Cyber: Unclear and present danger. James Lewis is Director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS, Washington, DC. This is the first of a five-part series on the world of cyber. The focus is Asia and particularly the role of China. Cyber: Unclear and present danger. News - Cybercriminals are eyeing these 5 targets in 2014. Next year, hackers and cybercriminals will increasingly attack via devices such as smart TVs and use data from social networks to craft and target their attacks, cybersecurity experts predict.
Cybersecurity Q & A: How to improve your online safety Internet security firms Fortiguard Labs, Websense Security Labs, Symantec, Trend Micro and Sophos have all issued their predictions about whom cybercriminals and hackers will be targeting in 2014, and many of them follow similar themes. Here's a round-up of the top five predicted targets. 1. Smart appliances Smart TVs, smart fridges and other internet-connected home appliances, ranging from medical equipment to security cameras, are widely expected to become a "magnet for hackers" says Kevin Haley, director of Symantec Security Response in a blog post. Companies building internet-connected appliances such as smart TVs often don't recognize potential security risks, says internet security firm Symantec. Finance Industry Grapples With Cyber Threats. Cyber: Unclear and present danger.
Hackers target Australian websites in protest Indonesia spying claims. Updated Mon 4 Nov 2013, 8:49pm AEDT More than 150 Australian websites have been hacked in protest of Australia's reported involvement in spying on Indonesia.
A group calling itself Anonymous Indonesia has taken over a range of websites with addresses ending in .au. Last week, allegations surfaced that Australia used its Jakarta embassy as a base for political, diplomatic and economic intelligence gathering. Indonesia reacted angrily to the claims, with foreign minister Marty Natalegawa it is "just not cricket" to engage in such activity. The hackers claim to have taken over 178 sites, turning homepages into messages to the Australian Government. "Stop all forms of tapping into Indonesia or we will make your internet network destroyed (sic)," one page read. Another said: "Do not disturb Indonesia! Top 10 most notorious cyber attacks in history - Slideshow.
The history of cyber attacks - a timeline. 25 Biggest Cyber Attacks In History. The cyber space is a growing community where everyone can reach out to one another regardless of time and distance.
It has become a new way of life, but has its negative repercussions as well. Some individuals use the cyberspace for their own dubious schemes, as they target unsuspecting individuals, companies, banks and even the military and government agencies. Here are the 25 biggest cyber attacks in history that were launched as large-scale cyber terrorism and affected whole sovereign nations. Also known as Skywiper and Flamer, Flame is a modular computer malware that was discovered in 2012 as a virus used to attacks computer systems in Middle Eastern countries that run on Microsoft Windows as their operating system.
Used by hackers for espionage purposes, it infected other systems over a local network (LAN) or USB stick including over 1,000 machines from private individuals, educational institutions, and government organizations. Rise of the cyber-men in Asia. Cybersecurity is rapidly emerging as one of the highest US priorities for diplomatic engagement in Asia.
A flurry of US statements over the last few months points to a new emphasis being put on building bilateral and multilateral relationships on cybersecurity matters. Australian official statements tend to treat the term ‘cybersecurity’ in a narrow way—limiting it to the domain of information technology security professionals. The US agenda, by contrast, is much wider. A new front is opening in American diplomatic engagement in the Asia-Pacific. Tackling cyber threats will require regional cooperation. James Clapper, the United States' director of national intelligence, also reports in the "US Intelligence Community's Worldwide Threat Assessment" of March that there has been a significant increase in state actors' use of cyber capabilities, and this could possibly lead to an increase in the probabilities of miscalculations, misunderstandings and unintended escalation.
However, outside of a military conflict or crisis that threatens vital interests, he thinks it unlikely that other advanced cyber state actors will launch a "devastating attack". The CSIS report suggests that malicious activity in cyberspace, which could inflame existing tensions or increase misperception and miscalculation among governments of the intent and risk of cyber actions, poses the greatest cyber risk to security in Asia. Such activity includes "planning for military competition and asymmetric warfare, and engagement in economic espionage to gain long-term economic and trade advantages". RSIS Commentaries. Asia on the Front Line of China's Cybersecurity Threat. An American computer security firm that has traced a series of cyberattacks across the globe to the Chinese military says Asia may be more vulnerable than previously thought to Beijing's economic espionage operations, even as experts see the region beefing up its cybercapabilities.
Mandiant Corp. last week published the extraordinary details of hacking attacks it believes were masterminded by a unit of the People's Liberation Army to steal commercial secrets from at least 141 entities worldwide, but mostly inside the U.S., over the last seven years. Although it listed only eight Asian institutions among groups targeted by hackers shepherded by PLA's Shanghai-based Unit 61398, Mandiant believes the number of organizations in the region infiltrated by Chinese cybersnooping may be much higher. In its global assault on 141 entities, the Chinese group, dubbed APT1, carried out corporate espionage across 20 major industries, the officials said.
"We are primarily a U.S. company. Asia-Pacific region not ready for security compliance. The recent surge in high-profile network breaches has lead to a push for increased cybersecurity regulations and protocols among officials within the United States government.
These efforts recently culminated in President Barack Obama's executive order laying out a framework for government agencies and private businesses to share information pertaining to cybersecurity threats. Nations located within the Asia-Pacific region - an area of the world that has been hit hard by cybercrime in recent years - should be considering similar steps to regulate network defenses and prevent data breaches. SPAMfighter reported that a recent study on the state of global cybersecurity identified Asia-Pacific countries as the most targeted victims of network breaches. China represented the most affected nation worldwide, as nearly 55 percent of its computers have been infected with malware.
Global cybersecurity measures are still falling behind accepted standards. Arirang News. Around 15-hundred officials and IT experts from some 90 countries adopted the first international agreement on cyber-related issues at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 on Friday.
The so-called "Seoul Framework" will serve as a guideline for dealing with issues ranging from cyber crimes and cyber terrorism to the internet economy. "The Seoul Framework is significant because it is the first document that outlines the discussions between the international community and that will determine the direction of future discussions. An Overview of Cyber Security in Asia. By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)[*] This study has been compiled by using mostly American and European sources.
Points of view of most of the Asian countries on the Cyber activities referred to is not readily available other than outright denials in the context of cybercrimes. Reality may lie somewhere between the two positions. Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets. Cyber security threats on rise, pvt sector needs to do more: Nehchal Sandhu. PTI Oct 15, 2013, 10.56PM IST (Deputy National Security…) NEW DELHI: Deputy National Security Adviser Nehchal Sandhu today expressed serious concerns over growing threats to cyber security and said the private sector needs to do more to insulate itself against such threats and spread awareness among the public.
8 cyber-security threats to prepare for in 2014. Just like those running legitimate businesses, hackers and cyber-criminals alike will be making New Year’s resolutions to improve their efficiency and hone their techniques to get a bigger impact for their efforts, according to cyber-security experts. Expect 2014 to be a year where we see less malware overall, but more potent and effectively crafted malware that targets individuals with pinpoint accuracy. Cyber-criminals will continue to glean personal information from social networks, be willing to hold your data ransom for a price or destroy it, and be rushing to exploit unpatched and outdated software flooding the business market, Websense Inc. says in its 2014 Security Predictions Report.
Other security experts agree with the likely threats that businesses should be ready for in the year ahead. “You may have very strong passwords, but if people are willing to give those up, it’s not very good protection,” he says. 1. 2. Power for the Future. Cyber Security Will rising cyber security threats to our electricity system impact the reliability Canadians count on?
We are living in a world connected by the Internet, and it becomes more so by the minute. The electricity sector is not immune from the changes which are taking place more generally in society, such as the ubiquity of electronic technology and the acceleration of the introduction and adoption of new information technologies in our daily lives. Cyber security experiment reveals threats to industrial systems At the Black Hat conference in July, Trend Micro presented a report about an experiment the company conducted where it deployed 12 honey pots around the world that were designed to look like the ICS (industrial control system) networks of municipal water utilities. Between March and June, these attracted 74 intentional attacks, including at least 10 where the attackers were able to take over the control system. The report is available at the bottom of this article. To unpack the significance of this experiment and draw out lessons you can use as you plan your defensive strategies, three cyber security experts offer their analysis.
Michael Assante is ICS and SCADA lead for the SANS Institute, and was vice president and chief security officer at NERC. He developed strategy for the control systems group at Idaho National Labs, and was vice president and chief security officer for American Electric Power. Threats to the Power Grid and the Advances in Cyber Security to Thwart Them. Utility companies confront security challenges daily, especially those related to securing the North American power grid. Increasingly, they’re responding by implementing comprehensive cyber security plans across their business networks and their generation, transmission and distribution systems. From broad-based threats against corporate e-mail systems to targeted spear-phishing attacks aimed at nuclear operations, utilities face new challenges regularly.
The Next Hurricane Katrina: Energy Executives and Cyber Security. Richard B. Cyber security: Why military forces should take a back seat. Syrian cyber attacks could threaten Asian nations. US and China to discuss cybersecurity at high-level diplomatic meetings. Finance Industry Grapples With Cyber Threats. Finance Industry Grapples With Cyber Threats. Cyber Security Is Biggest Threat to Markets, DTCC Says. Cyber security is the greatest threat to markets and governments around the world, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., which processes U.S. stock trades. The New York-based clearinghouse cited eight key concerns to the financial industry such as new regulations, high frequency trading, the risk to counterparties defaulting, collateral requirements and natural disasters, according to a report published today titled “Beyond the Horizon.”
Singapore Boosts Cybersecurity Amid Hacking Threats. Cyber Attacks Against Stock Exchanges Threaten Financial Markets: Report. Cyber Attacks Hitting Global Stock Exchanges are Putting Financial Markets At Risk, According to a New Idustry Report A "significant" number of stock exchanges have been hit by cyber-attacks over the past year, according to a recent study from a group representing global stock exchanges. Cyber Attacks Against Stock Exchanges Threaten Financial Markets: Report. Tackling cyber threats will require regional cooperation. Hackers expose weak cyber defenses across Asia. InterAksyon.comThe online news portal of TV5. Cybersecurity and the New Cold War.
Will the NSA Revelations Kickstart the Cybersecurity Industry in China? A look at the opportunities – and the challenges – for cybersecurity entrepreneurs in China. By Adam Segal for The Diplomat September 28, 2013 Facebook0 Twitter0 Google+2. Quantum Computing Could Help Fight Cybercrime. Michael Harper for redOrbit.com — Your Universe Online Some of us were born naturally inclined to understand numbers and their relationships to one another. The rest of us, sadly, depend on the work of these mathematically savvy individuals just to function in everyday life.