Hackers Steal $45 Million from Banks in 26 Countries
On May 9, 2013, federal prosecutors unsealed charges against eight defendants for allegedly stealing $2.8 million from New York banks in two separate cyber-attacks, each executed within hours....
View ArticleEconomic Sanctions In Response to Cyber-Espionage
Zachary Goldman, the Executive Director of NYU’s Center on Law and Security, suggest that the United States use targeted economic sanctions in response to cyber espionage: One potentially crucial tool,...
View ArticlePlug and Play Cybercriminals
How hard is it to become a cybercriminal? A 14-year old could do it. Malware packages are readily available online for hackers to take over victim’s machines. Once inside, hackers can gain access to...
View ArticleState Sponsored Cyber Militias
Richard Andres of the U.S. National War College and senior fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies has a very useful discussion of the rise of the use of apparently state sponsored...
View ArticleAre Lawyers Getting in the Way of Cyber Security?
Bill Wells, an attorney at Air Force Material Command found this interesting gem about lawyers hindering efforts to increase security from cyber security. Network World reports that participants at...
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