'Crashover' malware for power sector can cause black outs
Researchers uncover well-crafted malware that's designed to disrupt core electricity substation equipment to cause outages.
Researchers uncover well-crafted malware that's designed to disrupt core electricity substation equipment to cause outages.
On Thursday 1 December 2016, cybersecurity experts from across the country will come together to discuss the continually evolving and growing world of cybersecurity. With a focus on bridging the gap between business users and technologists, the 2016 Asia Pacific Cyber in Business Conference is all about getting the IT back office and business coalface communicating and working together.
Anthony Caruana | 29 Nov | Read more
Australian and Asia-Pacific businesses are suffering from “inadequate” response times to potentially crippling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that are becoming both easier for cybercriminals to launch and more effectively targeted to cause real business damage, according to a newly released global survey of DDoS experiences.
David Braue | 06 Oct | Read more
Traffic is chaotic enough in major cities, but imagine how much worse it would be if a criminal hacker got control of the traffic lights.
Antone Gonsalves | 30 Aug | Read more
Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees were tricked into disclosing passwords and downloading malware in three phishing attacks that occurred over a three-year period.
Antone Gonsalves | 20 Aug | Read more
The two U.S. airports that had their computers compromised by an unknown group of hackers is a wake up call that America's best IT talent needs to focus less on money and more on national security, an expert says.
Antone Gonsalves | 27 Jun | Read more
An analysis of satellite communication gear from more than a half-dozen major manufacturers has uncovered critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited to disrupt military operations and ship and aircraft communications.
Antone Gonsalves | 19 Apr | Read more
Despite some deficiencies, the sharing fundamentals are sound, though
John P. Mello Jr. | 31 May | Read more
Experts criticize government's threat sharing, noting it wants the private sector to be generous but it's stingy with the private sector
John P. Mello | 17 May | Read more
Intelligence not the only part of government that has struggled. Senate has not moved on legislation to back President's order on cybersecurity
Antone Gonsalves | 14 May | Read more
Expert says breach aimed at collecting 'vulnerability and targeting data' for attacks, but another says simple engineering espionage more likely
John P. Mello | 01 May | Read more
Experts say it doesn't matter if IT is classified because requirements will be passed on to them by the utility, telecom or defense manufacturer
Antone Gonsalves | 07 Mar | Read more
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano urges Congress to pass the new legislation, saying it should not wait for a '9/11 in the cyber world'
Antone Gonsalves | 26 Jan | Read more
The Department of Homeland Security finds critical systems still lacking basic protections, despite years of warnings
Taylor Armerding | 15 Jan | Read more
Terrorists could black out large regions of the nation for weeks or months, a report from the National Research Council says
Antone Gonsalves | 29 Nov | Read more