‘We are failing,’ still no unified federal cyber-security strategy

In a Senate hearing covering defense strategy in protecting the country from cyber-attack yesterday, key missing personnel and unclear roles and responsibilities among government agencies frustrated members of the committee, ending with threats of subpoenas and still no clear strategy. Committee Chairman Senator John McCain (R-Az.) set the tone for the discussion in his opening […]

Cyber security in the digital age: The threats are real, keep yourself safe

With every leap in civilization there comes along with it a new brand of criminal.  People adopt new technology to improve their lives, but with new tech comes new vulnerabilities, and it’s up to the individual to keep themselves protected.  If you invent guns, you are eventually going to need to invent body armor too. […]

Joint Strike Fighter plans stolen in Australia cyber attack

A hacker stole non-classified information about Australia’s Joint Strike Fighter programme and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defense contractor, the defense industry minister said on Thursday. About 30 gigabytes of data was stolen in the cyber attack, including details of the Joint Strike Fighter warplane and P-8 Poseidon surveillance […]

Russian hackers reportedly stole NSA information on how the US defends itself from cyberattacks

Russian government hackers stole information on how the US infiltrates foreign computers and defends itself against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The hackers were able to steal the information after a National Security Agency contractor took highly classified information from the agency and put it on his personal computer, multiple sources with knowledge told […]

DIUx+Cyber: For the long term, investment public and private is necessary

POTUS Trump wants to shut down part of the internet to combat ISIS. At first pass, it sounds like a solid idea and plan that ought to be executable. But I’m sure anyone and everyone might feel as though this won’t be something that’s convenient for anyone’s daily routine. Before such a plan can play out […]

Admiral: US tolerated cyber ‘acts of war’ over last decade

Cyber attacks that might have constituted an “act of war” went unpunished by the U.S. over the last decade, leading to a more dangerous cyber environment, according to a top Navy admiral. “We’ve had an awful lot of examples of what, 10 years ago, we assumed would be construed as an act of war,” Vice Adm. […]

Son of Russian lawmaker pleads guilty in cyber crime cases

The son of a Russian lawmaker accused of stealing credit card data and other personal information has pleaded guilty in two criminal cases stemming from a probe into a $50 million online identity theft scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Roman Seleznev, 33, the son of Russian parliament member Valery Seleznev, pleaded guilty […]

Ally of Merkel Cites Thousands of Cyber Attacks From Russian IP

Despite Russia’s insistence that they are not trying to influence foreign elections, German political party members are claiming that their website has been hit with thousands of cyber-attacks. The vice chairman of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union says that their website has been hit with thousands of cyber-attacks before Sunday’s televised election debate. […]

Trump elevates US Cyber Command to a combat command on par with Central Command and others

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would elevate US Cyber Command to its own unified combatant command. “I have directed that United States Cyber Command be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command focused on cyberspace operations,” Trump said in a White House press statement.   Read the whole story from Business Insider. […]

U.S. looking to World War II-era technology to address future cyberwarfare threats

The U.S. military will be looking to a once-outdated technology as a possible response to modern cyber threats. The technology, formally called LORAN, or long-range navigation, is a radio signal-based navigation system first developed during World War II. Nearly all of modern military and commercial navigation is done through the use of Global Positioning System […]