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- Cyber War News on Attacks Against Ukraine and the West
This is a special report on the emerging situation in the Ukraine, the NATO Alliance, and attacks by Russian Federation cyber-operations against the West. I find it ironic that Putin claims to be invading Ukraine to rid it of Nazis. Everything he has done in the last decade to reclaim lands in Bel...
- Cyber War is the Next Arms Race
Anyone who thinks were are not already at war in cyber-space is just not paying attention. I have written extensively on the subject of cyber-war in this blog, most recently about the Estonian cyber-militia. A list of those articles is below the video. On April 22, 2019, Mikko Hypponen presented...
- A History of Cyber Warfare – Part 3
Today we finish our story on the history of cyber warfare. Edward Snowden (May 2013) Attributed to Edward Snowden. The target was the National Security Agency of the United States. Snowden was a former CIA employee, who, while working for Booz Allen Hamilton as a contractor to the NSA, copied an...
- A History of Cyber Warfare – Part 2
Today we continue our report on the history of cyber warfare. Stuxnet or Olympic Games (2009-2010) Cyber attack attributed to the United States, Israel, Germany, and possibly Great Britain. Confirmed by General James Cartwright in November 2012. Target was Iran, particularly the Nuclear Program ...
- A History of Cyber Warfare – Part 1
Cyberwarfare is becoming a more prevalent form of cyber-attack, and one that may be hard for an individual or a small business owner to understand or defend against. Of Friday we took a look at the definition and practice of cyber war. This week we will review the history cyberwar incidents, the...
- When is a Cyber Attack an Act of Cyber War?
What is a cyber warfare attack exactly, and what is it that separates it from a garden variety cyber attack? When does a cyber attack cross the line into actual warfare? Is it a cyber attack launched by a nation-state or other political or quasi-political entity against the resources of another ...
- Cyber War Interview on Web Radio
We were interviewed again by Sarah Westall on her web radio show Business Game Changers. Our discussion wove together different threads I have been following about cyber warfare and our lack of national preparedness. Since reading Ted Koppel’s book Lights Out and watching the documentary Z...
- Zero Days – Documentary About Cyber War
We have written about Stuxnet a couple of times. (Here and here) My fascination with this incredible piece of malware writing is that it represents the first documented case of cyber war between nation-states. As we now know, Iran, specifically the nuclear facility at Natanz, was attacked by t...
- Is Your Computer a Cyber Warrior?
According to Bruce Schneier in the September issue of his newsletter Crypto-Gram The NSA and the British counterpart the GCHQ are engaged in a worldwide port scanning operation in order to find vulnerable computers that can be recruited and turned into an ORB, or Operational Relay Box. Basical...
- Wiper Malware Used in Ukraine Cyber-War
Remember NotPetya? This was a campaign by the Sandworm APT in Russia the last time Russia invaded the Ukraine. It deleted hard drives around the world before it was through. There is a new variant call the HermeticWiper being deployed against Ukrainian business targets that has the same dang...