Tag Archives: Cyberintelligence

Pentagon Cyber Command hints at internet “kill switch”

June 28, 2013 · by · in News · Leave a comment

The Pentagon is updating its classified rules for warfare in cyberspace for the first time in seven years. “If the nation’s critical infrastructure came under attack from poisonous code over a computer network from overseas, the first effort would be gathering information on the malware and the systems under attack. Network defenses would be in […]

Anonymous avails Guantanamo hunger strike

May 21, 2013 · by · in News · Leave a comment

The American military has turned off its wi-fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay following threats by the hacker collective Anonymous. Anonymous had threatened to “disrupt activities” at the base, in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22608083 It launched “Operation Guantanamo” on Saturday, 18 May. The Anonymous three-day campaign began on the […]

US House of Representatives try to push CISPA

April 18, 2013 · by · in News · Leave a comment

A tweaked version of the Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as Cispa, is expected to be voted on in the House  this week. The Center for Democracy and Technology said it could cede too much control to a military intelligence agency, while the American Civil Liberties Union organized a petition drive warning that the […]