Infosec 2016 Cyber-conflict between nations has entered a new phase with a switch from espionage to sabotage and theft, according to infosec guru Mikko Hyppönen. The BlackEnergy-related attacks on the electricity grid last December and the more recent attack on at least four international banks have upped the ante in the sphere of cyber-conflict, according to F‑Secure’s chief…
DetailsPreet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and David E. Beach, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service New York Field Office (“USSS”), announced today that GERY SHALON, a/k/a “Garri…
DetailsThe House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would rename and reorganize the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protectorate and Programs Directorate. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency Act of 2016 changes NPPD to the Cybersecurity and Information Protection Agency, run by a director of national cybersecurity who would oversee four divisions dedicated to…
DetailsThe eighth International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2016) took place from 1-3 June in Tallinn, focusing on the theme of cyber power and how the traditional concept of power applies to cyberspace. The conference is organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, and it hosts over 500 decision makers and experts…
DetailsChina has drafted several security laws over the past year that tighten regulation over suppliers of technological equipment and services. Chinese officials say the measures are necessary to national security, allowing them to verify that critical equipment isn’t vulnerable to hacking and to help them track down criminals and fight terrorism. But the rules have…
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