Currently, the U.S. government monitors approximately 20 Chinese hacking groups; however, no system is flawless. Federal agencies reported that in fiscal year 2013, 9,883 malware attacks were launched.1 The number of intrusions was not released. … Read more
A 2011 study by University of Cambridge computer security researcher Joseph Bonneau uncovered a shocking reality. Bonneau compared two password databases leaked from popular websites (Gawker and rootkit.com.) He discovered that over 31% of users … Read more
Greetings, Welcome to our 2014 Fall issue of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine! This issue marks our one year anniversary with a timely release for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The United States Cybersecurity Magazine takes … Read more
2014 is off to a rough start for healthcare when it comes to cybercrime. A SANS-Norse report stated that healthcare organizations are facing an “epidemic of compromises.”1 A two-year study by Essentia Health, which operates … Read more
Towards the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin penned a letter to a friend. Inside of it he coined one of his most popular phrases, “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and … Read more
The Heartbleed bug. The Stuxnet virus. Digital sabotage. The digital threats to our critical energy delivery infrastructure are growing daily. Our transparent energy supply is increasingly important to protect and digital security is becoming one … Read more
Executive Summary Cyber threat is pervasive, growing and real. Whether you are dealing with it professionally as a cyber-warrior or have been touched by cybercrime in your personal life. The “cyber threat is one of … Read more
Private sector organizations should be motivated to implement the NIST Cybersecurity Framework not only to enhance their cybersecurity and to benefit from added incentives to do so, they should also implement the Framework to lower … Read more
Cyber and physical threats are constantly evolving and require quick action and flexibility that comes from constant vigilance and collaboration with the government and industry. The North American electrical grid is the largest machine on … Read more
A meaningful boundary (or distinction) can be drawn among sometimes blurred descriptive terms including activism, hacktivism, cybervandalism and cyberterrorism.1 Are Hackers Really Ethical? The term hacker’s ethic describes the moral values and philosophy that are … Read more
