Cyber war has arrived in New Zealand
The New Zealand Defense Force wants to spend $469 million creating itself a new cyber army. The kiwis have cut back on their defense force dramatically...
Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns
Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the “secret” and ‘‘top secret” networks of the intelligence and...
Cyber-weapons: legal and strategic aspects
The protection of national strategic assets (which nowadays can be compromised by a cyber-attack almost instantly) is, and must always be, the priority ,whether...
Moscow Subway To Use Devices To Read Data On Phones
The head of police for Moscow's subway system has said that stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on...
INSS Global Cyber Review – August 2013
USA
U.S: Cooperation with India on cyber security issues
The United States started to build a strong partnership with India on cyber security issues....
Cellular SIM cards are vulnerable
Subscriber Identity Module cards, also known as SIM cards, the basic tools used to identify mobile subscribers, are increasingly turning into our most personal...
The “Supermarket” of Cyber Security defense tools
The US Department of Homeland Security has been tasked with setting up a centralized shopping hub where all U.S. federal, state and local agencies...
Only two out of five organizations use efficient cyber protection technologies
According to a survey carried out by Kaspersky Labs and B2B international, 82% of organizations defend against malicious code, and 80% use anti-spam technologies....
India: Notification of National Cyber Security Policy – 2013
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Technology
New Delhi, July 2nd 2013
Vision
To build a secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens,...
An Exceptional Experience
The vulnerability of legacy networked computer systems was discussed in an earlier article. In addition to that, hackers can utilize social engineering to take...
Splunk Named A Leader In The 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant For...
Often seen as inflexible, slow and failing to deliver on the promise of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), the traditional SIEMs of yesterday...
The U.N and cell phone vulnerability
The United Nations is warning telecommunications regulators and government agencies about significant vulnerabilities in cell phone technology which would allow hackers to attack at least half...
The Danger of confusing Cyberespionage with Cyberwarfare
China has recently been accused of intense spying activity in cyberspace, following claims that the country uses cyber tactics to gain access to military...
Cyber Attacks Against Israelis
InnoCom warns against repeated cyber attacks , propagated through viral malware embedded in various files. Most of the files ended with the extension .scr,...
Cyber Training and Simulation – Getting Ready
“In the last few years, cyber threats have undergone an evolutionary – and even revolutionary – process. We’ve seen escalations like never before”, said...
The Classic Cyber Defense Methods Have Failed – What Comes Next?
By Amir Averbuch and Gabi Siboni
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The classic defense methods employed throughout the world in recent decades are proving unsuccessful in halting modern...
Computer immunity failure
As discussed in a previous article, the mechanisms available to hackers allow them to create a phased plan to take over computer systems, particularly...
Are nuclear weapons safe from cyber-attacks?
Researchers are looking into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking. The research seeks to address the question of whether the ability...
Can cars be hacked?
In the early hours of June 18th, a Mercedes coupé travelling at an extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a...
U.S. port facilities vulnerable to cyber attack!
In a 50-page policy paper just released by the Brookings Institute and authored by Commander Joseph Kramek of the U.S. Coast Guard and a...
The Use of Code Mutation to Produce Multi-use Cyber Weapons
By Cohen, Daniel and Rotbart, Aviv
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The increasing use of cyber weapons is creating the inevitable situation in which sophisticated versions of cyber...
U.S navy fights Cyber attacks
U.S. Navy cyber warfare experts are spending as much as $899.5 million and are involving 13 technology companies for integrated cyber operations -- or ways to defend...
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Drones Could Soon Navigate Collapsed Buildings Without Slowing Down
Flying autonomous drones through unpredictable environments remains one of the biggest technical challenges in robotics. In confined spaces such as collapsed buildings, industrial sites,...
