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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says the growing cyber threat cannot be underestimated and government and the public must work together to battle it. Nielsen spoke at a cybersecurity summit Tuesday. She announced the creation of the National Risk Read More …
Amnesty International, one of the most prominent non-profit human rights organizations in the world, claims one of its staff members has been targeted by a sophisticated surveillance toolmade by Israel’s NSO Group. The NSO Group is an Israeli firm that’s mostly known for selling Read More …
The US Department of Defence has begun circulating a “do not buy” list of software it considers to have Russian and Chinese connections, in the country’s latest tightening of restrictions on foreign tech influence. The Chinese and Russian governments have Read More …
Despite a looming deadline, over a quarter of federal agencies are still not using basic email security tools. ` As phishing ploys continue to take their toll on businesses, federal agencies have yet to fully protect themselves against such attacks Read More …
Wikileaks is possibly the most opaque transparency organization. The group, founded by Julian Assange, sometimes hides its true motives, and has not published any information about its own finances in years, despite amassing tens of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. Now, an Read More …
Imperva has announced the acquisition of Prevoty in a deal worth $140 million. On Thursday, Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Imperva said that together with Prevoty, the companies would “provide comprehensive security solutions to protect application services residing on-premises and in the cloud.” The Read More …
A shipping giant is likely to run up in millions of dollars of additional costs after a ransomware attack apparently crippled its US network. The attack was against COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), which is a Chinese owned shipping giant. Read More …
The future of smart energy grids, with automatic management of both supply and demand, is “looking really interesting”, says Phil Kernick, chief technology officer at security firm CQR Consulting. But the current state of the technology and its security is Read More …
A team of security researchers has discovered a new Spectre attack that can be launched over the network, unlike all other Spectre variants that require some form of local code execution on the target system. Dubbed “NetSpectre,” the new remote Read More …
Hackers have compromised a bank in the United States twice in the past eight months and made off with millions of dollars. But the cyber attacks has resulted in a spat between the bank and its insurer provider which is Read More …