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Designs for More Than Two Dozen Advanced U.S. Weapon Systems
May 28, 2013Designs for more than two dozen advanced U.S. weapon systems, including missile defenses, combat aircraft and ships, were reportedly accessed by Chinese hackers. The systems were listed in a previously undisclosed section of a report ...
Tags: US, Chinese Hackers, Weapons System
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The House Voted 288-127 to Approve The CISPA
Apr 22, 2013The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House and several privacy and digital rights groups. The House on Thursday voted 288-127 to ...
Tags: CISPA, Privacy Objections
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The U.S. House of Representatives Moved Closer Toward The Passage of CISPA
Apr 22, 2013The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer Wednesday toward the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite concerns that the cyberthreat information-sharing bill will allow Web-based companies to share ...
Tags: Computer Products, CISPA
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The White House Has Threatened to Veto The Controversial CISPA in Its Current Form
Apr 19, 2013The White House has threatened to veto the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its current form, citing concerns that the bill does not adequately prevent sharing of irrelevant personal information. If ...
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CISPA Will Be Debated on The Floor of The U.S. House of Representatives
Apr 18, 2013The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, despite continued opposition from some privacy and ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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A U.S. House of Representatives Committee Failed to Make The Changes
Apr 15, 2013A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. The House ...
Tags: CISPA, Surveillance Bill
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China Is by Far The Most Aggressive, But Not The Only
Feb 22, 2013China is by far the most aggressive, but not the only, country attempting the sort of extensive cyberespionage described in security firm Mandiant's dramatic report, released this week. Several other countries, most notably Russia, are ...
Tags: cyberespionage, information technology, communications sectors
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A New Report Traces a Large Cybersecurity Threat Group to China's People's Liberation Army
Feb 21, 2013A new report traces a large cybersecurity threat group to China's People's Liberation Army, specifically a unit that goes under the cover name "Unit 61398." Security company Mandiant said in a report released Tuesday that an Advanced ...
Tags: Report, Cyberspying Group, China's Army
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US Is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks That Could Shut Down Financial Services
Feb 18, 2013The US is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee says. Mike Rogers said 95 per cent of ...
Tags: Cyberattacks, US, financial services
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Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce a Controversial Cybersecurity Bill
Feb 18, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity bill that allows private companies to share customers' personal information related to a wide range of cyberthreats with government agencies. Representatives Mike ...
Tags: cybersecurity, U.S., bill
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Privacy and Digital Rights Groups Are Overstating The Privacy Concerns
Feb 18, 2013Privacy and digital rights groups are overstating the privacy concerns in a controversial cyberthreat information bill introduced this week in the U.S. Congress, the bill's sponsors and leaders of some business groups said. Groups opposed ...
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Two U.S. Lawmakers Have Reintroduced a Controversial Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Bill
Feb 17, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. ...
Tags: cyberthreat, digital rights, US
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Obama's Cybersecurity Order Announced Elicited Guarded Praise From Several Quarts
Feb 17, 2013President Barack Obama's cybersecurity executive order, announced during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, elicited guarded praise from several quarters even as it revived calls for more comprehensive bipartisan legislation to ...
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Obama Sign an Executive Order Requiring Federal Agencies to Share Cyberthreat Information
Feb 17, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies and to create a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies providing critical ...
Tags: Barack Obama, cyberthreat information, cybersecurity framework
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U.S. President Barack Obama Signed an Executive Order
Feb 16, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order, which will require federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies, creating a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies ...