- The new strategy to bulk up cyber security: cyber attack simulations. SCMagazine reports that cyber attack simulations can help organizations and industries stay, if not a step ahead, then on top of cyber threats and build a resilience. Read the full article here.
- Joel Brenner, the former Inspector General for the National Security Agency (NSA), warned that cyber attacks targeting networks and systems of government facilities will increase in the future, Design&Trend reported. According to the report, for the former NSA official, the recent cyber attacks against the White House’s network should serve as a wake-up call highlighting the flaws of government networks.
- The Obama administration has published a recent federal document that sets up a new framework for cyber threat information sharing, reports The Hill. According to The Hill, the document is part of a larger effort to create voluntary cybersecurity standards for government industry. However, the article goes on to explain that for the recommendations to have full effect, legislation is needed, which will be difficult in the lame-duck session after the elections. The article discusses two additional concerns: businesses are concerned about whether they will be protected from liability when sharing information with the government, and privacy advocates are wary of what personal data industries might share with the government. For the full article, click here.
- GlobalPost reports that Chinese Officials are pushing for tighter enforcement of law in cyberspace. The report quotes Ren Xianliang, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top Internet watchdog, who said that officials in charge of Internet supervision should learn from past experiences and try to explore new ways to manage the virtual world.
- The Navy is embarking on a year-long effort to protect hardware and software servicewide, and calling the mission “Task Force Cyber Awakening,” reports The D Brief. “Task Force Cyber Awakening” will draw from U.S. Cyber Command Commander Adm. Michael Rogers’ reaction strategy to a major Navy computer system hack last year. For the full article, click here.
- According to TIME, a new report links China to Cyberattacks on Hong Kong protestors. Supporters of the pro-democracy movement, known as Occupy Central, have been the target of recent attacks that cybersecurity watchdogs believe are also the work of the Chinese government. The findings of cybersecurity forensics firm FireEye suggest that there may be a “common quartermaster” behind the two attacks, further supporting a running theory that Chinese officials are breaching Hong Kong’s networks to suppress or spy on the ongoing political uprising there, reports TIME.
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