Cyber Attacks
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- Former Employees Are Identified as Sources of Recent Cyber-Attacks on Critical InfrastructuresRecently publicized cases of cyber attacks on SCADA systems were executed by former employees of those facilities. These employees knew particular SCADA systems, and used computers at home to successfully attack these systems.
Cyber War, Cyber Attack and Internet SecurityAs the world wide string of cyber attacks continues, questions about what is a cyber attack or what causes them remain. This article will look at this and other relevant issues around this topic.- Stuxnet Cyber Attack Launched Against IranAt least thirty thousand computers in Iran, including some controlling the soon to be online nuclear power plant at Bushehr has been infected by a computer worm called Stuxnet designed to take over systems of industrial plants.
Cyber Shock Wave - Government Preparing for Massive Cyber Attack ExerciseCyber Shock Wave is an exercise the government is undertaking to prepare for possible future cyber attacks on the government. A massive cyber attack could change life as we know it.
Cyber Attack Aftermath: Perplexed AC Exec Asks, "Why Us?"It's easy to guess why cyber attackers went after the White House and the Pentagon, but Associated Content? What's so intriguing about Associated Content?- North Korean Cyber Attack Shows Danger of Cyber WarCyber war, in which computer viruses are launched to take down computer systems, is the latest strategy that countries are using to try to inflict pain on each other. Both North Korea and Israel are suspected of launching cyber attacks on their enemies.
Near-Simultaneous Cyber Attacks Down U.S. Government WebsitesUnbelievable coincidence finds US agency websites under prolonged cyber attack just after controversy airs over expanding NSA's cybersecurity role.
How to Survive a Cyber Attack and Cyber Disaster on the InternetWhen the Internet is attacked, do you have a personal Internet Disaster Recovery plan? Adapt this Disaster scenario. Apply these Disaster Recovery recommendations. Survive the coming Cyber Armageddon.- The True Identity of “Russian Hacker” in the Water Pump Case is RevealedWhen reading the news about the possible Russian cyber-attack destroying a water pump in Illinois, an owner of Navionics Research Inc. suddenly realized that he was a “Russian hacker” himself.
- Did We Learn Anything from a Possible Cyber-Attack on the U.S. Water Supply?After an operator reported a burned down water pump, an IT service and repair company examined server’s logs and found out that somebody used an IP address in Russia to log into the computers of the public water district near Springfield, IL.
- Chinese Cyber AttacksChina and Russia are cyber attacking the US these days. I would rather see our country involved in a Cyber War than another global conflict. Perhaps a better solution would be a sharing trend so the wars can end altogether.
- Necessary Precautions to Prevent a Cyber-AttackGeneral precautions any computer user should take to prevent cyber related attacks upon their computer, potentially revealing harmful information to an anonymous hacker.
- Many Internet Businesses Lack Anti Virus ProtectionCyber attacks are very easy to carry out with simple botnet programs
- WikiterrorThe US should consider cyber attackers dangerous enemies.
- Cyber Attack on US Military: Computers Hacked in 2008, Exposing VulnerabilityWith a daring revelation, the Deputy Director of Defense warns the nation that cyber warfare is real, and is actively being waged against us.
- Cyber Attacks: Wow You Think SoI have been working in Information Technology for 25 years, and I specalize in Information Security and news has been annouced that we are at risk of cyber attacks, no kidding.
- Will You Be Used as a Weapon Against Your Own Country?Without your knowledge, cyber-terrorists can use your computer to wage cyber-warfare against your own country.
