Posted May 28, 2013, 3:15 PM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in IT Security, Gaming
In an attempt to simplify the complex and often abstract world of cyberwarfare, for the past year the Pentagon has been developing a system called Plan X that essentially turns the process into a video game.
Posted February 19, 2013, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
According to the New York Times, U.S-based security research firm Mandiant claims it has traced the "overwhelming majority" of cyberattacks targeting American businesses to an innocuous 12-story office building located in Shanghai, China. The tower, American intelligence officials claim, is…
Posted January 10, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
Iran is being blamed for a recent wave of cyberattacks, namely a series of Distributed Denial of Service attacks launched against major financial institutions. Affected financial institutions include, but may not be limited to, Bank of America, Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo,…
Posted November 21, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
According to The Telegram and sources close to French news outlet L'Express, politically-driven U.S. hackers were responsible for a cyberattack that occurred just days before French voters cast their ballots in April. Those sources claim hackers were able to infiltrate French…
Posted June 20, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
The Washington Post reports that Flame, an extremely sophisticated virus which was first discovered in Iranian oil refineries, is the brainchild of U.S. and Israeli efforts to slow Iran's nuclear program. This information comes from several Western officials who purportedly…
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