The ruling Conservative government has been accused […]
Every Single Government Employee Was Exposed In Last Week’s Hack Attack
When anyone who’s been hacked quickly says the damage is ‘limited’ there are good reasons to be skeptical. In the early hours and days of a data breach, such as the one suffered by the […]
Russia Caught Hacking Deep Into German Government Computer Systems
A recent hack attack on the German government, also know as the Bundestag, has been directly traced back to Russian secret police, according to leaks revealed to a German newspaper. While officials within the German […]
Japan Reaches Deal With U.S. For Cyberwar Defense Protection
The mutual threat of China’s pervasive hacking, combined with military belligerence, has led the United States military to extend protection to Japan, helping the Asian state protest against attacks against military bases and infrastructure such […]
Penn State Victim Of Sophisticated Chinese Cyber Attack
Penn State University is the latest U.S. institution to be attacked by Chinese government hackers as its school of engineering went offline Friday after falling victim to a malware attack. The school was alerted to […]
U.S. Readying Hacking Related Sanctions On China & Russia
The United States government is preparing the first round of sanctions against foreign entities or individuals involved in hacking, according to a senior Department of Justice official. The move will mark the first test of […]
To Avoid War Pentagon Publishes Cyberwar Rules Of Engagement
The Pentagon published an outline of its cyber-warfare strategy for the first time ever on Thursday. The document reveals the conditions under which it will hack enemy nations. At least officially. Secretary Ashton Carter, speaking […]
North Korea Guilty Of Cyber Attack Against South Korea
South Korea has concluded their investigation into a devastating March 20, 2013 cyber attack that terrorized the nation and resulted in significant damage. The malicious attack raises new questions about what constituted an act of […]
U.S. Generals Find No Equivalent Of Nukes In Cyber Space
As the world’s militaries increasingly move online America’s top generals are looking for creative ways to maintain their superior military advantage. There’s no functional equivalent of nuclear weapons in cyber space and this means coordinated […]
Army needs civilians to fight escalating cyberwar
The U.S. Army, in a move designed to attract talent cyber security professionals, will create a special civilian division according to a report released this week. To better fill their ranks, “the Army created the […]
Navy To End Manned Fighter Jet Programs
The secretary of the US Navy, Ray Mabus, has said the F-35 Lightning II “should be, and almost certainly will be, the last manned strike fighter aircraft the Department of the Navy will ever buy […]
World Cyber War Heats Up
New evidence uncovered by Kaspersky Labs shows some of the first documented group on group attacks by state sponsored hacking teams. The report, released Tuesday, documents two Asian based teams targeting each other using sophisticated […]