For cybersecurity professionals and network defenders, this two - part series reveals just how complex defending from North
Korean malicious cyber activity can be.
The near absence
of malicious cyber activity from the North Korean mainland from April to July 2017 likely indicates that, for the most part, they are not using territorial resources to conduct cyber operations and that most state - sponsored activity is perpetrated from abroad.
Therefore, an alternative avenue to explore would be whether
malicious cyber activity from these nations correlates with missile launches or tests, as opposed to activity from territorial North Korea.
On April 16, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United Kingdom's (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a joint Technical Alert (TA) about
malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government.
The bill would establish multiple new sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on entities conducting
malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government and entities which conduct business with the Russian intelligence and defense sectors.
«Iran is engaged in an ongoing campaign of
malicious cyber activity against the United States and our allies,» Sigal Mandelker, Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.
Obama said the actions were «not the sum total of our response» and that his administration would provide a report to Congress in the coming days related to Russia's «efforts to interfere in our election, as well as
malicious cyber activity related to our election cycle in previous elections.»
It has been widely reported that North Korea has a physical presence to conduct cyber operations in China, including co-owning a hotel in Shenyang with the Chinese from which North Korea
conduct malicious cyber activity.
«When we
see malicious cyber activity, whether it be from the Kremlin or other malicious nation - state actors, we are going to push back,» said Rob Joyce, the White House cyber security coordinator.
Electronic communications with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service may be scanned by government - owned or contractor equipment to look for network traffic indicating known or
suspected malicious cyber activity, including malicious content or communications.
«As a non-profit organization, GCA has no motive apart from
neutralizing malicious cyber activity through the voluntary exchange of threat data and intelligence shared by more than 50 international partners in various areas of industry and practice.
The goal of GCA is to share and disseminate — in real time — crucial information related to
malicious cyber activity across international borders and economic sectors, in order to prevent future crimes from occurring.
New York, NY, March 29, 2018 — Mayor De Blasio launched NYC Secure, a cybersecurity initiative to protect New Yorkers from
malicious cyber activity including when they access the NYC public WiFi.
Therefore, establishing MoUs with organisations such as GCA, designed to confront, address, and
prevent malicious cyber activity, is in line with the priorities described in Europol's 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA).»
Obama also ordered that the Russian compounds, used «for intelligence - related purposes,» be closed, and that technical information on Russian civilian and military intelligence cyber activity be declassified to help the US «identify, detect, and disrupt Russia's global campaign
of malicious cyber activities.»
Sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea — Vote Agreed to (98 - 2) The Senate passed the bill that would codify certain existing sanctions on Russia, including various sanctions tied to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, Moscow's annexation of Crimea, and
malicious cyber activities relating to the 2016 U.S. elections.
While we were not able to examine levels of North
Korean malicious cyber activity, for this limited time period using this data set, there does not appear to be a correlation between North Korean internet activity at large and missile tests or launches.
-- Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Defense to develop, prepare, coordinate, or, when authorized by the President to do so, conduct a military cyber operation in response to
a malicious cyber activity carried out against the United States or a United States person by a foreign government or an organization sponsored by a foreign government or a terrorist organization.
The targets of
this malicious cyber activity are primarily government and private - sector organizations, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) supporting these sectors.
These tools are free and available to organisations of any size, and it is my hope that through this partnership, others will be encouraged to develop and implement practical safeguards against
malicious cyber activity.
Originally appearing on American Security Today: NC4 has joined Global Cyber Alliance, an international, cross-sector effort designed to confront, address, and prevent
malicious cyber activity.
Launched in September 2015, Global Cyber Alliance's mission is to confront, address and prevent
malicious cyber activity and improve the security of the connected world.
Mr. Ryan's extensive experience in the public and private sector will serve GCA well, and I look forward to working together to develop effective strategies addressing the threat of
malicious cyber activity.»
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard, and the Center for Internet Security (CIS) today announced the formation of the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international, cross-sector effort designed to confront, address, and prevent
malicious cyber activity.
First - of - Its - Kind International Not - For - Profit Organization to Confront and Prevent Malicious Cyber Activity Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard, and the Center for Internet Security (CIS) today announced the formation of the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international, cross-sector effort designed to confront, address, and prevent
malicious cyber activity.
In order to address the most pressing cyber security concerns of our time — cyber attacks, extreme vulnerabilities in cyber infrastructure, financial and other online crimes, and the lack of effective education and prevention methodologies — the Global Cyber Alliance seeks to foster international, coordinated collaboration to reduce and prevent
malicious cyber activity.
We are an international, cross-sector effort designed to confront, address, and prevent
malicious cyber activity.