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Cyber attacks that target a nation’s infrastructure are a documented fact and as such a danger that political and military leadership across the world needs to worry about and act proactively. These attacks can be disruptive but given the … Continue reading Is strategic cyber-warfare feasible today?
Don’t cry for us, Argentina: Critics saw potential for government meddling without court order, among other issues. Continue reading France: Let’s make the internet safer! US: ‘How about NO?!’
Dear blog readers I wanted to let everyone know that I will be shortly joining Team Astalavista – The World’s Most Popular Information Security Portal acting a Managing Director following a successful career as Managing Director through 2003-2006 where… Continue reading Joining Team Astalavista – Stay Tuned!
In its recent policy, the US Department of Defense has prohibited the use of GPS-featured devices for its overseas personnel.
They explain it with a theory that commercial devices like smartphones or fitness trackers can sto… Continue reading Confirmed evidence of cyber-warfare using GPS history data
In most of the cases the cyber attacks such as a DDoS attack or other kinds, it is sometimes hard/impossible to identify the real source IP addresses. This is because when you review the logs and lookup those IP addresses you… Continue reading What Are the Algorithm and techniques of IP Traceback?
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Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and “got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have caused power blackouts. Continue reading Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
A 29-year-old former CIA computer programmer who was charged with possession of child pornography last year has now been charged with masterminding the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history.
Joshua Adam Schulte, who once creat… Continue reading Ex-CIA employee charged with leaking ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools to Wikileaks
The director of GCHQ revealed in a speech on Thursday that Britain’s top signals intelligence agency had conducted a proactive cyber campaign against ISIS, touting the notion of using hacking tools to counter violent extremism. Speaking at the CYBERUK conference in Manchester, England, GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming said that the agency worked with the U.K. Ministry of Defense to develop and deploy the country’s cyber weapons. “Much of this is too sensitive to talk about, but I can tell you that GCHQ, in partnership with the Ministry of Defense, has conducted a major offensive cyber-campaign against Daesh,” Fleming said, using the terror group’s Arabic acronym. Fleming said the attack was the first time the U.K. “systematically and persistently degraded an adversary’s online efforts as part of a wider military campaign.” “They [ISIS] understand the value of strategic communications, the power of social media, of messaging apps to radicalize and scare,” […]
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Lawmakers bluntly asked military leaders for a regulatory wishlist Tuesday, in a move that could open the door for policy changes concerning when warfare units are allowed to launch hacking operations. Over the last several years, top military brass has been frustrated by the legal barriers that complicate military-led computer network attacks. Military organizations largely lack the authorities to act independently in cyberspace. Approval usually begins with a interagency review and ends with direct permission from the president. Historically, this arrangement has led to a long line of denials. One lawmaker, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., described the current approval process as being “slow as molasses.” A bipartisan effort by lawmakers in recent weeks has seen Congress vocally criticize the Trump administration for its lackluster response to Russian offensive cyber and misinformation activities. Part of this outrage stems from two prior congressional hearings where intelligence leaders, including Director of National Intelligence Dan […]
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