Cyber Warfare

An intelligence agency may still break into software companies to backdoor their software, and probably will.

Hackers are consistently coming up with ways of accessing the devices of people and companies, despite the proliferation of security software.

Cybercrime poses as huge a threat to SA as HIV and Aids, say experts. What is our government’s response? Watch the video to find out.

A legal review has concluded that the US president can order pre-emptive cyberstrikes if the country finds evidence of a digital attack against it.

Two years after the Stuxnet computer worm attacked its nuclear program, Iran is increasingly turning to cyberspace to retaliate against sanctions.

McAfee says it has found the biggest series of cyberattacks to date involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organisations, including the UN.

South Korea’s military will create a cyber warfare school to help combat growing internet attacks from North Korea, an official said on Wednesday.

The Chinese military has accused the United States of launching a global "internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments.

In the wake of the Stuxnet virus, the topic of international "cyberwar" split IT experts at the world’s top tech fair, CeBIT.

Weaker combatants have always used unconventional or inexpensive means to defy stronger foes, including guerrilla warfare and suicide attacks.

China’s military warned the United States on Thursday to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid reigniting tensions between the two superpowers.