Cyberwarfare articles

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  Article

  US officials claim Iran behind cyberattack on Saudi oil firm, suggest it's a retaliation

  By Dante D'Orazio on October 24, 2012 10:42 am + 19 comments

  Iran may be retaliating to US- and Israeli-sponsored cyberattacks like Stuxnet and Flame, both of Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Def Con XX: twenty years of hacker evolution

  By Jesse Hicks on August 17, 2012 12:01 pm + 49 comments

  Twenty years ago, the world of consumer technology was a very different place. In the early 1990's, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Syrian conflict extends to cyberspace as hackers fabricate events through blogs and Twitter

  By Nate Ralph on August 8, 2012 05:05 am + 5 comments

  As the uprising against Syria's incumbent government marches on, combatants on both sides are Continue reading…

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  Article

  US and Israel developed Flame malware to attack Iranian nuclear program

  By T.C. Sottek on June 19, 2012 08:02 pm + 83 comments

  The Washington Post reports that the US and Israel cooperated to create the Flame malware — a Continue reading…

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  Article

  White House's top cybersecurity chief retires

  By Evan Rodgers on May 17, 2012 06:35 pm + 18 comments

  With the US government's mounting concern over cybersecurity issues, White House cybersecurity Continue reading…

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  Article

  Former counter-terror czar: Chinese-made electronics contain backdoors for hackers

  By Adi Robertson on March 29, 2012 03:29 pm + 45 comments

  Richard Clarke, a longtime former US counter-terrorism adviser, thinks that by manufacturing Continue reading…

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  Article

  Stuxnet source code could open a Pandora's Box of cyberwarfare

  By Thomas Ricker on March 5, 2012 06:03 am + 28 comments

  By now, you should all be familiar with the Stuxnet computer virus detailed last night on 60 Minutes. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Militaries know cyberwarfare is important, unsure how to use it

  By Adi Robertson on February 13, 2012 10:40 am + 9 comments

  Military budgets for cyberwarfare are increasing, but according to a Reuters report, many groups Continue reading…

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  Article

  Paranoia thrives at the ISS World cybersurveillance tradeshow

  By Adi Robertson on December 28, 2011 04:39 pm + 2 comments

  Carrier IQ may have made the headlines this year for tracking your phone data, but the most Continue reading…

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  Article

  Is Conficker part of the operation that sabotaged Iran's nuclear program?

  By Joseph L. Flatley on December 4, 2011 05:55 am + 32 comments

  As you're no doubt aware, Conficker is a Microsoft Windows worm that has been bouncing around the Continue reading…