Cyber Terrorism

Threats by Caucasus Anonymous should encourage the two countries to work together.

Last week the Patterson School simulated a cyber attack against U.S. defense contractors. The results were not encouraging.

The U.S. is increasingly dependent on the Internet for its well-being. It makes its lack of preparedness for cyberattacks from China, Russia and others all the more worrying.

Governments in Asia may see patriotic hackers as the answer to their cyber vulnerabilities. But cyber militias will likely only destabilize the region.

From Stuxnet to Anonymous, it has been a year of high-profile cyber attacks. Expect plenty more in 2012.

The U.S. and Israel are widely assumed to be responsible for the Stuxnet computer worm that hit Iran’s nuclear facilities. But Moscow has just as good a motive.

China isn’t the only country engaged in cyber espionage. But perceptions of its increased activity risk undermining its soft power diplomacy.

The Arab Spring has offered some useful pointers for countries such as China about what works in suppressing dissent — and what is counterproductive.

The Communist Party’s crackdown on ‘toxic’ Internet rumours is misguided. The tighter it squeezes freedom, the more credibility slips through its hands.

Why blaming the Obama administration for US firms’ cyber vulnerabilities misses the point.

Is China’s Huawei a cyber security risk? Western governments have some reasonable grounds for concern.