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Man poses in front of on a display showing the word ‘cyber’ in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Can Anyone Keep Us Safe from a Weaponized ‘Internet of Things?’

by Andrea Peterson | Nov 8, 2016 | Technology

It will be hard — if not impossible — to stop hackers from weaponizing the “Internet of Things” anytime soon. That’s what some experts are warning in the wake of a massive cyberattack Friday that used compromised Internet-connected devices like security...

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U.S. Issues Guidelines for Responding to Major Cyber Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | Technology

The White House recently released a new set of instructions on how government agencies should respond to major cyber security attacks. The Tuesday published directory was seen as an attempt to combat perceptions and criticisms on the Obama administration being...

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Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Arabia Shaybah oilfield complex in the Rub’ al-Khali desert November 14, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji

The Attacks against Aramco and New York Dam

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 27, 2016 | Opinion

Had the engineers responsible for the New York dam not disconnected the water gates from the electronic control center for reasons of maintenance, a huge disaster would have taken place. On that day hackers affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

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Logo of the Syrian Electronic Army, as shown on the group’s website.

Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 18, 2013 | Media

Reuters—The Financial Times’ website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic Army, an...

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Logo of the Syrian Electronic Army, captured today from the group’s website.

The Syrian Electronic Army’s Media War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Today, there is nothing that cannot be done from behind a computer screen—including waging war. Earlier this week, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) succeeded in hacking into the Associated Press’s Twitter account, sending out a fake tweet about...