Director’s cut: Insight from Sean Kanuck, IISS Director of Cyber, Space and Future Conflict At a 6 July cyber security conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for closer international cooperation to address cyber attacks. He asserted that cyber threats have reached a level that can only be countered by the combined efforts
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2 Nigerians, 6 others arrested for stealing $15M from U.S firms
Eight people including two Nigerians have been arrested for their alleged roles in an Africa-based cyber conspiracy that U.S. law enforcement officials say defrauded companies and citizens of millions of dollars. Five of the defendants – a Mexican, two Americans, a Ghanaian and a Nigerian – were arrested in the U.S.,
CyberBullying: Hate speech, and online-threat.
By Lara Raji Today I want to take out time to write about Cyberbullying. It is any form of bullying that happens online or using digital devices. It could be texting harmful and spiteful words, making a jest of someone because of their social status or appearance online. Sometimes online bullying can start
Artificial intelligence: Pros, cons and what to really fear
From the moment the word “robot” was first uttered in a Czechoslovakian play nearly 100 years ago, man has feared his creation will someday kill the creator. It's a narrative that has stuck with us, said Patrick Tucker, Defense One’s Technology Editor, at a recent event in Washington called Genius Machines: The Next Decade of
Facebook scandal: Indian billionaire promises to fund Facebook rival
An Indian billionaire who promised to help fund a rival to Facebook said Wednesday he had been “overwhelmed” with the response as the world grapples with concerns about data privacy. Anand Mahindra, whose Mahindra Group business empire spans everything from cars to real estate, sparked a flurry of brainstorming as Facebook
Cambridge Analytica Whistle-blower Names Israeli Spy Firm That Hacked Buhari
Former Cambridge Analytica employee, Christopher Wylie, has told British lawmakers that an Israeli spy firm “Black Cube” was engaged to hack President Muhammadu Buhari to get access to his medical records and private emails. Appearing before UK lawmakers at a special hearing Tuesday, Wylie said the Israeli spy firm was involved
EU gives Facebook 2 weeks to answer data scandal
Facebook has been given two weeks by the European Union to respond to the allegations of large-scale data mining according to a letter obtained by AFP on Tuesday. Cambridge Analytica revealed to an undercover reporter that information from about 50 million Facebook users was taken without their consent and used for
France to take legal action against Google, Apple for ‘abusive’ practices
France will take legal action against Google and Apple for “abusive business practices”, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday as transatlantic ties threaten to be riven by a trade war. “I believe in an economy based on justice and I will take Google and Apple before the Paris Commercial Court
Scientist uses statistics to predict when World War 3 will begin
IISS Cyber Report: Questionable deterrence in cyberspace
US indicts Russian nationals for meddling in election; disagreements over efforts to regulate online content; Twitter cracks down on malicious bots. On 16 February, the United States Department of Justice indicted three Russian organisations and 13 Russian citizens for conspiracy to ‘defraud the United States…for the purpose of interfering with the US political and