The Asynchronous Nature of Asymmetric Cyberwarfare: Success Factors of Cyberattacks

Winning against an asymmetric cyberattack first requires we recognize an attack is occurring It has been given many names: soft war, non-linear war, unconventional hybrid warfare, cyber cold war, Cold War 2.0, Code War. Regardless of the name, one thi… Continue reading The Asynchronous Nature of Asymmetric Cyberwarfare: Success Factors of Cyberattacks

DOJ reveals indictment against Chinese cyber spies that stole U.S. business secrets

A group of Chinese hackers recently indicted by the Department of Justice were involved in an international cyber espionage operation connected to a foreign intelligence agency, security researchers tell CyberScoop. On Monday, senior Justice Department officials announced eight relevant criminal charges against the Chinese hackers. Although the indictment was originally issued in September, it was sealed until Monday. The criminal activity allegedly dates as far back as 2011. Court documents describe that Chinese nationals Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao and Xia Lei hacked into and stole data from several American companies, including Siemens AG, Moody’s Analytics and GPS technology company Trimble. The trio worked together at a company named Boyusec, also known as the Guangzhou Bo Yu Information Technology Co. Business registration records show that Wu and Dong are executives at Boyusec. Conservative news outlet The Washington Free Beacon reported in November 2016 that Boyusec, which it described as a Chinese cybersecurity firm, […]

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Insecure Storage Buckets Expose 1.8 Billion Online Posts Scraped for U.S. Military

A Pentagon contractor left three storage buckets publicly accessible on Amazon’s S3 service, exposing more than 1.8 billion online posts collected since 2009. The messages, posted by people from around the world, were likely collected as part of … Continue reading Insecure Storage Buckets Expose 1.8 Billion Online Posts Scraped for U.S. Military

Andrew Macpherson on Intelligence Gathering with Maltego

Operations Manager at Paterva Andrew Macpherson outlines the details of the “Digital Intelligence Gathering using Maltego” course being offered at SAS 2017. Continue reading Andrew Macpherson on Intelligence Gathering with Maltego

Andrew Macpherson on Intelligence Gathering with Maltego

Operations Manager at Paterva Andrew Macpherson outlines the details of the “Digital Intelligence Gathering using Maltego” course being offered at SAS 2017. Continue reading Andrew Macpherson on Intelligence Gathering with Maltego