DefenseAttacks

Half of UK manufacturers fall victim to cyber attacks From The Telegraph, By Jillian Ambrose 23 APRIL 2018 • 12:04 AM "The UK has already suffered stealth cyber attacks on more than 80 manufacturing plants, with criminals deploying tactics that could put critical national infrastructure at risk. Britain’s spy agencies have warned the bosses of utilities, transport and health services that Russian hackers are invading unprotected networks ahead of a potentially serious attack. But new evidence [...]

Russian hacker warning: How to protect yourself from network attacks From ZDnet.com, By Danny Palmer | April 17, 2018 -- 15:43 GMT (08:43 PDT) | Topic: Security "Businesses and governments have been urged to keep their network security up to date following a warning from US and UK authorities about the risk of cyber attack from hackers backed by Russia. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an [...]

Drones to cloud computing: AP exposes Russian wish list From APnews.com By BY JEFF DONN, DESMOND BUTLER and RAPHAEL SATTER Feb. 08, 2018 "WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. What ultimately may have been stolen is uncertain, but the hackers clearly exploited a national vulnerability in cybersecurity: poorly protected [...]