Ghostwriter Disinformation Operation Linked to Belarus Security researchers have linked the notorious state-sponsored Ghostwriter cyber-espionage and disinformation operation to Belarus for the first time. An extensive report published yesterday noted threat intelligence…
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How Artificial intelligence (AI) Stops Cybercriminals
Newer AI algorithms are extremely good at analyzing data traffic, access, and transfer, as well as detecting outliers or anomalies in data trends. Below are some of the ways AI…
Senators add CISA cyberattack/ransomware reporting amendment to defense bill
Four US Senators have introduced a new bipartisan amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will force critical infrastructure owners and operators as well as civilian federal…
AWS wins deal to store UK spy agencies' work, brings AI to the table
Intelligence agency GCHQ has signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host classified material and boost the use of artificial intelligence for espionage purposes. Although the procurement of…
US rolls out new rules governing export of hacking, cyberdefense tools
The US Commerce Department has released new rules designed to stop companies from selling hacking tools to China, Russia and other countries that may use them for nefarious purposes. The…
New cyber-attack model helps hackers time the next Stuxnet
Padlokr – Padlokr – Disabling a country’s electricity with the click of a button. usairforce Akshat Rathi, The Conversation Of the many tricks used by the world’s greatest military strategists,…
Cyber peacekeeping is integral in an era of cyberwar – here’s why
Padlokr – Padlokr – Shutterstock Helge Janicke, De Montfort University Cyber warfare is upon us, from interference in elections to a leak of cyber weapons from a national stockpile. And,…
Is counter-attack justified against a state-sponsored cyber attack? It’s a legal grey area
Padlokr – Padlokr – The US has charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for cyber attacks. Parmida Rahimi/Flickr, CC BY-SA Sandeep Gopalan, Deakin University On March 23,…