The Wall Street Journal is reporting the director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander, is warning of potential attacks by Anonymous on the U.S. power grid sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, according to sources attending private meetings at the White House.

According to a former top U.S. intelligence official, it may take a cyber-calamity to spur the United States to get serious about cybersecurity, including getting the U.S. government and businesses to cooperate closely when dealing with threats and attacks.

When General Keith Alexander, head of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA), says the military’s massive web of networks isn’t defensible, it can make you stop and think: If the combined efforts of the Cyber Command and the NSA can’t defend a network, who can?

When any security discussion turns to cyberwarfare, the first thing that comes to some people's minds is China. Despite the pro forma denials by the Chinese government, China is the most active and the most aggressive cyberwarfare operation anywhere.

 
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (HR3523) now working its way through Congress “encourages” the private sector to voluntarily share and exchange information with members of the “intelligence community.” But does HR3523 dilute years of privacy data protection in the name of security?