Hackers create opportunity for military firms tags: cyberwar, procurement For U.S. military firms, the latest revelations of highly sophisticated hacker attacks on Google Inc. are highlighting a new reality, and a potentially lucrative business: The battlefield is shifting to cyberspace. The military industry, having already done extensive work protecting federal government computers, may be in [...]

South Africa poised to become cybercrime hub tags: cyberwar Analysis published by Symantec claims to show that South Africa is set to become a cybercrime hub during the coming year, largely due to the introduction of new broadband internet capacity. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Pentagon computer-network defense command delayed by congressional concerns – Annotated tags: cyberwar The Pentagon’s plan to set up a command to defend its global network of computer systems has been slowed by congressional questions about its mission and possible privacy concerns, according to officials familiar with the plan. Key questions include: When do offensive activities [...]

In Shift, U.S. Talks to Russia on Internet Security tags: cyberwar Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Spy vs. spy on Facebook tags: social_networking, social_media, information sharing, intelligence Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.