DefenceTalkThe Army is activating a Cyber Protection Brigade today, and discussing a new cyber branch that could be established as early as next month. Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney D. Harris, Army Cyber Command, said the branch announcement could come as early as the second week of October, during the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-standing-up-cyber-brigade-possible-cyber-branch-60545/

DefenceTalkWashington will push Beijing to crack down on cyber-spying and halt the theft of corporate data when the two powers meet next week for high-level talks, a US diplomat told AFP Wednesday. Concerns about widespread Internet hacking as well as regional maritime tensions will be among a slew of issues on the table during two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-push-china-on-hacking-at-high-level-talks-60021/

DefenceTalkTaiwan tech giant Hon Hai said Wednesday it has pulled out of a deal to buy 4G equipment from Huawei after the government warned that the Chinese company posed a national security threat. Taiwan raised those concerns in March after Hon Hai announced the $178 million deal, saying telecom equipment purchased from Huawei could be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwans-hon-hai-pulls-out-of-huawei-deal-over-security-threat-60023/

DefenceTalkA Chinese military unit has run a hacking campaign that includes sending bogus email in a bid to intercept Western satellite communications and aerospace secrets, a US security firm said. The report by the California-based firm Crowdstrike points to broader hacking by China weeks after the United States for the first time filed charges against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-hackers-target-space-industry-study-59847/

DefenceTalkAn international dragnet has dismantled a global computer hacker network which used a sophisticated computer virus to steal millions of dollars from companies and consumers, the US Justice Department announced Monday. Gameover Zeus, which first appeared in September 2011, stole bank information and other confidential details from victims. According to FBI investigators, the virus infected […]https://www.defencetalk.com/international-raid-targets-data-stealing-computer-virus-us-59775/

DefenceTalkThe use of home-made servers in Beijing’s national banks may prevent inclusion of hidden backdoors that facilitate intelligence gathering by the US National Security Agency, according to expert in the US-China relations, RIA Novosti reports. Chinese government institutions, including the People’s Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance, are reviewing domestic commercial banks’ reliance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-replace-ibm-servers-national-security-59729/

DefenceTalkWith cybersecurity’s most glaring failures in the limelight, many experts say it’s time for a new approach. In recent weeks, the security community has been rocked by news of a massive breach at online giant eBay affecting as many as 145 million customers, following another that hit as many as 110 million at retailer Target. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyber-failures-spark-search-for-new-security-approach-59702/

DefenceTalkBeijing summoned the US ambassador and accused Washington of double standards Tuesday as a diplomatic row escalated over the unprecedented indictment of five Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage. The world’s top two economies have long been at loggerheads over hacking and China’s defence ministry denounced Washington’s allegations as “a pure fabrication by the US, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-bans-win-8-accuses-us-of-hypocrisy-as-cyber-row-grows-59657/

DefenceTalkChinese President Xi Jinping has called for his country to become a “cyber power,” state media reported Thursday after he chaired a meeting of a special group focused on Internet security. “Efforts should be made to build our country into a cyber power,” he said, according to Xinhua, which cited a statement it said was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-wants-china-to-be-cyber-power-58886/

DefenceTalkMajority of American companies view targeted cyber attack as a top 3 business risk. Organized groups of fraudsters viewed as presenting greatest cyber threat. Grasp of vulnerabilities and threat intelligence named as best tools to help Boards tackle threat BAE Systems Applied Intelligence today quantifies the extent of the impact on US businesses of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-60-of-us-businesses-have-increased-cyber-security-budget-58862/