Cyber War

WikiLeaks attacks fail to meet definition of cyberwar

Angela Moscaritolo December 14, 2010

Though some have labeled the website attacks surrounding the WikiLeaks controversy to be the first-ever global cyberwar, security experts say the truth is much less sensational.

Future crimes: Are WikiLeaks, piracy and malware related?

Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator December 14, 2010

Could a cargo ship's thwarted piracy reveal more than bullet holes and bloodstains? A theoretical view of why compromised shipping cargo information could make pirates and hijackers rich.

Stuxnet's persistent legacy: Cybersecurity is blended security

Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator December 09, 2010

Were cybersecurity and Stuxnet involved with Iranian Prof. Shahriari's recent assassination? What are the game-changing physical security considerations for chief information officers?

Stuxnet: Precursor to kinetic warfare?

Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator December 01, 2010

Was the delay of the Stuxnet worm cleanup the true motive behind the assassination of Iranian cyberwarfare and nuclear scientist Majid Shahriari? Was Wikileaks content responsible for the timing of the attack? Analysis follows.

Stuxnet: Lessons not yet learned?

Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator November 03, 2010

According to Iran, Stuxnet is no longer a threat - however use of a new zero-day exploit has extended its life cycle.

Fending off cyberwar attacks

Illena Armstrong November 01, 2010

Chicken Little could relate to the likely thoughts of all those cybersecurity players who have warned time-and-again that it isn't a matter of 'if' cyberwar would occur but 'when.'

Cyberespionage: Raids from afar

Greg Masters November 01, 2010

The Google-China attacks, revealed in January, kicked off a year in which the threat of cybespionage to steal corporate and government secrets firmly entrenched itself as part of the security battle zone.

National security expert to address threat of cyberwar

Angela Moscaritolo October 20, 2010

The cyberwar battlefield exists in every part of society in which we live and work, according to a national security expert who will be speaking at the third annual SC World Congress.