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 [...]
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A group of computer scientists says they have enlarged a database designed to improve applications that help programmers find weaknesses in software. The team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the SAMATE Reference Dataset version 4.0, a free online tool designed to assist programmers fortify their creations against cyber hackers in [...]
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Armenia will address cybersecurity issues at a two-day workshop Dec. 8 in the capital city of Yerevan, according to Public Radio of Armenia. The event will assemble representatives from government, NGOs and international organizations. The participants will discuss methods to strengthen cybersecurity in a comprehensive manner, examine the impact of terrorist use of the Internet, [...]
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