Cyberwar

Cyberwar

Whether or not you believe that nation-states will wage war over networks, political rhetoric around cyberwar is now commonplace. Here you will find the latest news and analysis on the controversial topic.

Latest about Cyberwar

Natanz insider planted Stuxnet 

Natanz insider planted Stuxnet

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 17 April 2012 11:51 AM
Insider planted malware using a corrupt memory stick.
Gov infosec spooks judge student hacker comp 

Gov infosec spooks judge student hacker comp

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 11 April 2012 6:42 AM
Undergrads crowned for defensive skills.
Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins  

Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 24 January 2012 9:44 AM
Calls for ceasefire in hacking war.
Cyber attacks against Israel continue  

Cyber attacks against Israel continue

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 19 January 2012 11:10 AM
Cyber attacks against Israel continued this week with the websites of its stock exchange and national airline El Al hit.
NATO issues cybersec tender 

NATO issues cybersec tender

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 20 December 2011 7:13 AM
But deal worth less than a fighter jet.
Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security 

Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 12 December 2011 4:00 PM
Cabinet control of security a good thing, sources say.
Podcast: Ranum's war on everything (cyberwar) 

Podcast: Ranum's war on everything (cyberwar)

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 5 December 2011 12:56 PM
Recorded during his recent presentation in Sydney.
Cyber threats and business-government engagement  

Cyber threats and business-government engagement

In Risk - By Dr Carolyn Patteson, 25 November 2011 11:50 AM
A view from Australia’s national CERT.
New SOCs 

New SOCs

In Networks - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 8 November 2011 2:51 AM
Organisations have built situation rooms to protect data and respond to threats.
US says China and Russia are cyber threats 

US says China and Russia are cyber threats

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 7 November 2011 12:47 AM
Shock horror.
CERT Australia replaces chief 

CERT Australia replaces chief

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 28 October 2011 8:52 AM
Head count doubles.
Scandinavia wants cyberwar weapons 

Scandinavia wants cyberwar weapons

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 24 October 2011 2:57 PM
Defensive capabilities can't exist without a "counter-punch".
US knew of Libyan radar bugs, expert says 

US knew of Libyan radar bugs, expert says

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 October 2011 10:46 AM
Same flaws said to be used by Israel in 2007 attacks in Syria.
Britain cyberwar talk gets offensive 

Britain cyberwar talk gets offensive

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 19 October 2011 3:17 AM
Australia on the defence.
$14m Canberra crisis centre a cyberwar defence 

$14m Canberra crisis centre a cyberwar defence

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 17 October 2011 1:00 PM
Unit handles cyber, terror threats and natural disasters.
British defence firm makes play into infosec 

British defence firm makes play into infosec

In Crypto - By SC Staff, 30 September 2011 7:17 AM
Move will add network and hardware security modules for the distribution of cryptographic keys.
Aussie war alliance extends to cyberspace 

Aussie war alliance extends to cyberspace

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 15 September 2011 3:36 PM
Diplomats to discuss pact with New Zealand and US.
Cyberwar bad for business 

Cyberwar bad for business

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 15 September 2011 12:10 PM
Governments don't want to fight, but what about corporates?
Defence contractor warns of false cyber security beliefs 

Defence contractor warns of false cyber security beliefs

In Networks - By John Hilvert, 15 September 2011 9:24 AM
Four 'mindsets' that trip up specialists.
Cyber warfare lays ground for non-state actors 

Cyber warfare lays ground for non-state actors

In Networks - By John Hilvert, 15 September 2011 9:23 AM
International law, politics and national security will challenge cyber warriors.
Western nations in cyber arms race 

Western nations in cyber arms race

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 13 September 2011 10:28 PM
Plays catch up to threats.
Melbourne domain kingpin hit with cyber death threats 

Melbourne domain kingpin hit with cyber death threats

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 9 September 2011 2:04 PM
DDoS of death.
DigiNotar hack puts cyberwar on the map 

DigiNotar hack puts cyberwar on the map

In Hackers - By Roel Schouwenberg, researcher, Kaspersky Labs, 7 September 2011 4:35 PM
Hard lessons to be learnt.
Mikko Hypponen's 20 years of cyber crime fighting 

Mikko Hypponen's 20 years of cyber crime fighting

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 2 September 2011 10:09 AM
Hypponen celebrates 20 years at F-Secure.
AG calls for resilient CSOs, not sticklers 

AG calls for resilient CSOs, not sticklers

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 24 August 2011 11:33 AM
Business priorities should win out during disasters.
Cyber Storm III prompts crisis management re-think 

Cyber Storm III prompts crisis management re-think

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 25 July 2011 11:01 AM
Attorney-General pledges changes to plan.
NATO plans cyber strike force 

NATO plans cyber strike force

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 10 June 2011 11:06 AM
Capabilities include offence, defence and intelligence.
UK Govt faced 1000 cyber attacks last year 

UK Govt faced 1000 cyber attacks last year

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 10 June 2011 2:24 AM
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) detected and blocked more than 1,000 'potentially serious' cyber attacks last year.
Cyber warfare stronger than military: BT 

Cyber warfare stronger than military: BT

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 2 June 2011 9:54 AM
Chairman calls for cyber war treaty to protect users from attack.
Comment: Where is Australia's cybercrime data? 

Comment: Where is Australia's cybercrime data?

In Hackers - By John Hilvert, 19 May 2011 10:56 PM
No time or funding to get the complete picture.
Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul 

Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 May 2011 1:29 PM
The White House on Thursday unveiled sweeping cybersecurity legislative recommendations to Congress.
US research warns against 'inflating' cyberthreats 

US research warns against 'inflating' cyberthreats

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 2 May 2011 10:00 AM
If the policy discussion around digital risks continues on its current course, the US government may make some unwise decisions, according to a new academic research paper.
FBI fingers China over online bank fraud 

FBI fingers China over online bank fraud

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 28 April 2011 11:06 AM
The FBI has pointed the finger at Chinese criminals over a spate of phishing and malware attacks.
Iran threatens legal action after second virus attack 

Iran threatens legal action after second virus attack

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 27 April 2011 11:18 AM
Iranian military officials have described the latest virus attack to hit central systems as an "act of war".
Researchers propose cyberwar framework 

Researchers propose cyberwar framework

In Hackers - By Liz Tay, 20 April 2011 12:05 PM
Honeypots, web mining lead counter-terrorism offensive.
European Parliament hit by cyber attack 

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 31 March 2011 1:28 PM
A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.
‘Wild west’ stands in way of icode: Coroneos 

‘Wild west’ stands in way of icode: Coroneos

In Hackers - By Nate Cochrane, 29 March 2011 5:44 PM
Security should be 2 percent of NBN price, says Internet Industry Association.
AG speech transcript creating cyberwarfare unit 

AG speech transcript creating cyberwarfare unit

In Hackers - 11 March 2011 10:13 AM
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland unveils cyberspooks division.
ASIO reveals cyberspooks unit 

ASIO reveals cyberspooks unit

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 10 March 2011 2:44 PM
Defences against attacks on critical infrastructure to be unveiled tonight.
F-Secure: security firms should block state malware 

F-Secure: security firms should block state malware

In Applications - By Stewart Mitchell, 9 March 2011 9:53 AM
Anti-virus vendor homes in on Egypt's use of spy software.
DDoS takes out Korean, US defence websites 

DDoS takes out Korean, US defence websites

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 7 March 2011 12:43 PM
Prelude to cyberwar?
Cyber war needs ‘rules of engagement’ 

Cyber war needs ‘rules of engagement’

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 7 February 2011 12:37 PM
Civilising internet conflicts.
Researchers declare war on cyberwar 

Researchers declare war on cyberwar

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 18 January 2011 9:12 AM
Catastrophic accidents more likely.
Cablegate: Aussie spies spooked by cyberwar 

Cablegate: Aussie spies spooked by cyberwar

In Hackers - By Nate Cochrane, 16 December 2010 12:57 PM
Defence Signals Directorate unprepared for information era, Australian spooks told US.
British giant BAE acquires Sydney's Stratsec 

British giant BAE acquires Sydney's Stratsec

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 30 November 2010 2:09 PM
BAE's local IT security operations to merge with Stratsec.
CERT Australia chief headlines AISA Week 

CERT Australia chief headlines AISA Week

In Applications - By Nate Cochrane, 14 October 2010 10:36 AM
Stuxnet and critical infrastructure protection top of delegates' minds.
Wikileaks founder not smeared: former spy 

Wikileaks founder not smeared: former spy

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 2 September 2010 4:33 PM
But now that we have the Afghan War Diary, let's use it, says Robert Baer.
Cyberwar test shows US vulnerable to attack 

Cyberwar test shows US vulnerable to attack

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 18 February 2010 4:19 PM
Test highlights vulnerability of national networks.
Cyber security centre doesn't operate 24/7 

Cyber security centre doesn't operate 24/7

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 19 January 2010 9:47 AM
Awaits expansion.
Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia 

Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 20 October 2008 10:18 AM
The Russian government has been cleared of any direct involvement in cyber attacks on Georgia.
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