More CyberWarfare

LTJG Robert M. — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:34:22 -0500

To date the hackers, which consists of individual contractors and a team disguised as a Tehran-based construction engineering company, has infiltrated more than 50 organizations in 15 industries in 16 countries.

Iranian hackers targeting critical infrastructure

Researchers at Cylance have been monitoring a group out of Tehran, called Operation Cleaver, that it believes is targeting critical infrastructure.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2014 6:41 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:41:01 -0500

I would say I am more outraged by the leaking of movies allegedly by the North Koreans!

In all seriousness this is a huge issue and it appears that we are ill-prepared to tackle it and fight back.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2014 10:46 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:46:58 -0500

This is a very big issue and there are thousands of attacks a day. Check out this TED Talk!

http://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net?language=en

Fighting viruses, defending the net

It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells us how we can stop these new viruses from threatening the internet as we know it.