Fed offensive fueling hacker underground, report says
With the government said to be the biggest buyer of malicious tools, some fear it will weaken the nation's cyber defenses -- public and private
John P. Mello | 14 May | Read more
With the government said to be the biggest buyer of malicious tools, some fear it will weaken the nation's cyber defenses -- public and private
John P. Mello | 14 May | Read more
Intelligence not the only part of government that has struggled. Senate has not moved on legislation to back President's order on cybersecurity
Antone Gonsalves | 14 May | Read more
Though once a rare topic, today the air is filled with accusations of state-sponsored cyber-espionage and break-ins as the governments of U.S., China, Russia, Israel, India and Iran, among others, can be heard calling foreign cyberattacks a threat. The effect is a powerfully accelerating cyber-nationalism that's driving buildup of cyber-commands and general rancor that may spill over into trade relations.
Ellen Messmer | 19 Mar | Read more
Experts say it doesn't matter if IT is classified because requirements will be passed on to them by the utility, telecom or defense manufacturer
Antone Gonsalves | 07 Mar | Read more
Cyber Fighters have claimed responsibility for five waves of attacks against banks since last September
Antone Gonsalves | 01 Mar | Read more
A company's brand also takes a big hit after a data breach
John P. Mello Jr. | 27 Feb | Read more
Diplomatic efforts have failed to sway China to agree to curtail attacks before they escalate into a cyberwar
Antone Gonsalves | 06 Feb | Read more
With advanced persistent threats 'security is not longer a product... it's a process,' says expert
Antone Gonsalves | 01 Feb | Read more
The Labor government’s <a href=”http://www.cso.com.au/article/451494/pm_commits_1_46_billion_improving_cyber_security_networks/”>$1.46b commitment</a> to boosting cybersecurity efforts was a significant investment in an area where the ‘good guys’ have often seemed hopelessly outgunned.
David Braue | 31 Jan | Read more
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano urges Congress to pass the new legislation, saying it should not wait for a '9/11 in the cyber world'
Antone Gonsalves | 26 Jan | Read more
Defending against cyberattacks accounts for a significant portion of the $25 billion banks worldwide spend annually on security technology
Antone Gonsalves | 02 Nov | Read more
US officials considered hacking the Libyan government’s military networks to black out its early warning radars.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
Sumner Lemon | 15 Mar | Read more
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week, security vendors pitched their next-generation of security products, promising to protect customers from security threats in the cloud and on mobile devices. But what went largely unsaid was that the industry has failed to protect paying customers from some of today's most pernicious threats.
Robert McMillan | 12 Mar | Read more
The Chinese government is likely behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent effort to quash criticism of the government there, an expert on U.S. and Chinese relations said Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 11 Mar | Read more