cyberwar
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Congress Warns U.S. Will Be Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks Without Major Reform
A major congressional study of U.S. preparedness in cyberspace released this week found that the U.S. needs to catch up, and fast”or run the risk of being caught off guard by an adversary.
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Senator’s ‘Cyber Doctrine’ Calls For US To Redraw The Blueprint For Information Warfare
In a speech on Friday, US Democrat Mark Warner, vice chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee, presented what he called “a new cyber doctrine,” advocating not only for a hardening of America’s digital infrastructure but for an approach to cyberwarfare that doesn’t hinge solely on mirroring adversaries’ use of offensive tactics.
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Mitch McConnell: Tech Companies Should Help Us Weaponize The Internet Against Russia
Google, Facebook and Twitter, three of the world’s most prominent tech companies, all testified before Congress this week that they had unintentionally been part of an alleged Russian operation to spread misinformation and propaganda during the 2016 presidential elections. On Saturday, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that the companies involved could make good…
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Crime Group Behind ‘Petya’ Ransomware Resurfaces To Distance Itself From This Week’s Global Cyberattacks
Janus Cybercrime Solutions, the author of Petya — the ransomware initially attributed with Wednesday’s global cyberattacks — resurfaced on Twitter early Thursday, seemingly offering to help those whose files can no longer be recovered. The altruistic gesture, even if it does prove fruitless, is uncharacteristic of the criminal syndicate that launched an underworld enterprise by…