Tigger
8th October 2010, 23:26
I found this article this morning in the Sydney Newspaper:
AUSTRALIAN military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies, according to the country's top electronic spy unit.
In a rare glimpse at the threat the military faces from cyber espionage, figures from the Defence Signals Directorate show the military has experienced 700 attempts a month this year, up from 200 a month last year.
And while Defence will not specify who is behind the intrusions - given the anonymity of the web it is often impossible - there has been a wealth of evidence to indicate dozens of countries are prying.
Read the full article here:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/military-faces-huge-cyber-threat-20101008-16c2m.html
I find the timing of this story interesting - just at the same time of this 'stux' virus (or whatever it's called) is supposed to be attacking military and civillian 'SCADA' systems all around the world.
In OZ, our government is pushing hard for mandatory internet censorship. Problem-Reaction-Solution anyone??
AUSTRALIAN military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies, according to the country's top electronic spy unit.
In a rare glimpse at the threat the military faces from cyber espionage, figures from the Defence Signals Directorate show the military has experienced 700 attempts a month this year, up from 200 a month last year.
And while Defence will not specify who is behind the intrusions - given the anonymity of the web it is often impossible - there has been a wealth of evidence to indicate dozens of countries are prying.
Read the full article here:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/military-faces-huge-cyber-threat-20101008-16c2m.html
I find the timing of this story interesting - just at the same time of this 'stux' virus (or whatever it's called) is supposed to be attacking military and civillian 'SCADA' systems all around the world.
In OZ, our government is pushing hard for mandatory internet censorship. Problem-Reaction-Solution anyone??