By BobGourley IT professionals in the Department of Defense have always faced unique challenges. They serve missions of global importance, in the face of full spectrum threats (with many in war zones and all facing hostile cyber threats), and have always had to operate under a burdensome regulator...
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“American think tanks are key targets in a ‘furious wave of cyber-espionage’ aimed at U.S. government and business by China and other countries, according to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.” Source: Think tanks hit by hackers from China, other nations Origin...
“U.S. power grids and other civilian infrastructure are not prepared for electromagnetic pulses that could result from weapons or violent space weather, according to testimony at a congressional subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Panelists at the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecur...
“Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) suffers between 10,000 and 20,000 cyber attacks every day, Yiftach Ron-Tal, chairman of the IEC board revealed Tuesday. Speaking at the annual cyber summit hosted by the Israel Institute for National Security Studies, Ron-Tal said that ‘a cyber war i...
“House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Thursday predicted the United States soon will be hit by a major attack on its digital infrastructure.” Source: House Intel Chairman Predicts Major Cyber Attack on US – DOTMIL (usnews.com) Original Source...
House lawmakers said at a hearing Tuesday that they are worried that the country’s electrical grid is vulnerable to a crippling cyber attack....
ISPs, experts, academics and other Internet stakeholders need to do more to protect users from botnets, IP hijacking, domain name fraud and other security threats, according to the FCC. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is calling on ISPs and other experts to protect users from t...
Internet-service providers should adopt an industrywide standard to help keep hackers from taking over customers’ computers, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said. Providers of high-speed Internet service, such as Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc., need to create a c...