Ian Trump explores some of the IT security takeaways from the recent trial in the US of a member of the Syrian Electronic Army. An interesting story caught my attention recently about the trial of a member of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), and I wanted to take this opportunity to do a deep dive…
Winning the cyber-war is not a one-time event—it requires constant vigilance and a collective approach that encompasses prevention, detection and response. If you cannot see an attack, how are you expected to stop it? If you were a detective in the physical world, would you rather investigate a burglary using random photographs of what might…
North Korea’s patterns of cyberattack could be evolving, Seoul’s police agency said Wednesday. North Korean hackers have mainly used viruses to gain access to South Korean computers, turning individual PCs into “zombies” that could then be used to conduct distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS attacks. But investigations in Seoul revealed North Korean hackers could increasingly be…
How to fight cyber terrorism is at the heart of a $20b planned upgrade to NZ’s defence capabilities. The Government for the first time has confirmed New Zealand is capable of launching its own cyber attacks as a deterrent to cyber terrorism. It’s unveiled a $20 billion investment plan in defence force capability, which will see the…