Deputizing Companies in Cyber Defense
The Obama administration is about to pull US telecommunications companies even deeper into the ongoing cyber conflict with China. Foreign Policy reports that in the coming weeks, the National...
View ArticleObama Administration Puts China on Notice for Cyber Spying
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon today called Chinese cyber espionage of US business information "a growing challenge to our economic relationship with China" and "key point of concern and...
View ArticleHow to Fight a Cyberwar . . . in 1997
A newly declassified issue of a technical journal published by the National Security Agency opens a fascinating window into how the United States first started to grapple with the complexities, the...
View ArticleUpcoming Books: Pussy Riot, Casablanca, and a JFK Conspiracy
Here are some upcoming titles that have caught my attention in the past few months. Pub dates given if available. Untitled book by Andrew Cockburn (Times Books) The author of Rumsfeld, and future...
View ArticleGermany Wants to Require Companies to Report Cyber Incidents
As the House considers cybersecurity legislation this week, it's illuminating to compare how the United States proposes to protect critical infrastructure vis a vis other Western powers. The approach...
View ArticleGoogle’s Eric Schmidt: “The Internet is, in fact, pretty safe.”
The executive chairman of Google says the most significant threats in cyberspace won't come from individuals, because the kinds of attacks that a national government worries about are too expensive to...
View ArticleUK Wants to Train Kids to Become "Cyber Jedi"
The United Kingdom is embarking on a national program to train the next generation of cyber warriors to protect the country's infrastructure. From the Guardian: "The UK is now so short of experts in...
View ArticleHow the Navy Sees Cyber War
If you want an idea of what "cyber warfare" means to the US Navy, check out this short video about the Tenth Fleet, home to the Navy's cyber warriors. It's a bit melodramatic--though not so bad on...
View ArticleNSA Official: "Almost Immoral" for Government Not to Protect Companies’ Cyber...
In a rare public appearance, a senior intelligence official who has worked on the front lines of securing Defense Departments computer networks said it would be "almost immoral" for the DOD to focus...
View Article12 Signs You May Be Building a Cyber Weapon
Among the most coveted pieces of information in the malware business are so-called zero-day vulnerabilities, weaknesses or flaws in computer software for which there is effectively no defense from...
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