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Pentagon accuses China of cyberattacks on U.S military, business targets

Chinese cyberespionage activities are fueling a rapid modernization of the country's defense and high tech industries, the Pentagon said in an unusually candid assessment of China's military and security developments last year.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 May, 2013 15:12

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, cyberwarfare
Florida restricts use of drones by law enforcement officials

A new Florida law restricts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials. It's the first law of its kind in the country.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 06 May, 2013 10:08

Tags: Gov't Legislation/Regulation, regulation, cyberwarfare, security, government
Spy court OK'd all U.S. wiretap requests it received in 2012

A special court established to review government requests for warrants to conduct electronic surveillance of suspected foreign spies received close to 1,900 warrant requests last year -- all of which it approved.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 03 May, 2013 14:28

Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, regulation, security, cyberwarfare, Department of Justice, government, intel, privacy
Groups criticize FBI plan to require Internet backdoors for wiretaps

Privacy groups are denouncing a federal government move to force Internet companies like Facebook and Google to build backdoors that would let the FBI and other agencies snoop in on real time online communications.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 01 May, 2013 15:19

Tags: Google, security, cyberwarfare, washington post, fbi, privacy, Facebook
CISPA appears doomed in Senate

Key lawmakers are suggesting that the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, will soon die in the U.S. Senate -- just like last year.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 26 April, 2013 20:08

Tags: Gov't Legislation/Regulation, security, regulation, U.S. House of Representatives, cyberwarfare, government, intel

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Chinese hackers master the art of lying in wait

The remarkable success that Chinese state-sponsored groups have had in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years should not be mistaken as a sign of growing technical superiority over the U.S. in cyberspace, security experts said.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 08 May, 2013 15:57

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, cyberwarfare, government, Government/Industries
Applying Big Data approaches to information security a challenge

Applying Big Data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held here this week.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 28 February, 2013 11:10

Tags: applications, symantec, security, cyberwarfare, data mining, software, big data
China biggest, but not the only country engaged in cyberespionage

China is by far the most aggressive, but not the only, country attempting the sort of extensive cyberespionage described in security firm Mandiant's dramatic report, released this week.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 February, 2013 11:09

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Gartner, data security, security, cyberwarfare, Mandiant, data protection
Security lessons from 2012

More DDoS attacks on banks, cyberwarfare, and targeted attacks could well be in store in 2013, security experts warn.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 03 January, 2013 12:42

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Financial IT, security, cyberwarfare
'Black swan' predictions for 2013 include solar storm

If you are making a list of tech predictions for next year, as this story does, it may be a good idea to put the solar maximum on this list. The next one is expected in 2013, says NASA.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 20 December, 2012 11:05

Tags: Government IT, disaster recovery, applications, cyberwarfare, software

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