A new report by the Council on Economic Advisers released last week said “malicious cyber activity” took a toll on the economy anywhere between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016. It also pinpoints China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as primary nation-state actors among a variety of groups identified in the report identified as […]
Cybersecurity
Chinese Surveillance State: ‘Creepy’ Technological Reality
Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, recently painted a chilling picture of China’s surveillance state, detailing an evolving “social credit system” that rewards those loyal to the state and could punish those who aren’t. In an interview on The John Batchelor Show Feb. 7, Diamond detailed how the Chinese state is taking advantage […]
Grand Jury Indicts 36 on Cyberfraud Charges
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Feb. 7 that a federal grand jury in Nevada had indicted 36 cybercriminals from the United States and 17 other countries for conducting “a transnational racketeering enterprise via the Internet forum called ‘Infraud,’” “The Infraud Organization was created in October 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko aka ‘Obnon,’ aka ‘Rector,’ aka […]
Global Cybersecurity Centre Launched at Davos Forum
Amid the fanfare at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, last week, organizers announced the launch of the Global Centre for Cybersecurity beginning in March. Located in Geneva, Switzerland, the public-private partnership will address the ever-growing threat of cyber-crime that it says costs the world about $445 billion each year. “Cyber-attackers are constantly […]
Triple-i Providing Proactive Cybersecurity Solutions for VA
Salient CRGT subsidiary Information Innovators Inc. (Triple-i) recently received a subcontract from AbleVets LLC to provide vital cybersecurity support and expertise to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). An offshoot of Triple-i’s current Network Engineering Design Infrastructure Implementation and Support program, CSOC will be a proactive component focused on policy and controls […]