Cyber

It’s difficult to determine the net level of exposure of individuals and organizations globally, and until recently, few tried.

DDoS attacks are important not because of their size. Rather, they are damaging due to the nature of the attack, which targets the underlying fabric of websites and ties up resources or pulls information from the database powering sites.

The alliance has mainly taken concrete steps toward cyber defensive efforts, as NATO’s offensive capabilities are still nascent, despite calls for robust cyberattack solutions.

Investigators said Monday that targets of high-tech spying in Mexico included an international group of experts backed by the Organization of American States who had criticized the government’s probe into the disappearance of 43 students.

Nuclear and other energy providers have been advised by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that hackers may be trying to breach their computer systems.

Since NATO’s declaration last summer deeming cyber a domain of warfare, the alliance has looked at several ways to bolster its cyber defenses.

President Donald Trump opened his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday by raising U.S. concerns about Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. He said Putin denied being involved.

Countries and law enforcement agencies must work together to counter rising threats, especially those in cyberspace, the president of Interpol told a security congress.

With all the attention over cyberthreats, one would think the business of national cybersecurity would be very robust. Well, that depends who you talk to.