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WannaCry ransomware attack on NHS could have triggered NATO reaction, says German cybergeneral
2020-02-03 09:15

Western military alliance NATO could have reacted with force to the 2017 WannaCry ransomware outbreak that locked up half of Britain's NHS, Germany's top cybergeneral has said. During a panel discussion about military computer security, Major General Juergen Setzer, the Bundeswehr's chief information security officer, admitted that NATO's secretary-general had floated the idea of a military response to the software nasty.

Illegal Data Center Hidden in Former NATO Bunker
2019-10-09 11:34

Interesting: German investigators said Friday they have shut down a data processing center installed in a former NATO bunker that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities. Seven...

Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker
2019-10-01 09:41

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the "bulletproof" provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.

NATO sharpens its cyber-lances, prepares for war games with virtual jousting tournament
2019-09-03 09:00

Hey, ex-Soviet state-backed threat actors, you watching? Fresh from secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg’s repeated promises to hack back at cyber-attackers, NATO is now preparing to run a...

We will hack back if you tamper with our shiz, NATO declares to world's black hats
2019-08-27 15:52

Starting a war over stopped trams? Unlikely, says intelligence boffin NATO's secretary-general has once again declared that members of the alliance will respond with force to cyber-attacks, in...

NATO Warns Russia of 'Full Range' of Responses to Cyberattack
2019-05-23 16:49

The head of NATO told Russia and other potential foes Thursday that the Western military alliance was ready to use all means at its disposal to respond to cyber attacks. Jens Stoltenberg's warning...

UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
2019-05-23 10:30

Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday. read more

NATO Takes Huawei Security Concerns Seriously: Stoltenberg
2019-03-15 06:06

Security concerns about the role of Huawei in Western 5G telecom infrastructure are to be taken seriously, the head of NATO said Thursday, as Washington steps up pressure on Europe not to use the...

Germany to Let NATO Use its Cyber Skills
2019-02-14 17:15

Germany is to join the ranks of NATO countries making its cyber warfare skills available to the alliance to help fight hacking and electronic warfare, officials said on Thursday. read more

NATO Opens Defense Innovation Challenge Seeking C4ISR Solutions
2019-02-08 13:59

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI) has opened its fourth annual Defense Innovation Challenge. It is open to start-ups, SMEs and academia; and invites proposals on solutions to...