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2015-01-27

Critical Infrasctructure: UK and US Power Grids - Under Cyber Attack Every Minute

The UK government is one step ahead of hackers trying to turn off the country’s lights, for now. The prospect of cyber-attacks on the nation’s power network is a major threat to the country’s security, according to James Arbuthnot, a member of parliament who chaired the Defense Select Committee until last year. He plans to visit National Grid Plc. (NG/) next month to discuss the issue.

2015-01-26

Snowden Says US Creates A Black Market for Digital Weapons

James Bamford, a journalist, who is working with NOVA on a new film about cyber warfare that will air in 2015, last summer sat down with Snowden in a Moscow hotel room for a lengthy interview, which has now been released. In it, Snowden sheds light on the surprising frequency with which cyber attacks occur, their potential for destruction, and what, exactly, he believes is at stake as governments and rogue elements rush to exploit weaknesses found on the internet, one of the most complex systems ever built by humans.

2015-01-21

Android Apps Collect Personal Data – But just how much may surprise you

Many apps collect plenty of personal data in an attempt to track users online and serve them targeted ads in the process.

2015-01-18

Sony has a $60 million Cyber Insurance policy

Sony Pictures Entertainment holds $60 million in Cyber insurance with Marsh, according to documents leaked by the group claiming responsibility for the attack on the movie studio.

2015-01-14

‘Anonymous’ Call For Revenge On Charlie Hebdo Terrorists

“Anonymous from around the world have decided to declare war against you, terrorists” a purported member of the hacktivist group said in a video uploaded to YouTube, referring to the killers responsible for the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Speaking in French on Anonymous’s Belgian channel, the cyber vigilante warned terrorists, “We will track all your online activity, we will close your accounts on every social network.”

2015-01-06

US Media Goes Into Overdrive Blaming North Korea for the Sony Hack: Is It Justified?

The US will sanction North Korea by an executive order signed by President Obama, which will target ten North Korean officials and three government entities. The sanctions are in response to the December hack on Sony that the US blamed on North Korea.

2014-12-23

New York premiere of Sony film The Interview cancelled

The New York premiere of The Interview, a comedy about the assassination of North Korea's president, has been cancelled amid threats from hackers. Now Sony Pictures has cancelled the planned US release on 25 December of the film The Interview, after major cinema chains decided not to screen it.

2014-12-10

150 million cars will be connected to the Internet by 2020

In just five years, most cars and trucks will be connected to the Internet, according to a report from Gartner Inc. By 2020, about 150 million vehicles will be connected via Wi-Fi, and 60% to 75% of them will be capable of consuming, creating and sharing Web-based data, the report states.

2014-12-10

North Korea continues cyber warfare against Sony

For the past few weeks, entertainment giant Sony Pictures has seen its computers paralysed by a cyberattack.

2014-06-12

Worlwide Crackdown on Hackers

Two major events targeting Hackers show growing international concern across governments over the growing impact and extent of Cybercrime.

2014-06-19

Massive eBay Hack – 145m Users Affected

A database containing millions of eBay user data, including passwords has been hacked.

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