Military technology

With Russia’s military intervening in Ukraine, NATO has plenty to discuss at this week’s summit. But one aspect of the conflict with Russia goes beyond Ukraine. It lies in cyberspace. And NATO is set to ratify a measure that would directly confront Russian and others on the virtual battlefield.

When you go to the hospital, you give up a lot of very personal data, not the least of which is your name, address and Social Security number. Recently, a group of Chinese hackers associated with their government’s cyber espionage program branched out from their usual work and targeted a huge hospital system’s patient database — and got away with a huge haul of personal data.

With espionage and military battles moving online, the term cyberwarfare is being tossed about to describe it. But here’s the thing: this is such a new realm that even the definition of what constitutes cyberwarfare is constantly up for debate.With espionage and military battles moving online, the term cyberwarfare is being tossed about to describe it. But here’s the thing: this is such a new realm that even the definition of what constitutes cyberwarfare is constantly up for debate.

Cyber attacks are a very real concern in Israel. So real, the country’s electric corporation is putting on training classes for its staff, to help them identify and combat cyber attacks.

A cyber attack hit South Korean broadcasters and banks Wednesday, causing computers to crash, display an error message, or worse. Though the origin of the attack could take weeks, intelligence officials aren’t ruling out North Korea as the culprit.