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Journalists in China Targeted by Cyber Attack
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 10:46 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 145 views times | 0 Comments
According to an investigation by a team of Canadian researchers, foreign journalists operating in China are being subjected to malware attacks. The malware surrenders control of the infected to computer to a remote user. Journalists receive emails alleging to be from... (Continue reading)
Government Suggests Caution for Professionals Visiting China
Written on 18 Sep, 2009 at 9:54 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 72 views times | 0 Comments
As one of the central hubs for cyber attacks launched against the US, Chinese attempts at cyber espionage against US industry is of increasing concern. Government officials have suggested a number of somewhat strange protocols in an effort to defeat... (Continue reading)
Interview With CyberSecurity Expert And GhostNet Investigator, Professor Ron Deibert
Written on 26 Aug, 2009 at 22:58 in Cyber Incidents, Featured Stories | viewed 1,652 views times | 6 Comments
University of Toronto Professor and director of the GhostNet project, Ron Deibert, spoke with The New New Internet regarding U.S. cybersecurity and the increase militarization of cyberspace. Professor Deibert believes that the future of cyberspace rests in building a global and open... (Continue reading)
Independence Day Cyber Assault: Who’s Responsible?
Written on 14 Jul, 2009 at 13:30 in Featured Stories | viewed 346 views times | 1 Comment
On July 4, the websites of the Departments of Defense, State, and Homeland Security, and more than two dozen other websites in the US and South Korea experienced distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS). This kind of brute-force attack has millions of... (Continue reading)
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