Zombie boss hunter developed in lab Fujitsu has been commissioned to develop ‘seek and destroy’ malware, reportedly designed to track and disable the sources of cyber-attacks.… View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Japan working on defensive cyberweapon
Japan’s defence ministry is in the process of developing a computer virus capable of tracking, identifying and disabling sources of cyber-attacks, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The development of the virtual cyberweapon was launched in 2008. Since then, the weapon has been tested in a closed network environment. Cyberweapons are…
Japan developing cyber weapon: report
Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Japan plans smart grids that could treat energy ‘like network data’
Using concepts from IT and networking, a Japanese consortium plans to develop large-scale energy grids that will handle power the way the Internet handles data, using “routers” and “service providers” to efficiently manage and direct the flow of electricity. The Digital Grid Consortium, which was officially founded in September and…
‘Hacker’ Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
By: Jenny Marder We officially launch a new feature today we’re calling “Science Thursday.” Each week, we’ll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science and technology. Here’s what’s up first. On Thursday’s NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast…
New cyber attack on Japan parliament
Japan’s parliament has come under cyber attack again, apparently from the same emails linked to a China-based server that have already hit several lawmakers’ computers, an official said Wednesday. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Japan to prep for cyber-attack by sending ‘infected’ e-mail to staff
The e-mails with an attachment containing the fake virus will be sent to the employees. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
U.S. government concerned at hacking of Japan arms firms
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about recent cyber attacks on defense contractors in Japan, which build U.S.-designed missiles, warships and military aircraft, calling for the attacks to be taken seriously. Experts speculated that the cyber assaults announced this week, the first on Japan’s defense industry,…