NICOLAS SWAYA WRITES — A new type of war is raging across the globe, and the potential aftermath could be devastating. Both cyberwarfare and cybersecurity are becoming increasingly important in our world. Countries are learning how to best cope with the cyber threat, some just coming to understand just how…
Full Article SOUTHEAST ASIA: BLACK HAT CONFERENCE UNVEILS MORE EFFORT IN TACKLING THE CYBERSECURITY THREATTOM PLATE WRITES IN HIS SYNDICATED COLUMN – In its latest angry shout-out, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea looks to be emerging as something of a computer wonk, the teen crashing and trashing a Hollywood movie-studio’s Christmas Day launch-party plans, embarrassing its movie execs by hacking into and spamming…
Full Article HOLLYWOOD: ATTACK OF THE NORTH KOREAN ALIENS!STEPHANIE GARCIA WRITES – Gone are the days when warfare was contained on a physical battlefield. Netizens beware — cyberspace is the new frontier. On July 1, Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen announced the creation of the Cyber Defense Operations Force Hub, a collaboration between web security specialists of the…
Full Article SINGAPORE: SAF Joins Forces to Create ‘Cyber Army’In light of news that the Chinese military has been engaged in cyber-espionage attacks around the world, the publication Taiwan News asked both the Executive Yuan and the Taiwanese National Security Council what’s been done to ensure the country’s cyber safety. The National Security Council has yet to provide a…
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