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07/31/2017 / By JD Heyes

Why you can no longer put off prepping for hacks and takedowns of ALL U.S. infrastructure

Unbeknownst to most Americans, there is a conference that takes place in Las Vegas every single year that draws the most competent, capable hackers in the world. For four days they meet to discuss and demonstrate the latest techniques they’ve discovered (and likely used) to essentially disrupt as much of modern society as possible. In […]

06/06/2017 / By JD Heyes

The EMP threat put in context: It may not be the top threat we face, but it’s still a threat – Part 2

Recently we reported that the threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event, via nuclear attack or a massive solar storm, has long been considered a threat to the nation’s power grid and all of the infrastructure it supports. But, our report noted, because there still isn’t a consensus among experts about how best to protect […]

01/08/2017 / By JD Heyes

Google gives driverless cars the green light for business, but are we really ready for AI piloted vehicles on our roads?

It all sounds so futuristic and exciting, this concept of driverless cars, but the reality is, our society may not be nearly as ready for it as other people in other lands may be. That’s because if there is one thing Americans are infatuated with, it is the automobile. And yet, the technology is here […]

06/10/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

CYBERCOM planning major exercises to detect and defend against hacking of U.S. power grid

(Cyberwar.news) Amid rising cyber threats to the U.S. power grid, financial sector and other critical infrastructure by nation-states and independent hackers, U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is conducting large-scale exercises this week as part of an ongoing training cycle. As reported by the Washington Free Beacon, Cyber Guard 16, the name of the exercise, originates from […]

04/12/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

FBI, DHS issue warning about increasing cyber threat to nation’s power grid after downplaying it in January

(Cyberwar.news) The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI launched a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by American utilities from damaging cyberattacks like the recent hack of Ukraine’s power grid just three months after both agencies downplayed such a threat, the Washington Free Beacon reported Friday. The campaign began March 31 and included […]

04/11/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

GAO: Pentagon still not able to adequately protect U.S. cyber infrastructure

(Cyberwar.news) The Pentagon has been working to improve its ability to protect vital U.S. infrastructure from cyber attacks and hacking but still has a ways to go before such protection will have been deemed adequate, according to the government’s own watchdog agency. “Cyber threats to U.S. national and economic security are increasing in frequency, scale, […]

02/24/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

‘Critical infrastructure’ defined as vulnerable to cyber attack include malls, zoos and power grid

(Cyberwar.news) As more of American society becomes connected to the Internet, much more things become vulnerable to cyber attacks, meaning the government’s “critical infrastructure” list continues to grow as well. In fact, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which defines critical infrastructure, “there are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether […]

02/23/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

CIA director says his biggest fear is a massive cyberattack on critical U.S. infrastructure

(Cyberwar.news) With little doubt there are a number of things that keep CIA Director John Brennan awake at night, and the growing cyber threat to the United States and the world is high on that list. In a recent interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” Brennan said preventing terrorist attacks has also been […]

09/25/2015 / By usafeaturesmedia

How will innocents be protected in an online conflict?

(Cyberwar.news) On a physical battlefield, the rules of war – governed by the Geneva Conventions – prohibit certain actions, such as intentional targeting of civilians, hospitals, children and so on. But do those rules apply in a cyber conflict? And if so, how is it possible to protect the innocent in an online conflict that […]

09/23/2015 / By Chris Draper

Skype hiccup causes thousands of conversations to hang up

Skype has received a lot of hype for enabling people to have a conversation with someone across the globe with nothing but a web cam. Skype users were issued into darkness this Monday morning, however, after a technical glitch prevented users from making or receiving calls.(1) “We are working to fix an issue which is […]

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