Israel Combats Cyber Attacks During Gaza Offensive
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — The Israeli government said Monday that since the beginning of its military operation in Gaza, cyber attackers have launched more than 44 million attempts to disrupt the operation of various Israeli government websi…
Researchers Say ‘Extremely Targeted’ ‘MiniFlame’ Cyber Attack Hit Lebanon, Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Researchers said Monday they have identified part of the powerful Flame cyber espionage program as a stand-alone, “highly flexible” spy program that centered its attacks on computer systems in Lebanon and I…
America’s Failing Grade on Cyber Attack Readiness
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The man in charge of America’s cyber operations said that on a scale of one to 10, the nation’s preparedness to deal with a major cyber attack on critical infrastructure sits at a dismal three. “Somebody who finds …
Government’s Swift Response to Cyberweapon Stuxnet
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An Iranian nuclear facility may have taken the brunt of the cyber superweapon Stuxnet believed to be built in part by the U.S., but the American government was concerned enough with its spread to a facility back home th…
Google to Warn Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Google has posted a note on its security blog informing users that there will now be a banner warning you if Google believes that a state-sponsored cyber attacker is trying to compromise your account or computer.Eric Grosse, Googl…
Federal Worker Savings Plan Computers Hit in Cyber-Attack
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Last month the FBI notified the Thrift Savings Plan, the contribution retirement savings plan for Federal employees, that a contractor’s computer systems had been breached in a complex cyber-attack with 123,0…
DHS: Hackers Mounting Organized Cyber Attack on US Gas Pipelines
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — For the past six months, an unidentified group of hackers has been mounting an ongoing, coordinated cyber attack on the control systems of U.S. gas pipelines, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to issue …