Millions of Chinese Don’t Use Anti-Virus

Millions of Chinese Internet users do not utilize anti-virus software, according to a recently released survey. The survey, released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT), found that over 4 percent of Internet users in China do not have any security software.

According to estimates by CNNIC, 384 million people accessed the Internet in China in the second…

China Largest Malware Distributor

China is presently the largest distributor of malware, according to a new report released by Symantec. The U.S. is the leading malware distributor based on mail servers followed by China and Romania, with over 36 percent being distributed from U.S. based servers.

However, a more in-depth look revealed that the users sending the malware are based in China. The report studied the ISP address of the user and found that…

Chinese Publish Research Paper Envisioning Cyber Attack on U.S.

Late last year, an article titled “Cascade-Based Attack Vulnerability on the U.S. Power Grid” was published in the Safety Science journal by a Chinese student and his professor. The paper explored two possible attack scenarios on the U.S. power grid and how it would respond to such attacks.

Two weeks ago, Larry Wortzel provided

British Companies Hacked by Foreign Spies

During a Parliamentary Inquiry, the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) said that British companies are being targeted by foreign intelligence agencies, particularly from Russia and China. According to an article in The Telegraph, government sanctioned hackers in Russia and China account for a significant percentage of hacking attempts, while terrorists are growing their capabilities.

According to CPNI, the hackers are predominately looking to steal…

Buckle in for the Cyber ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’

Within the European Union and NATO, security professionals have been circulating dire warnings to colleagues regarding the growing cyber espionage threat from China. In recent months, the Chinese have appeared to more aggressively target NATO, EU and U.S. networks in an effort to steal intelligence secrets.

Within the EU, cybersecurity is left up to individual member states and is not…

More Information on Aurora Attacks

Earlier this year, Google announced that it, along with a number of other companies, was the target of a cyber attack. Since that time, law enforcement and private companies have been working to unravel more details about the attack.

Last month, the attack was partially traced to two schools in China and researchers believe they may have found the code developer who wrote the code used in…

Enrique Salem says Symantec Working with Government to Track Cyber Attacks

Symantec Corporation is helping the government in its investigation of the Aurora attacks against search engine giant Google, CEO Enrique Salem said earlier this week. Symantec monitors millions of computers worldwide and has significant data on malware infections and other cyber attacks which they sometimes sell to federal agencies and companies.

During an interview with Business Week, Salem said…

Cyber Problems Will Remain, Says Northrop Grumman’s Bob Brammer

As troubling news emerges about America not being ready for a potential cyber war, more companies are becoming acutely aware of the importance of preparing for web-based attacks.

“If we went to war today in a cyber war, we would lose,” said former Director of National Security and National Intelligence Michael McConnell during…

US Getting Closer to Finding Google Hackers

US authorities believe they may have identified the programming author who wrote the code used in the hacking attacks against search engine giant Google, according to an article in the Financial Times. After the discovery last week of the possible complicity of two schools in China with known ties to the military, US analysts say they may have determined which Chinese programmer wrote the code that…

Two Schools in China Implicated in Operation Aurora Attacks

In the latest news regarding the Aurora attacks, which targeted search engine giant Google and a number of other companies, two Chinese schools have come under suspicion of possible involvement in the attacks. Chinese computer science schools, Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School, both with ties to the Chinese military, are being investigated for possible links with the attacks, according to a report in the…