Cyber-Attacks On Japanese Municipalities Over Social Security Number
Over a 100 Japanese municipalities have suffered Cyber-attacks originating overseas for information leaks even as the nation prepares for a new ‘My Number national data management system. The cyber-attacks on municipalities servers spread over 44 regions faced assaults that originated mostly overseas that include China, Russia, North America, Afghanistan, Puerto Rico...
India Plans $75 Million Cyber-Crime Center
The Indian Government is likely to to set up a co-ordination center to curb cyber-crime costing Rs 500-crore (US $76 million). The center will also have an advanced application to monitor social media activities related to Ministries of Home, External Affairs, Defense and other government organizations, PTI reported Tuesday
Yahoo, Google Help Sought To Prevent Iranian Cyber Crimes
The Iranian cyber police officials have called Yahoo and Google cyber companies to co-operate with them for preventing online crimes. Iran has asked Yahoo, Google, and the messaging app Telegram to "work with us in the prevention of criminal acts," Hossein Ramezani, Iran's deputy cyber-police chief for international affairs
BAE Systems Offers Solutions Against “Zero Day” Cyber Attacks
BAE systems has announced a suite of cloud based security products designed to defend against email-based threats including targeted and ‘Zero Day attacks. BAE Systems has introduced the solutions to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
US Sanctions Threat To Chinese Firms over Cyber Espionage
Chinese individuals and companies may face sanctions from US for cyber-attacks against US commercial targets. The Obama administration is reportedly preparing sanctions since April as an executive order that would allow US to freeze assets and block trade interactions with perpetrators of Cyber espionage, Washington Post reported Today
CYBERBIT Awarded Cyber-security Contracts by European and African Customers
Elbit Systems subsidiary, CYBERBIT was recently awarded cyber security contracts by a European and an African country. The contracts will be performed over a two-year period
Four Tech Security Companies Win $1 Billion US Military’s Information Warfare Contract
US Department of Defense has awarded a $995 contract to support US militarys Intelligence and Information Warfare (IIW) to four technology security companies. The US DoD in a press statement Wednesday said, “The contract will be divided between Adams Communication and Engineering Technology, Eoir Technologies, Praxis Engineering and DHPC Technologies to support the US militarys Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate
USAF Warns Personnel To Be Wary Of What They Post On Social...
The US Air Force has urged service personnel to be careful of what they post on to their social media accounts with a warning poster that reads, ‘Loose tweets destroy fleets. The US Air Force Central Command Captain, Jonathan McDonald issued a poster to warn the personnel
Korean MoD To Host Contest For Selecting Anti-Hacking Experts
The Korean Defense Ministry will be hosting White Hat Contest 2015 in October to select anti-hacking experts to fight against rising hacking threats. In the contest, three final teams each will be chosen from the adult and underage segments in a simulated cyber-attack situation in which the contestants are tasked with blocking hacking efforts
India, US To Step-up Cyber-Security Cooperation
The US and India have decided to jointly strengthen their cyber security partnership to combat cyber-crimes. Many business leaders shared their views on cyber challenges with Indian and the US government officials in the US –India cyber security dialogue that took place last week
Anonymous Hacker Group Threatens An ‘All-out Internet Warfare’ Against Malaysia
A hacker group Anonymous Malaysia has threatened an ‘all-out Internet warfare against the Malaysian government and called on its Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to resign. The threat was posted in the form of an eight-minute video posted on 4th August on its official Facebook page
Chinese Espionage Group Targets US, UK Defense Firms
Dell Secureworks has identified a Chinese hacking group targeting various websites belonging to high-profile targets that include defense manufacturers in the US and the UK. The Chinese hacking group identified as Emissary Panda also identified as Threat Group 3390 has set-up various global traps to siphon off data from the websites
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Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
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Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...