“China has been forced to strongly deny claims made in a new Pentagon report that it is the world’s number one cyber spy and represents a growing threat to US economic security. Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei expressed ‘firm opposition’ to the report and said ‘China’s justif...
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” Iran’s telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday.” (Source: AFP: Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers.) Original Source...
“British intelligence agent Dr Gareth Williams’ last mission before he was ‘unlawfully killed’ was to infiltrate and report on US hacker meetings, evidence given at his inquest this week has indicated. Williams appears to have been one of a team of intelligence officers and agents sent t...
“Senior military leaders are recommending that the Pentagon’s two-year-old cyberwarfare unit be elevated to full combatant command status, sending a signal to adversaries that the U.S. military is serious about protecting its ability to operate in cyberspace, officials said.” (Military...
“How might the blitzkrieg of the future arrive? By air strike? An invading army? In a terrorist’s suitcase? In fact it could be coming down the line to a computer near you. Operation Locked Shields, an international military exercise held last month, was not exactly your usual game of so...
“NATO cyberwarfare experts suspect that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are behind a recent uptick in cyberattacks against the Western alliance. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that NATO’s cyberwarfare unit registers up to 30 such attacks each day. Employees have been warned to be o...
“Iran is investigating a suspected cyber attack on its main oil export terminal and on the Oil Ministry itself, Iranian industry sources said on Monday. “ Source: Suspected cyber attack hits Iran oil industry | Reuters Original Source...
“The Pentagon says it is making progress in developing weapons for its newest battleground – cyberspace – but still faces funding, technology and policy challenges.” (Source: Pentagon sees progress, challenges in cyber warfare | Reuters.) Original Source...