National Cyber Security

US cybersecurity report points accusing finger at China By Mark Clayton The sheer volume of Chinese cyberespionage directed against the United States, together with its increasing sophistication, “make China the most threatening actor in cyberspace,” concludes a new government report released Wednesday. While it is still unknown who in China, specifically, is doing the hacking, technical gains are [...]

Obama’s Secret Directive Keeps Evolving Cybersecurity Policy Concealed By: Kevin Gosztola President Barack Obama has issued and signed a secret presidential directive that the Washington Post reports is “the most extensive White House effort to date to wrestle with what constitutes an ‘offensive’ and a ‘defensive’ action in the rapidly evolving world of cyberwar and [...]

  Gaza cyber-struggle takes missile war to second battlefield Supporters of Israel and those opposing Operation Pillar of Defense tussle on social media By David Shamah   Minister Yuli Edelstein (center) in the Social Media Operations Center (Photo credit: Courtesy) Whether or not it succeeds in stopping Hamas rocket attacks on southern Israel, Operation Pillar [...]

Report: Obama Signs New Cyber Policy Directive Written by Tim Watson A new directive from President Barack Obama guides the operations of federal agencies against cyber threats and gives the military power to be more aggressive against those threats, the Washington Post reports. Ellen Nakashima writes Presidential Policy Directive 20 was signed in mid-October and [...]

Report: Obama Signed Secret Cyberwar Directive In October A man sits in front of several computer screens.   Carl Franzen Less than a month before Election Day, President Obama signed a secret directive that clarifies what types of actions the military is allowed to take to protect the nation from cyber threats, the Washington Post [...]

  One man’s crusade to end the hysteria over cyberwar By Christopher Mims     If you’re afraid of cyberwar, Bruce Schneier has some other long words for you to think about. AFP/Getty Images /Attila Kisbenedek Bruce Schneier, a legend among hackers and security experts, is having trouble convincing the world that the threat of [...]

Stuxnet and the New Era of Cyber-Warfare Not so long ago, talk about cyber-warfare fell somewhere between hype and science fiction. Killer robots have been wreaking havoc on the big screen for generations, but in the real world it all seemed a bit abstract. Then along came Stuxnet, showing that cyber-weapons could indeed wreak physical [...]

US moves above battleship warfare By Alfred W McCoy It’s 2025 and an American “triple canopy” of advanced surveillance and armed drones fills the heavens from the lower- to the exo-atmosphere. A wonder of the modern age, it can deliver its weaponry anywhere on the planet with staggering speed, knock out an enemy’s satellite communications [...]

Cyber-warfare in the Middle East is no game The world has embarked on a new cold war – but instead of military posturing, this conflict is taking place in cyberspace. The Middle East is increasingly on the receiving end of cyber-warfare strikes, more so than any other region in the world, experts estimate. And the [...]

China Criticizes US For Cyber Warfare Report And the Chinese Foreign Ministry had more to say. After a US Congressional advisory panel earlier today released an in-depth report on Chinese cyber warfare, Spokesperson Hong Lei criticized the US for its “Cold War mentality”. [Hong Lei, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson]: “The relevant commission has not let [...]