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Get to know these top 5 cyber enemies
The discovery of Operation Shady RAT has reignited fears of large-scale cyber attacks that can pass under the radar. In light of this, Eric Mack of PCWorld has outlined the top cyber enemies that the
The deciphering of Stuxnet and what it means for corporations
To piece together the full story of the race to decipher the highly sophisticated Stuxnet malware, since its initial discovery by a small security firm called VirusBlokAda, Kim Zetter from Wired has
The shape of cyberwar to come
A new detailed McAfee report (.pdf) offers a look at the botnet responsible for a DDoS attack on South Korean websites in March, and in a nutshell, its technical sophistication screams
Pentagon building cyberwar simulator, expected by mid-2012
The Pentagon is building a model of the Internet that will allow cyberwar games to be conducted, and it's expected to be ready by this time next year. Set up by the Defense Advanced Research Project
IMF hack blamed on state-sponsored phishing
The cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which one official called a "very major breach," has been traced to an IMF computer infected with malware designed to steal information. The
U.S. may deem cyber attack an act of war
There's no doubt we live in an age of security anxiety, and this may or may not make you feel better: The Pentagon soon will be prepared to bomb countries harboring cyber crooks who mess with U.S.
Pure cyberwar not going to happen, says report
A new report on cybersecurity by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concludes that a cyberwar fought exclusively in cyberspace is unlikely to happen. Central to the
Is WikiLeaks DDoS a cyberwar? Not by a long stretch
Angered at various companies who declined to help keep WikiLeaks online, a loosely associated group who calls themselves "Anonymous" have banded together to exact vengeance against companies such as
Further NSA involvement in private networks requires clearer justification
The National Security Agency's "Perfect Citizen" program-- revealed July 8 by The Wall Street Journal --raises a host of troubling questions for individual citizens and corporations. The agency
NSA's Perfect Citizen to peek into private networks
The National Security Agency's "Perfect Citizen" program--as first reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources--aims to detect cyber threats and prevent attacks by assessing
