Obama’s ‘diplomacy-dominated’ Russia policy downplays Moscow’s highly dangerous cyber activities
(Cyberwar.news) The Obama administration’s diplomacy-heavy foreign policy has led to its failure to highlight Russia’s highly capable and increasingly dangerous cyber activities to the detriment of U.S. national security, according to experts and intelligence officials interviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. In fact, the threat of cyber intelligence-gathering and cyber warfare by Russia against the Read More
Hackers take down the Ukrainian power grid
For years, the idea that hackers could take down a large, regional power grid has been only a theoretical threat to national security. But no more… Now, it has been confirmed that malicious code installed by hackers took down a large, regional power grid in Ukraine, plunging 700,000 homes and businesses into darkness. If this Read More
Cyber attacks: The new nuclear warhead
Professor Sir Michael Howard, one of England’s most highly distinguished military historians, has warned that cyber attacks now pose as big of a threat to international security as nuclear weapons. Sir Howard commented that, based on the advances in individually-utilized technology and our growing interdependence on networks to run our infrastructure, “an entire country can Read More
U.S. intelligence director says online threats growing as more nations dedicate resources to cyber warfare
(NationalSecurity.news) Director of National Security James Clapper told a House panel Sept. 10 that cyber threats to U.S. military, civilian, corporate and financial infrastructure are growing exponentially, as well as becoming much more sophisticated. In testimony[PDF] before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Clapper said threats from cyberattacks and hacking to U.S. national and Read More
