North Korea Cyber Scape Goat of the World

Never before have so many misrepresented so much about so little…
In all my years in the security industry I do not believe I have read more misinformation than the nonsense surrounding the recent DDoS attacks. Apparently North Korea is waging Cyber Warfare, or if not an actual all out cyberwar they are behind a targeted [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Davos

Few things can evoke more uncertainty and doubt than fear (here)…
The threat of cybercrime is rising sharply, experts have warned at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Online theft costs $1 trillion a year, the number of attacks is rising sharply and too many people do not know how to protect themselves, they said.
On-line theft costs [...]

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US Military Seeks to Cyber Bomb Digital Combatants

The US Military is looking to cyber bomb digital enemy combatants (here) back to using an abacus, a stone tablet and some empty cans with string for calculations and communication.
The world has abandoned a fortress mentality in the real world, and we need to move beyond it in cyberspace. America needs a network that can [...]

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