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It was 'inevitable' that bombs would fall in response to a cyberattack
Israel's targeting of alleged Hamas hackers was the first instance of a 'kinetic' response to a cyberattack. But it wasn't a surprising outcome.
DHS releases emergency order to prevent DNS hijacking
DHS wants agencies to clamp down on login credentials after a hacking campaign emanating from Iran.
Singapore health system breach likely conducted by APT group, government says
The minister of communications and information says the attackers used sophisticated methods to conduct the hack and evade detection.
Chinese-linked hackers breached top Australian defense university, report says
The IT systems of a leading Australian university were hit by hackers suspected to be Chinese, officials from the university and government confirmed last week. The attacks on Australian National University’s computer networks began last year and have not been fully contained.
How crisis communications factor into a cyberattack
Op-ed: Wire CEO Morten Brøgger wonders why CIOs and CISOs wait until its too late to stand up secure communications inside their enterprise.
The U.S. military combined cyber and kinetic operations to hunt down ISIS last year, general says
Last week, the former commander of the anti-ISIS coalition discussed an operation in which U.S. forces and allies successfully used offensive cyber measures to hunt and defeat enemy forces. Despite the mission’s success, he said, the United States still faces a slew of challenges when confronting technologically adept nations in the cyber-dominated battlefield of the future.
