“Iran is claiming to have successfully deflected yet another large scale cyber attack on critical infrastructure in the country, this time targeted at its offshore oil installations. A brief report on the Iranian Students’ News Agency site on Monday seemed to accuse Israel and China of being...
“The U.S. Cyber Command’s top intelligence officer accused China on Thursday of persistent efforts to pierce Pentagon computer networks and said a proposal was moving forward to boost the cyber command in the U.S. military hierarchy.” Source:US cyber warrior accuses China of target...
“Cyberattacks can amount to armed attacks triggering the right of self-defense and are subject to international laws of war, the State Department’s top lawyer said Tuesday. Spelling out the U.S. government’s position on the rules governing cyberwarfare, Harold Koh, the department’s legal...
“The Iranian government recently conducted a major cyber attack on a major U.S. financial institution that a military intelligence report said is a sign Tehran is waging covert war against the West.” Source: Pentagon Joint Staff: Iran cyber attacks, terrorism reveal Tehran engaged in cov...
“Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare.” Source: Cyber clues link U.S. to new computer viruses | Reuters Original Source...
“Other nations are increasingly employing cyber attacks without ‘any sense of restraint,’ a top U.S. cybersecurity official said on Friday, citing ‘reckless’ behaviors that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union would have dared at the height of Cold War tension...
“A Japanese military panel on Friday released a new set of guidelines for dealing with cyber attacks against the nation, saying that in certain circumstances they could warrant a military response.” Source: Japanese Defense Panel: Cyber Attacks Can Be Basis for Military Self Defense | PC...
“Deep in Iran’s nuclear facilities, gas centrifuges used to enrich uranium began spinning erratically: fast, then slow, then fast, until they failed. First dozens, then hundreds, then an estimated 1,000 centrifuges were disabled that way, delaying Iran’s nuclear program by up to 18 months....