How vulnerable is the U.S. military to cyber warfare?
(Cyberwar.news) The Pentagon has been putting more resources into offensive and defensive cyber capabilities in recent years, and most experts you ask will tell you that when it comes to su [...]
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CYBERCOM planning major exercises to detect and defend against hacking of U.S. power grid
(Cyberwar.news) Amid rising cyber threats to the U.S. power grid, financial sector and other critical infrastructure by nation-states and independent hackers, U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) [...]
Spies like us: Pentagon building massive hub of insider threat data
(Cyberwar.news) In an effort to find potential turncoats among its intelligence ranks, the Pentagon has begun building a massive insider threat database that will serve as an information-sh [...]
SECDEF Carter shifts focus to Chinese cyber-espionage as Shangri-La summit approaches
(Cyberwar.news) One of the greatest emerging threats to U.S. national security is cyber attack, and it is something that Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was especially focused on as he atte [...]
DHS issues warning that says thousands of industrial energy systems can be hacked remotely
(Cyberwar.news) The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning stating that an Internet-connected industrial monitoring device, which is typically used in U.S. industrial power pl [...]
White House asks for more money to shore up cybersecurity – now, to find the contractors
(Cyberwar.news) The Obama administration is requesting $19 billion for improving cybersecurity in its fiscal year 2017 budget, but actually improving cyber defenses against sophisticated na [...]
Epic fail: Despite declaring ‘national emergency,’ White House detects NO cybersecurity threats
(Cyberwar.news) Nearly six months ago and with some fanfare President Barack Obama declared cybersecurity a “national emergency” after a series of state-sponsored intrusions into government [...]
Antiquated…and dangerous? GAO finds Defense Dept. still uses FLOPPY disks to control U.S. nuclear forces
(Cyberwar.news) During an audit of federal IT systems the Government Accountability Office made a startling discovery: That the Department of Defense is still using antiquated and long outd [...]
Flashback: Is your power strip spying on you? Complex hacking device looks like extension cord
(Cyberwar.news) I’ve said often that the Information Age in which we currently find ourselves is turning out to be a double-edged sword when it comes to striking a balance between adv [...]
House getting serious about bolstering cybersecurity at vital port facilities
(Cyberwar.news) An annual intelligence authorization act passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives would crack down on cyber-security at U.S. seaports, the latest step to alleviate gro [...]
