Have worked in Cyber, cybersecurity, cyber warfare, and cyber policy, for close to 20 years, I can attest to how a briefing without graphics is about as boring as watching paint dry. Good graphics about cyber are difficult to find. How many ways are there to show a packet of electrons being launched at a… Continue reading 8 top cyber attack maps and how to use them
Guys and Gals of the information warfare community, information operations world, strategic communications, public diplomacy, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, electronic warfare, etc – InfowarCon is THE event that you should attend. I’ve been to quite a few of these through the years. Founded by Winn Schwartau back when the concept of information warfare was just gaining traction… Continue reading InfowarCon 2018: CALL FOR PAPERS
We have tiptoed around this beast known as Kaspersky for years. Once again, the Russian tactic defaults to “prove it”. As in almost every Russian action where they are caught and respond with “prove it”, this means they are guilty and are challenging the West to come up with proof of their nefarious ways. The… Continue reading The confrontation that fueled the fallout between Kaspersky and the U.S. government
By politicians, please allow me to use Hillary Clinton as an example of someone who doesn’t quite get it, doesn’t make any effort to differentiate terms, or doesn’t care about being right, she just wants to be heard. Former Democratic Candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, is trying to sell her book, remain relevant, and be… Continue reading Politicians Intermix Cyberwar, Information Warfare, And Fake News
Chris Painter Cyber guy for 27 yrs, tech, wine, film, Pynchon & indie music fan. Aug 1 The Case for Diplomacy in Cyberspace https://medium.com/@C_Painter/the-case-for-diplomacy-in-cyberspace-8ca1ca8c97b3 For the last six and a half amazing years I have had the honor to serve as the first Coordinator for Cyber Issues in the Secretary’s Office at the State Department.… Continue reading The Case for Diplomacy in Cyberspace
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the new rules on Sunday, as reported by the South China Morning Post. Calling it a “clean-up” of the country’s internet connections, the Ministry said the new rules would go live immediately and be in place until March 31st, 2018. VPNs are already subject to government scrutiny… Continue reading China just made VPNs illegal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) — The nominee for CIA director Mike Pompeo said Thursday North Korea has overcome technological barriers and is capable of engaging in “offensive cyber operations.” Pompeo made the remark during his Senate confirmation hearing, expressing concern that commercial technologies have spread into the “hands of those who wish us harm.” “We… Continue reading CIA chief nominee says N. Korea capable of offensive cyber operations
The name “Project Sauron” came from code contained in one of the malware’s configuration files. Espionage platform with more than 50 modules was almost certainly state sponsored. DAN GOODIN – 8/8/2016, 8:41 PM Security experts have discovered a malware platform that’s so advanced in its design and execution that it could probably have been developed… Continue reading Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years
How Russian Hacking Works By Andrei Soldatov July 31, 2016 When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was asked about Russia’s potential involvement in the recent hack of Democratic National Committee emails, he appeared genuinely surprised, just stopping short of giving a four-letter word in response. Indeed, the most amazing thing in this rapidly escalating showdown… Continue reading Cyber Showdown
By COLIN CLARK on June 10, 2016 CAPITOL HILL: In a rare public event, the No. 2 member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee (HPSCI), Rep. Adam, said a cyber attack on a US satellite could be considered an act of war. While this may sound like common sense to some, the question of whether using… Continue reading Cyber Attack On Satellite Could Be Act Of War: HPSCI Ranking
BY JARNO LIMNÉLL As Russian hackers take center stage in the pantheon of cyber adversaries, NATO needs to step up. Who’s the biggest cyber threat? Not long ago, China and its economic espionage were at the center of the Western narrative, but Russia has elbowed its way in. “The Russian cyber threat is more severe than… Continue reading The West Must Respond to Russia´s Increasing Cyber Aggression
By Sean Lyngaas May 27, 2016 Brig. Gen. Patricia Frost (above), former deputy director of Army Cyber Command, will lead a new cyber directorate. The Army is setting up a new directorate in its G-3/5/7 office to oversee cybersecurity and electronic warfare, a move that officials say signals a renewed seriousness in the service toward… Continue reading Army readies new cyber directorate
Bad attention is attention. Frankly, I’d rather have good attention, but, at least to me, bad attention means someone out there is miffed about what I’m doing. This means I’m doing something right. A quick summation. I’ve been chugging along for months, receiving about 400 to 800 spam emails per month, filtered out by Akismet,… Continue reading “To Inform Is To Influence” Is Attracting Attention
The conflict in Ukraine appears to have all the ingredients for cyber war. Moscow and Kyiv are playing for the highest geopolitical stakes, and both countries possess a high level of expertise in information technology and computer hacking. However, there are still many sceptics of cyber war, and more questions than answers. Malicious code has served criminals and spies very… Continue reading Cyber War in Perspective: Russian Aggression against Ukraine
By Lee Ferran Jan 28, 2016, 12:31 PM ET Inside the notoriously secretive National Security Agency is an elite unit made up of some of the best hackers on the planet, charged with breaking into computer networks around the world. Exactly how the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) cell works is a closely-held secret — despite… Continue reading Head of NSA’s Elite Hacking Unit: How We Hack
The changes will give China more confidence in its ability to deter and compel adversaries. By John Costello January 20, 2016 On December 31, China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) announced its most recent and substantial military reform yet. The change, which created a separate Army leadership organ, a Rocket Force,and a “Strategic Support Force,” amounts… Continue reading China Finally Centralizes Its Space, Cyber, Information Forces
Posted 1/19/2016 Updated 1/19/2016 by AFSPC Public Affairs 1/19/2016 – Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. — A major milestone was achieved on 7 January 2016 when the Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System became the first cyberspace weapon system to reach FOC status. Achieving FOC means the AFINC weapon system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive… Continue reading First Cyberspace Weapon System Attains Full Operational Capability (FOC) Status
Home Register Call for Papers Archive About Sponsorship Contact Us REGISTER NOW InfowarCon 2016 – Strategic Cyber Congress 5-7 April 2016 in Nashville, TN A quick note from Winn… I am humbled, honored and excited by all of the folks from around the world telling me, “Put up the damned CFP!” InfowarCon 16 will indeed repeat… Continue reading InfowarCon 2016 – Strategic Cyber Congress
The first in-depth analysis of North Korea’s internal computer operating system has revealed spying tools capable of tracking documents offline. Red Star OS was designed to superficially mimic Apple’s OS X, but hidden features allow it to watermark files and tie them to an individual. The covert tools were discovered by two German researchers who… Continue reading Analysis of North Korea’s computer system reveals spy files
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence invites you to the book launch of Cyber War in Perspective: Russian Aggression against Ukraine, edited by Centre Ambassador Kenneth Geers. The book features 18 chapters by scholars and practitioners, which address the nature of modern military conflict – especially its cyber component – against the backdrop… Continue reading Invitation: NATO CCD COE Book Launch – Cyber War in Perspective: Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Amazing, I predicted this about seven years ago. The other way I predicted was through thumb drives routinely used for maintenance. SEVEN YEARS AFTER the Federal Aviation Administration first warned Boeing that its new Dreamliner aircraft had a Wi-Fi design that made it vulnerable to hacking, a new government report suggests the passenger jets might… Continue reading Hackers Could Commandeer New Planes Through Passenger Wi-Fi
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