12 posts and columns on espionage

How Scary Was the Internet in 2011?

in News on January 1 at 3:22 pm PT

How scary was the Internet in 2011? It depends on what you consider scary. News of attacks, some silly, some downright chilling, created uneasiness all year.
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Oil Firms Hit by Hackers From China, Report Says

in News on February 10, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Hackers who appear to be based in China have conducted a “coordinated, covert and targeted” campaign of cyber espionage against major Western energy firms, according to a report expected to be issued today by cybersecurity firm McAfee Inc.

Huawei! We're Suing Motorola!

in News on January 24, 2011 at 3:39 pm PT

Here’s a sinister little walk-up to the Motorolae’s first earnings report this week. Huawei Technologies is suing Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions, seeking to prevent them from transferring its intellectual property to Nokia Siemens, which purchased Motorola’s wireless network business last year for $1.2 billion.

2010 Was the Year the Internet Got Scary. Get Used to It.

in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The year just ending started with an attack on Google by China and ended with the WikiLeaks affair. In the meantime, the Stuxnet worm showed the way toward a world where skilled hackers can cause serious real-world damage. Scared yet?

In Other News, 88 Percent of IT Admins Like to Think of Themselves as Badasses

in News on September 2, 2008 at 4:10 am PT

If they were to be sacked tomorrow, a staggering 88 percent of IT administrators would steal sensitive company information. This according to a new survey from Cyber-Ark, which found that IT security professionals aren’t above indulging in a bit of vindictive corporate espionage, given the right circumstances.

Senate Passes Warrantless Spying Act

in News on February 13, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

The Tech 10: Google's Wireless Bid, Facebook's Cash Flow and Motorola's Mojo

in News on November 30, 2007 at 11:01 am PT

Auction Action: Confirming the expected, Google announced today that it would indeed apply to bid for wireless spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission auction in January. … Facebook Gets a $60 Million Infusion… Hong Kong mogul Li Ka-shing has invested $60 million in Facebook. … Rise and Fall of Motorola Magnate: Ed Zander, CEO of the electronics manufacturer whose mojo with the Razr cellphone brought the company big gains, is resigning.

The Tech 10: Google’s Wireless Bid, Facebook’s Cash Flow and Motorola’s Mojo

in News on November 30, 2007 at 11:01 am PT

Auction Action: Confirming the expected, Google announced today that it would indeed apply to bid for wireless spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission auction in January. … Facebook Gets a $60 Million Infusion… Hong Kong mogul Li Ka-shing has invested $60 million in Facebook. … Rise and Fall of Motorola Magnate: Ed Zander, CEO of the electronics manufacturer whose mojo with the Razr cellphone brought the company big gains, is resigning.

Apple Mulls Update to CEO iSalary

in News on November 16, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

WMAC (Weapons of Mass Annoyance Commission) Slams China

in News on November 16, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Think Sino-American relations are lousy now, wait until Beijing gets word that a congressional advisory panel has identified Chinese espionage as the “single greatest risk” to the American technology sector. In its annual report to Congress, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission accused China of enlisting engineers and scientists to acquire critical U.S. technology [...]