The Mirai Botnet
A DDoS[1] attack on US internet service provider Dyn took place on the 21st of October, 2016. The attack took the form of a botnet of internet connected devices (primarily Digital Video Recorders and Webcams) […]
Category: Cyber War
IoT device growth: Future Information Warfare and Cyber-Terrorism impacts
The worldwide transition of IT systems deployed in closed networks and in-house enterprise IT networks to the public facing Internet is accelerating at a disturbing pace, raising justified concerns about security. Increasing reliance on intelligent, […]
Cyber-War: The risks of conflict in the fifth domain
Cyber warfare’s influence on the contemporary security environment has increased in importance over the last decade. Cyber-attacks are now an integral component of information warfare operations. The increasing militarisation of cyberspace has led to it […]