By Kim Tong-hyungKorea is attempting to present computer security as a topic of discussion for the Group of 20 meetings in Seoul later this year. However, the derailed talks for establishing an inte
Fighting Wars in Cyberspace
Alfred von Schlieffen died almost 100 years ago, barely months before his eponymous plan took Europe to war in August 1914. His final words were claimed to be "keep the right strong," a refe
North Korea Stealing IDs for Internet Campaign
Sources inside the South Korean government suspect that North Korea has been stealing the identification numbers of South Korean citizens and employing them to spread doubt about its responsibility fo
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...DDoS attack turns servers into bots
Security experts have warned of a new distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targets full on web servers rather than individual PCs.The hackers infect servers with an application and, throug
China-based DDOS attack hits Australian multinationals
A China-based distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack on a financial services company has halted internet services for several hours to some customers of Australian telco Optus.
The number of other companies affected has not been revealed, but are reported to include the publishers AAP, IDG and News Limited.
...Optus confirms DDos attack
A CYBER attack earlier today left Optus's business customers with limited internet access to the US and wreaked havoc on corporate email systems.An Optus spokeswoman confirmed that a denial-of-service
One in 10 systems still vulnerable to Conficker
By Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK, 12 April, 2010 15:24Ten percent of Windows computers still have not been patched for the Conficker worm, according to new research from security vendor Qualys.The compan
Western Australian government websites defaced
The Western Australian Government came under attack from hackers who defaced nine of its websites in two days, including the Government House and the City of Perth last month.The defacements were comm
Cyber attacks against mine opponents in Vietnam, says Google
Malicious software is being used to spy on critics of a controversial bauxite mine in Vietnam, reports Google.The software, which enables users to type in Vietnamese characters, carries spyware that a