The Group of Seven industrial powers on Tuesday said they had agreed on guidelines for protecting the global financial sector from cyber attacks following a series of cross-border bank thefts by hackers. Policymakers have grown more worried about financial cyber security in the wake of numerous hacks of SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, including…
In the first presidential debate, since cybersecurity is rarely a topic for political debate, I was surprised when moderator Lester Holt questioned the candidates about cybersecurity strategy. Specifically, Holt asked, “We want to start with a 21st century war happening every day in this country. Our institutions are under cyber-attack, and our secrets are being…
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia have hit a new low and tensions could lead to cyber-war, additional U.S. sanctions and more, risk consultancy Eurasia Group warned on Sunday. October 7 would be remembered as “Black Friday in US-Russia relations,” Eurasia Group analysts Cliff Kupchan, Jonathan Lieber and Mujtaba Rahman and Paul Triolo said…
The typical image of Chinese hackers is of operatives working for or with the tacit approval of the government, targeting valuable or sensitive data at foreign companies or government agencies. While there are plenty of those, many in China—like hackers elsewhere—also target the laptop of their ex-boss or the smartphone of the guy in front…
Oct. 4 — Defense contractors and subcontractors have a new definition of “covered defense information” to contend with as they follow mandatory reporting requirements for cybersecurity incidents, under a final rulepublished Oct. 4 (81 Fed. Reg 68,312, 10/4/2016). The new definition, announced in a final rule for the Defense Department’s Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS)…