The FCC’s claim that the UN is poised to take “unprecedented powers over the Internet” is widely exaggerated.
Tag: cyber security
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Critical infrastructure today is heavily dependent on computer networks, which often lack necessary security from potential attackers.
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Misha Glenny discusses how cybercrime has infiltrated new and alarming aspects of our interconnected world.
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Cyber security is a complicated problem–one that is not going away–but seems ripe for international cooperation.
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On June 26th, the Anonymous hacker group Lulz Security—formed in May 2011, and known as LulzSec—ended their 50-day reign of (sort of) terror and voluntarily shut down their operations. LulzSec victims included PBS, whose site was defaced in retaliation for a negative portrayal of WikiLeaks; CIA.gov, which was taken down for a couple of hours […]
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On August 2nd, the computer security firm McAfee released a report detailing its recent discovery and investigation of a long-term hacking operation dubbed “ShadyRAT.” ShadyRAT, which extends as far back as 2006 and appears to have state backing, clearly stands apart from other recent high-profile attacks carried out by ambiguous hacktivist groups such as Anonymous […]
