"Documents recently obtained by the conservative advocacy group Judicial Watch show that in December 2010, then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her staff were having difficulty communicating …
Cybersecurity norms for nation-states and the global ICT industry
"Today, I am pleased to share a new white paper about cybersecurity norms for nation-states and the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry, ‘From Articulation to …
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US Still Has No Definition for Cyber Act of War
"Pentagon leaders are still working to determine when, exactly, a cyber-attack against the U.S. would constitute an act of war, and when, exactly, the Defense Department would respond to a …
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If Financial Systems are Hacked – Joker in the Pack
"Rather than hacking into an individual bank, the assailants might aim straight at the heart of global finance by choosing as their target parts of its essential ‘financial-market infrastructure’ …
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Envisioning the Hack That Could Take Down NYC
"At 12:30 p.m., the Times published a story reporting that ‘government officials’ believed that the city was being hit with a wave of cyberattacks that appeared to be ongoing. A tipster claimed the …
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US-Israel Sign Cyber Defense Declaration
"Israel and the United States signed a cyber defense declaration Tuesday calling for real-time operational connectivity through respective Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS) of both …
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Hack the Pentagon sparks era of government bug bounties
"With the success of the Department of Defense Hack the Pentagon , defense officials are looking to expand the bug bounty program to more sensitive DoD networks and urged other federal agencies to do …
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Inside the Pentagon’s secretive preparations for a ‘Cyber 9/11’
"The massive coordinated cyber attack began with rolling blackouts throughout the electrical grid stretching across the Midwest, leaving up to 10 million Americans' homes without power and businesses …
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Chinese economic cyber-espionage plummets in U.S.: experts
"The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to help companies there compete, private U.S. security executives and …
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Hacker Breaks into Political Party’s Video Conference System
"A critical flaw in the video conferencing software of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) − a Canadian federalist provincial political party − allowed a user to spy on and hear the strategy discussions of …
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