https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Governments are becoming ever more reliant on digital technology, making them more vulnerable to cyber attacks. In 2007, Estonia was attacked by pro-Russian hackers who crippled government servers, causing havoc. Cyber attacks in Ukraine targeted the country's electricity grid, while Iran's nuclear power plants were infected by malware that could have led to a nuclear meltdown. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-cyber-rewriting-modern-warfareand-consequences.html Security Fri, 17 May 2019 09:40:01 EDT news477302062 After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and other foes, according to U.S. officials. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-independent-military-cyber.html Security Mon, 17 Jul 2017 03:47:19 EDT news419482032 President Donald Trump has vowed to improve cyber attack defense, but security experts meeting this week say a fractious domestic and international political landscape could hamstring efforts to improve internet security. https://phys.org/news/2017-02-cyber-warriors-politics-muddying-efforts.html Security Thu, 16 Feb 2017 03:07:28 EST news406436841 Britain's defense secretary says it is recruiting hundreds of experts for a new cyber force designed to protect the nation's vital data—and stage cyberattacks if necessary. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-uk-cyber-boost-ability.html Internet Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:01:03 EDT news299678427 A self-proclaimed leader of the LulzSec international hacking group has been arrested in Australia, police said, charging him with attacking and defacing a government website. https://phys.org/news/2013-04-lulzsec-hacker-leader-australia.html Internet Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:40:01 EDT news285996372 Hackers mainly based in the United States attacked two Chinese military websites including the Defence Ministry page an average of 144,000 times a month last year, the ministry said on Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2013-02-china-us-based-hackers-military-websites.html Internet Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:43:36 EST news281277807 A computer virus that affected the US military's drone fleet last month was not "specifically" aimed at the unmanned aircraft's network, the head of US Strategic Command said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2011-10-virus-drone-fleet_1.html Other Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:18:09 EDT news238166282 NATO wants to beef up its cyber defence capabilities with the creation of a special task force to detect and respond to Internet attacks, an alliance expert said Wednesday at a conference on cyber security here. https://phys.org/news/2011-06-nato-cyber.html Internet Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:49:44 EDT news226763369 China's military has set up an elite Internet security task force tasked with fending off cyberattacks, state media reported Friday, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army". https://phys.org/news/2011-05-china-military-cyber-warfare-team.html Internet Fri, 27 May 2011 05:02:01 EDT news225691311 (AP) -- Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found. https://phys.org/news/2009-07-shortage-cyber-experts-hinder-govt.html Other Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:40:02 EDT news167459101