US president Barack Obama has spoken of the drastically heightened cyber threat facing nations around the world, as he announced major changes to the American defence strategy. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Why cyber defence is stuck in a dilemma
Cyber defence faces a growing disconnect between perception and reality. There are two main camps in the information security world today, and their arguments can be compared to the recent sports debate over whether Tim Tebow can be successful as an NFL quarterback in the long term. In one camp,…
Symantec confirms Adobe Reader exploits targeted defence companies
Security researchers at Symantec today confirmed that exploits of an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability targeted defense contractors, among other businesses. “We’ve seen [this targeting] people at telecommunications, manufacturing, computer hardware and chemical companies, as well as those in the defense sector,” said Joshua Talbot, senior security manager in Symantec’s security…
Ministry of Defence admits losing 188 laptops
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has admitted losing 280 computers in the last 18 months but claimed that in almost all cases encryption would have been in place to ensure data security. In a blog post, the Ministry reacted to defence secretary Andrew Robathan’s revelation in a parliamentary written…
Norwegian oil and defence industries are hit by a major cyber attack
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Iran claims defence computer systems hit by another ‘supervirus’
Western leaders continue to argue among themselves about whether military action against is justified, most recently in the light of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency last week which claimed to have evidence Iran was developing technology to fit nuclear warheads to missiles. William Hague, the Foreign Secretary,…
2011-10-24 – SANS announced today that the Australian Defence Signals Directorate wins 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award
SANS announced today that the Australian Defence Signals Directorate wins 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award View full post on SANS Press Room View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Top secret defence data stolen from Japanese contractor
Attackers did after all steal plans for fighter jets and nuclear power plant safety systems during August’s hack of Japanese defence contractor Mitsubish Heavy, sources in the country have claimed. The unsourced revelation in the Japanese press adds more detail to what has always looked like a serious attack on…
Modern warfare: On the frontlines of cyber defence
Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International. Liquid is overflowing from vats, the power keeps shutting off, and CEO Jeff Hahn has no idea what’s going on. Behind him is a computer used to control the factory. Ominously, the cursor moves around on…
Cyberattackers hit Japanese defence giant with Trojan malware
Japan’s biggest defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy has admitted that it was targeted by a major cyberattack last month in which at least 83 of its computers were infected with malware. According to reports in the Japanese press, 45 servers and 38 PCs across 10 facilities in Japan were successfully hit…