Blog Posts Tagged with "Cyberwar"
Panetta Treads Lightly Around Chinese Cyber Attacks
May 10, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"I can hardly agree with the proposition that the cyber attacks directed to the United States are directly coming from China. And during the meeting, Secretary Panetta also agreed on my point that we cannot attribute all the cyber attacks in the United States to China..."
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Cyber Weapons - Bits Instead of Bullets Damage Nonetheless
May 04, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
In this post I discuss some of the ramifications of digital weapons and put into context just what this means for your enterprise security strategy as your organization continues towards cloud/utility computing, mobility, and a larger presence on the Internet...
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China vs. Philippines: Cyberwar or Hacktivism?
May 03, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
While attention is focused on Iran and its quarrel with the West, other silent battles are being fought. In the last month, there has been a surprising level of activity between China and the Philippines, with reciprocal attacks via bits and bytes. Are we witnessing a cyber conflict?
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Chinese Military Advocates Cyber Offensive Capability
May 02, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“If this represents the official line of thinking, this means that the prospects are not good that a limited conflict in a Taiwan Straits would remain localized to that geography without escalating into an all-out war,” said Chinese cyber warfare expert Dmitri Alperovitch...
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Cybersecurity Legislation Needed to Prevent Inevitable Attack
April 29, 2012 Added by:Dan Dieterle
U.S. networks would be much stronger if companies enforced standard security procedures. My question is why hasn’t critical infrastructure entities already implemented it? And why would we need more legislation passed to force them to do it, when it should already be done?
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Iran vs. The West: Cyberwar or Media Hype?
April 27, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The growing tension between Iran, the U.S. and Israel does not bode well, however the reports persistently circulated on the Internet don't add anything new to a scenario that has long been known. Iran has long understood how strategic a strong presence in cyber space is...
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House Testimony: Iran Preparing Attacks on U.S. Infrastructure
April 26, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Cybersecurity experts will testify before Congress today on the high probability that the Iranian government is engaged in building a cyber offensive force geared towards attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure targets including power and water distribution facilities...
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Dutch Intelligence Rings the Chinese Warning Bell
April 21, 2012 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
Finally the Dutch intelligence service AIVD has started warning the people about Chinese cyber espionage practices against Dutch firms. The Chinese government is actively recruiting Chinese researchers and technical experts to work for them in foreign countries...
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Air Force Vice Commander: Everyone is Focused on Cyber
April 20, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"The enemy will be inside our networks for malice, curiosity, or just for the challenge. We must prioritize our defense efforts with a mission assurance approach... Cyberspace is a part of every war fight, every mission that we're in. Everyone is focused on cyber...."
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Air Force Commander Discusses Cyber Operations
April 19, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"My mission focus, [is] just like in any other domain - whether it is ground, sea, air or space - the same is true for cyber: we are responding to orders and guidance that support this nation in its responsibilities and national security efforts around the globe..."
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Iranian Double Agents Planted Stuxnet in Nuclear Facilities
April 18, 2012 Added by:Dan Dieterle
“Using a person on the ground would greatly increase the probability of computer infection, as opposed to passively waiting for the software to spread through the computer facility. 'Iranian double agents' would have helped to target the most vulnerable spots in the system...”
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Iranian Bank Accounts Hacked: A Cyber Warfare Hypothesis
April 17, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Banking is a vital component of a country, it is considered in every cyber strategy as critical infrastructure. If a country is attacked so that its financial institutions fail it would produce an environment for other cyber and military operations, a typical cyberwar scenario...
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China: Our Incompetent Master Adversary?
April 17, 2012 Added by:Jeffrey Carr
Either China is the greatest and dumbest adversary we've ever had, or the real dummies are those in infosec who can't be bothered to question the obvious when doing incident response, or who choose to cater to the rising tide of Sinophobia in the U.S. in order to boost their sale...
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Officials Examine the Militarization of Cyberspace
April 16, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"If there is significant information of a cyber-event, we reserve the right to use tools in our toolbox,. When does a cyber-attack achieve critical level? When one can attribute an attack that deliberately causes loss of life," a U.S. official stated...
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DoD to Expand International Cybersecurity Cooperation
April 16, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“I think it’s very important to do as much as we can to prevent and mitigate the threat at home, but we can only get so far acting unilaterally. We have to act in concert… with countries around the world to address this problem...”
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DoD Comments on Cyberwar and the Law of Armed Conflict
April 13, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“We’re trying to think about cyber operations as a new form of policy tool that gives the president or the secretary of defense new options. We’re not actively looking to mount operations in cyberspace... We want to do it only when appropriate and when there’s a good reason to.."
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