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Just how do cyber agencies track hack attacks?
Some secrets are worth keeping, and one of them is how to identify a cyberattack, congressional testimony revealed on Tuesday. Members of the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: IPv6 security a tough challenge
A new generation of Internet Protocols known as IPv6 has new security features, but it may not be that much more secure than the current system in use. Brett Thorson, a security adviser to the North... Read more...
Analyst charged with hacking into classified data
Many intelligence experts warn that the worst threats come from within, not from the outside. And that certainly is the case with this latest incident involving an analyst at a Defense Department spy... Read more...
Hackers do a better job than the Feds
It's no surprise to any federal IT executive, but testimony this week nailed federal cybersecurity problems on the head by revealing that, yes, hackers do a far better job of sharing information than... Read more...
DoD recruits hackers
The military, facing daunting challenges protecting its sensitive digital networks and preparing for cyber warfare, has begun to turn to the people who really know the business--hackers. For the... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Cyber challenge to be launched today
A consortium of government agencies, private industry, and academics are expected to announce plans on Monday, July 27, for three competitions aimed at inspiring college students to learn the... Read more...
Mystery of the July 4th hack attacks
As experts begin unraveling the cause of the July 4th hack attacks, evidence is surfacing that they may not have come from North Korea, as widely believed. One investigation by Bkis Security... Read more...
U.S. at odds with Russia over cyberspace
When it comes to the prospects of a war in cyberspace and the integrity of computer systems and the Internet, the U.S. and Russia are in a delicate tap dance. Both are eyeing each other as... Read more...
Foreign spy agencies probe U.S. computer systems
A top Defense Department official has warned that the nation's computer networks are under regular, relentless and threatening attacks from more than 100 foreign intelligence organizations. Deputy... Read more...
Cybersecurity expands to outer space
When it comes to protecting the federal computer networks, or possibly engaging in cyberwarfare against enemy hackers, the government is now starting to look upward to the heavens and to NASA for... Read more...
