Why isn’t Congress serious about cybersecurity?
(Cyberwar.news) The White House last week formally proposed a $3.1 billion upgrade to government information technology systems as part of a plan that aimed at bolstering efficiency but als [...]
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Senate bill would require tech companies to give the government ‘backdoor’ access to every device
(Cyberwar.news) On the heels of a legal battle between Apple, Inc., and the FBI over gaining access to an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, a Senate panel is devising leg [...]
Marine Corps risking ‘irrelevance’ if it fails to bolster ‘information warfare’ forces
(Cyberwar.news) If the U.S. Marine Corps fails to engage in a massive makeover at all levels over the next decade, including preparations for information warfare as part of the next major c [...]
FBI, DHS issue warning about increasing cyber threat to nation’s power grid after downplaying it in January
(Cyberwar.news) The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI launched a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by American utilities from damaging cyberattacks like the recent h [...]
GAO: Pentagon still not able to adequately protect U.S. cyber infrastructure
(Cyberwar.news) The Pentagon has been working to improve its ability to protect vital U.S. infrastructure from cyber attacks and hacking but still has a ways to go before such protection wi [...]
FBI chief says outside hacking tool only works on ‘narrow slice’ of iPhones
(Cyberwar.news) FBI Director James Comey said in a speech last week that a tool provided to his agency by a third party to hack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists o [...]
Pentagon has not decided yet who would be in charge if U.S. struck by massive cyberattack
(Cyberwar.news) In response to the 9/11 attacks and the rise of cyber threats in the 21st century the Pentagon has created two new commands: Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, and Cyber Command [...]
Obama signs order extending cybersecurity state of emergency
(Cyberwar.news) President Obama signed a new executive order last week extending a cybersecurity state of emergency, which came on the heels of a government indictment against seven Iranian [...]
Iranian cyberattacks represents clear and present danger to U.S. infrastructure: U.S. officials
(Cyberwar.news) Charges filed by U.S. authorities against seven Iranian hackers working for computer firms associated with the Iranian government – including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard [...]
Turns out the Feds have been hounding Google to unlock Android phones, too
(Cyberwar.news) Though the legal battle between Apple and the FBI over the unlocking of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists is over, the Department of Justice has been ba [...]
