When it comes to cyber threats, the United States has been "thinking and looking in the wrong direction," according to one expert at the recent Cambridge Cyber Summit. ThreatPost reports: The nature of cyberattacks is changing and increasingly leveraging social media as they take aim at new targets. That’s the consensus of cybersecurity experts discussing the evolving nature … [Read more...] about On Cyber Threats U.S. Has Been “Looking In The Wrong Direction”
Russian Information Warfare Leaves Few Good Response Options
Levi Maxey over at The Cipher Brief echoes a few of the concerns I have had recently regarding Russia, information warfare, and cyber war. The first is that the West, the U.S. in particular, has been distracted by fears of cyber-doom when actual threats are both more mundane and potentially more difficult to prevent or mitigate. He writes, Unlike Western fears of cyber … [Read more...] about Russian Information Warfare Leaves Few Good Response Options
Drones Carry Out Precision Guided Kamikaze Attacks
I have worried for some time about the possibility that consumer-grade drones could be used not to deliver weapons but as weapons. With even cheap drones coming with GPS navigation and autopilot capabilities, a swarm of explosive-laden drones programmed to converge on a single point in a kamikaze-style attack could prove a potent weapon. Now, it seems like at least one … [Read more...] about Drones Carry Out Precision Guided Kamikaze Attacks
Pew Cybersecurity Survey: Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t or Industry
The new Pew Survey on American's attitudes and practices related to cybersecurity is out. Basically, it's not good. A majority of Americans (64%) have personally experienced a major data breach, and relatively large shares of the public lack trust in key institutions – especially the federal government and social media sites – to protect their personal information. via … [Read more...] about Pew Cybersecurity Survey: Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t or Industry
New GAO Cybersecurity Report Says US Needs to Take Action to Strengthen Capabilities
The GAO has released a new report on cybersecurity [PDF]. The report recommends that "the federal government needs to take the following actions to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity": Effectively implement risk-based entity-wide information security programs consistently over time.Improve its cyber incident detection, response, and mitigation capabilities. The Department of … [Read more...] about New GAO Cybersecurity Report Says US Needs to Take Action to Strengthen Capabilities