Shift5 announced on Friday that Burke "Ed" Wilson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, has joined its board of advisers. Wilson brings decades of military and information technology experience to the operational technology data and cybersecurity company.
Nathaniel Fick, chief executive of software and security solutions company Endgame, agrees with U.S. military officials and other cyber industry leaders that with the continued use of ever-evolving information and communications technology comes the threat of cyberwarfare, the Army News Service reported Monday. Fick and colleagues highlighted this vulnerability during a panel discussion at the […] More
An annual Department of Defense report on Chinese military activies, released Aug. 24, warns that China’s cyberwarfare capabilities are growing. The release of this report coincided with reports that the Chinese military may have acknowledged enabling cyber attacks in a documentary broadcast on state television. An official broadcast on China Central Television included six seconds of […] More
President Barack Obama has signed executive orders that spell out to what extent military commanders worldwide can use cyber attacks and other web-based operations against adversaries, The Associated Press reports. Signed more than a month ago, the orders outline some of the cyber capabilities — including planting a virus or launching a cyber attack — […] More
China must enhance its cyberwarfare capabilities to counter a Pentagon push, the country’s top military newspaper said yesterday, following allegations that Beijing may be behind a series of cyber attacks on Lockheed Martin and other defense contractors, Reuters reports. Countering the accusations against China, a report published in the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation […] More
Although the Cold War between the United States and Russia ended two decades ago, a former counterintelligence specialist says a new conflict between the United States and China together with North Korea has emerged in cyberspace. McAfee Chief Security Officer Brett Wahlin, an ex-NATO counterintelligence agent, told Computerworld Australia the RSA token hack earlier this […] More
Before deciding how to react to a cyber attack, the United States needs to implement standards to determine what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior in cyberspace, according to a former White House cyber official. In an interview with The Takeaway, a national morning news program hosted by BBC World Service, The New York Times and […] More
Experts may be divided on the exact dangers of Stuxnet, which some dubbed the most sophisticated malware to date, but most agree it took the cyber threat to the next level. As opposed to a traditional cyber attack, Stuxnet was able to do actual physical damage, which opened a whole new can of (malware) worms. […] More
Forbes pulled the rug out from under cyber contractors this week with an op-ed speculating cyberwarfare will prove to be a financial disappointment. The article makes some convincing points, but many contractors are banking on author Loren Thompson of Lexington Institute on being wrong. The crux of the problem seems to be cyberwarfare is a […] More
The United States and the United Kingdom have had much-publicized increases in cybersecurity. Other nations are also following suit, particularly in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are increasing the amount of funds available to strengthen their cybersecurity. “It is a dynamic place to watch,” said David Fitzpatrick, a managing director […] More
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