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In China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 1 we explored the story of two Chinese military officers, veterans of the semi-conflict with Taiwan, who helped shape the role of cyber in modern warfare in China and beyond with special guest Lieutenant C… Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 2
By Deeba Ahmed
According to SentinelOne, Iranian hackers have developed a combo of disk wiper and ransomware and their target is Israel.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian hackers hit Israel with disk wiper in disguise of … Continue reading Iranian hackers hit Israel with disk wiper in disguise of ransomware
Back in the 1990s, cyberwarfare was a word rarely used in the West – and definitely unheard of in China, which was just taking its first steps on the Internet. Two Chinese military officers, veterans of the semi-conflict with Taiwan, helped shape … Continue reading Malicious Life Podcast: China’s Unrestricted Cyberwarfare Part 1
This essay makes the point that actual computer hackers would be a useful addition to NATO wargames:
The international information security community is filled with smart people who are not in a military structure, many of whom would be excited to pose as independent actors in any upcoming wargames. Including them would increase the reality of the game and the skills of the soldiers building and training on these networks. Hackers and cyberwar experts would demonstrate how industrial control systems such as power supply for refrigeration and temperature monitoring in vaccine production facilities are critical infrastructure; they’re easy targets and should be among NATO’s priorities at the moment…
A suspected nation-state sophisticated cyber-attack of SolarWinds which led to the distribution of a tainted version the SolarWinds Orion network monitoring tool, compromising their customers, dominated the cyber headlines in mid-December 2020. This w… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for January 2021
Article by Beau Peters
The movie industry is infamous for its loose depictions of hacking and cybersecurity. Hollywood often gets a lot wrong about hacking and digital protections, but what does it get right?
The power of film in influencing the futur… Continue reading Fact vs. Fiction: Film Industry’s Portrayal of Cybersecurity
Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center published the “National Cyber Power Index 2020: Methodology and Analytical Considerations.” The rankings: 1. US, 2. China, 3. UK, 4. Russia, 5. Netherlands, 6. France, 7. Germany, 8. Canada, 9. Japan, 10. Australia, 11. Israel. More countries are in the document.
We could — and should — argue about the criteria and the methodology, but it’s good that someone is starting this conversation.
Executive Summary: The Belfer National Cyber Power Index (NCPI) measures 30 countries’ cyber capabilities in the context of seven national objectives, using 32 intent indicators and 27 capability indicators with evidence collected from publicly available data…
The Army is developing a new electronic warfare pod capable of being put on drones and on trucks. …the Silent Crow pod is now the leading contender for the flying flagship of the Army’s rebuilt electronic warfare force. Army EW was largely disbanded after the Cold War, except for short-range jammers to shut down remote-controlled roadside bombs. Now it’s being… Continue reading New US Electronic Warfare Platform
Just to complicate things further, we learned from a New York Times article that Russian military cyber-forces hacked into Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, apparently in an attempt to find incriminating evidence against prior Board member, Hunter Biden,… Continue reading The Burisma Hack … Cyberwar or Not?
Surprise! Your cyber-risk insurance may not cover losses resulting from cyberwar. Here are some tips to help ensure you’re getting your money’s worth. With the prospect of a cyberwar with the Islamic Republic of Iran somewhat looming, ther… Continue reading Companies Hit By Iranian Cyberattacks May Not Have Insurance Coverage