The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., opened Sunday to showcase a collection of espionage-related global artifacts and different types of intelligence-gathering activity, Military Times reported Sunday.
Read More »Accenture Report: First Half of 2017 Saw Increased Use of Deception Tactics, Rise in Ransomware
A new report from Accenture's security business has found that organizations have experienced a rise in ransomware attacks and use of phishing campaigns and deception tactics such as steganography, anti-analysis code and command-and-control servers during the first half of 2017. The 2017 Cyber Threatscape Report is based on research and analysis …
Read More »SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: US Should Manage Cyberspace Like Battlefield
Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has observed espionage methods being used in cyberspace are somewhat similar to tactics that spies use in the physical world, Defense Systems reported Thursday. He told Defense Systems in an interview that many hacking groups target the private sector and …
Read More »ODNI's IARPA Seeks Proposals for Insider Threat Evaluation Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking proposals for a program that aims to develop and assess methods for insider threat detection. The Scientific advances to Continuous Insider Threat Evaluation initiative will be carried out in two separate research efforts and is slated to commence in …
Read More »Verizon Finds Financial Cybercrime Top 2012 Data Breach Type; David Small Comments
A new Verizon report says financially motivated cybercrime accounted for 75 percent of all data breaches in the world in 2012, followed by state-affiliated cyber espionage activities at 20 percent. The company analyzed 621 confirmed data breaches and more than 47,000 reported security incidents with help from 18 other organizations for …
Read More »CACI's Dr. Jack London on WikiLeaks, the Insider Threat and Defining Cyber War
In the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosures that tarnished American diplomatic relations and highlighted the issue of the insider threat, many wondered whether leaks can ever be stopped. CACI International Inc‘s Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board Dr. Jack London, who previously called the world a “dangerous place,” talked …
Read More »Cyber Experts: Espionage, APTs, Malware among Most Dangerous Cyber Threats
Although cybersecurity experts have their separate ideas on what the most pressing Internet security concern is, they generally agree on one thing: The threat landscape is evolving into more attacks of increasing sophistication. Here, 10 industry insiders offer their insight into what they believe are the most dangerous cyber threats, …
Read More »CIA Gets New Head of Clandestine Service
CIA Director Leon E. Panetta announced yesterday the appointment of John D. Bennett as the next head of the National Clandestine Service (NCS). Bennett will succeed Michael J. Sulick who is set to retire from the agency. The NCS is tasked with carrying out covert action and human intelligence (HUMINT) …
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