In the News with Mike Dakkak
Dr. Jason Dean joins ITN to discuss how the recent cell phone network outages were planned attack testing and the need to be prepared for serious technological infrastructure disruptions.
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The Department of Justice announced an effort to disrupt a global network of hundreds of thousands infected home and office internet routers last week. The network, referred to by the DOJ and the FBI as “VPNFilter” targets home and …
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The incoming director of the National Security Agency will be facing nearly unprecedented threats in the cyber realm from nations such as Russia and China, as well as non-state terror actors like ISIS. Those threats will include not just cyber-espionage …
Continue ReadingRussian military hackers launched a cyberattack against hundreds of South Korean computers in an effort to disrupt the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics being held in PyeongChang. The attacks resulted in interruptions to internet and broadcast services, as well …
Continue ReadingNBC News has published a list of more than 200,000 tweets that Twitter has said emanated from Russian-linked accounts trying to spread disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The tweets contain inflammatory messaging and focus on divisive, partisan issues …
Continue ReadingThe Director of National Intelligence, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, said that the U.S. remains under Cyber attack and that the attacks are continuous. “Frankly, the United States is under attack. Under attack by entities that are …
Continue ReadingThe Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, are drawing an element from all over the world besides athletes: Cyber attackers. Experts believe the biggest security threat to the Games may be virtual.
Cyber criminals have long targeted Olympic Games. …
Continue ReadingThe US is still unprepared to deal with foreign election meddling, a full year after the US intelligence community found with high confidence that Russia attempted to interfere in US elections in 2016. A new report, put together by Democrats …
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