Biggest Cyber Threat? Cyber Expert, Ambassador to US Point to Nation-States

Rogue hackers pose a problem for the nation’s cyber defenses, but according to a cybersecurity expert and an ambassador to the U.S., the biggest threat comes from much larger forces.

At a Thursday event, Dmitri Alperovitch, president of Asymmetric Cyber Operations LLC, put nation states ahead of other threats such as terrorist groups, hacktivist collectives and organized crime, NextGov…

HP to Build Cloud Data Center for China’s Range Technology

China’s Range Technology Development Co. Ltd. has partnered with the Technology Services division of HP to build an energy-efficient, cloud-based data center. The data center is set to span over 7,500 square meters in Langfang, Hebei province.

“To meet our customers’ pressing needs for cloud services, we need to create a data center in line with the government’s carbon emission…

China’s Largest Bottled Water Produce Jumps on the SAP HANA Bandwagon

SAP AG announced that Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd., China’s largest bottled water producer, has deployed SAP HANA to tackle its big data challenges. Nongfu Spring joins the growing list of customers that have recently implemented SAP HANA.

Nongfu Spring has seven production bases and dozens of factories. Achieving real-time visibility into data was critical for the company to…

IBM Providing Smarter Cloud in China

IBM announced this week the continued adoption of its smarter computing systems, software and services across China’s private and public sectors.

IBM is working with the China National Bureau of Statistics, Guizhou Provincial Health Department and Guizhou Mobile to help each build more advanced IT environments based on IBM’s optimized system architecture, data and analytics integration and cloud computing…

Chinese Cyberwarfare Capabilities Under Observation

An annual Department of Defense report on Chinese military activies, released Aug. 24, warns that China’s cyberwarfare capabilities are growing. 

The release of this report coincided with reports that the Chinese military may have acknowledged enabling cyber attacks in a documentary broadcast on state television. An official broadcast on China Central Television included six seconds of footage showing custom built…

Millions Hit in South Korea Cyber Attack

South Korea’s communications regulator announced yesterday authorities and online security analysts are assessing the damage caused by what is being described as the largest data breach in the country’s history. 

SK Communications discovered earlier this week that malicious code was used to hack its sites, the Nate portal, the third most visited search engine and email platform in the country and Cyworld, described as Korea’s equivalent to Facebook. Officials…

Investigators: China-Based Spies Behind IMF Hacking

Investigators looking into the recent cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund computer system have determined that spies connected to China are behind the breach.

According to Bloomberg, computer specialists spent several weeks piecing together information about the attack and recently completed an inventory of stolen documents, which is titled “operational impact assessment.” The results have not been made public.

Through examination of the attack methods and the electronic…

Survey: US Leads World in Technology, ahead of India, China

A strong demand for technology has helped push the United States to lead the industry globally, taking first place from third just a year ago, according to a new survey.

Although the senior technology executives polled in KPMG LLP‘s annual Technology Industry Business Climate survey said they perceive the U.S. market …

China: We Must Accelerate Steps to Make a Strong Cyber Army

China must enhance its cyberwarfare capabilities to counter a Pentagon push, the country’s top military newspaper said yesterday, following allegations that Beijing may be behind a series of cyber attacks on Lockheed Martin and other defense contractors, Reuters reports.

Countering the accusations against China, a report published in the official newspaper…

FBI Launches Probe into Gmail Hack; China Denies Involvement

The FBI has launched an investigation into the claim that Chinese hackers breached hundreds of Gmail accounts via a phishing campaign, including those of senior government officials, according to media reports.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States was notified Wednesday about the compromise and is looking into the allegations, which Clinton called “very serious,” Bloomberg reported.

Google said on its official blog yesterday…