By JonathanTabb In cyberspace it is generally thought that offense has the advantage over defense because defenders must be perfect and attackers only have to be successful once. It is also commonly thought that the U.S. has the biggest space to defend because of its heavy reliance on networks for e...
By JonathanTabb The U.S. Government needs a robust cyber workforce immediately and for the foreseeable future. The challenge in achieving such a large team of geeks is threefold; it must recruit skilled young individuals, it must continuously train them, and it must improve its ability to retain its...
“ews last week that a U.S. government report alleged Chinese telecom companies were likely spying on U.S. firms comes at a time when Chinese companies are getting hacked into like never before. Including from computer systems in the U.S.” Source:Rise In U.S. Hacker Attacks Against Chin...
“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...
“Hackers linked to China’s government broke into one of the U.S. government’s most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used by the White House Military Office for nuclear commands, according to defense and intelligence officials familiar with the incident. One official said the...
“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...
“What threat to the banks, utility companies, and telecommunications companies that make up the ‘critical online infrastructure’ of the United States worries one of the Pentagon’s top cyber officials more than almost any other? You might think it is a strategic, Stuxnet on st...
“US-CERT is aware of multiple malware campaigns impersonating multiple U.S. government agencies, including the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Once installed on a system, the malware displays a screen claiming that a Federal Government agency...