- IAEA Chief: Nuclear powerplant was disrupted by cyber attack (Reuters): A report yesterday chronicled a cyber attack on a nuclear power plant a few years ago. Director General of the IAEA Yukiya Amano spoke of the incident publicly for the first time, describing it as “disruptive” but not destructive. While other attacks of this nature seem to be limited, the article suggests, other vulnerabilities with technology are discussed, and Amano said the cyber threat is “not imaginary.” The agency has made concerted efforts to focus on the issue, the article says. The full text of the article can be found here.
- U.S. ‘confident’ that Russia directed hacking attacks (Financial Times): The saga with the weaknesses
in U.S. election systems and hacks of those systems continues, as the U.S. government officially pointed to Russia, according to a Financial Times article. DHS issued a joint statement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Election Security, which can be found on the right. The official accusation represents escalated rhetoric from the Obama administration, the article says. Multiple other sources have discussed what’s next for the U.S. and Russia, including thoughts on Black Friday cyberattacks, as well as non cyber responses. The full text of the article can be found here. - Passwords are the weakest link in cybersecurity today (CNBC): An article from CNBC highlights what former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff believes is the biggest weakness in cybersecurity today. The article suggests that the common denominator in every major breach recently has involved weak passwords. A password can be immensely valuable, the report says, because so many people reuse the same password for multiple accounts. Chertoff suggests both using new technology to eradicate this problem, as well as increased government standards. The full text of the article can be found here.
Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Nuclear, Russia
Nuclear power plant disrupted by cyber attack; US points finger at Russia; Passwords the weak link of cybersecurity
AppleVsFBI
FBI Director’s Speech at the Symantec Government Symposium 8/30/2016 full text and audio
AppleVsFBI
FBI Director’s Speech at the Symantec Government Symposium 8/30/2016 full text and audio
Cybercrime
FBI unable to hire number of computer scientists authorized, according to Inspector General program audit
AppleVsFBI
FBI Director’s Speech at the Symantec Government Symposium 8/30/2016 full text and audio
AppleVsFBI
FBI Director’s Speech at the Symantec Government Symposium 8/30/2016 full text and audio
Cybercrime
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