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MoD recruits hundreds of cyber experts

The Ministry of Defence has said it will recruit hundreds of experts to form a Defence Cyber Operations Group, which will develop cyberattack and defence capabilities Read more

2 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

China details cyber-defence team

...as saying that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) set up the cyber-war unit, or "cyber blue team", to support its military training and... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Eileen Yu

Hague: UK government fell victim to Zeus attack

UK government employees were tricked into downloading the Zeus information-stealing Trojan in December, according to foreign secretary William Hague Read more

4 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

McAfee: South Korea botnet self-destructed after DDoS

An attack on South Korean military, banking and government websites in March was likely to have been launched by North Korea, according to security company McAfee Read more

7 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Cyber-war risk is exaggerated, says OECD study

...together to create a "perfect storm", says the report. However, a pure cyber-war would be unlikely to occur, with attacks on computer systems more... Read more

17 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Book review: Cyber Warfare

...the extension of traditional forms of state conflict into cyberspace". Cyber-espionage, cyber-war: do we really need to worry about them — and if... Read more

14 February, 2012

Dutch police arrest teen over Wikileaks revenge attacks

...a group known as Anonymous — the online collective engaged in a global cyber-war with the pro-copyright industry — organised attacks on websites of companies... Read more

10 December, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

Anonymous will attack until it 'stops being angry'

Anonymous, the online collective engaged in a global cyber-war with the pro-copyright industry, has said it will not end... Read more

30 September, 2010 by David Meyer
The Impact of the Increase in Broadband Access on South African National Security and the Average Citizen

The Impact of the Increase in Broadband Access on South African National Security and the Average Citizen

...s strong ties with China could place it at high risk of cyber war attacks. Presently because of very low broadband penetration in South Africa... Read more

7 February, 2011
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Would a "Cyber Warrior" Protect Us? Exploring Trade-Offs Between Attack and Defense of Information Systems

...against the appeal of using information insecurity as a strategic asset. In "Cyber war", those tasked with defending friendly computer networks are also expected to... Read more

23 September, 2010

McAfee: Countries gearing up for cyber war

...interconnected these days." For the full story, see Report: Countries prepping for cyber war on CNET News Read more

17 November, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Clinton tackling cyber terrorism

President Bill Clinton Friday proposed a $1.46 bn (£0.8bn) initiative designed to protect the United States against attacks from cyber, biological and chemical terrorism. Read more

25 January, 1999 by Joel Deane

Russia accused of waging cyber-war on Chechnya

Chechen news sites vanish from the web... Russian security service implicated... Read more

14 November, 2002 by Will Sturgeon
China's Emerging <endeca_term>Cyber War</endeca_term> Doctrine

China's Emerging Cyber War Doctrine

...lead agency under a national cyber security advisor to spearhead the counter cyber war efforts. The military, too, needs to form an important part of... Read more

23 March, 2010

Special Report: Cyber Wars - info war in the US

From Cold War to cyber war? It's entirely possible the battles of the future may well... Read more

6 October, 1998 by ZDNet

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