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Ron Ross of NIST on Protecting Critical Infrastructure
2018-12-27 16:33

Sizing Up the Threats and Reviewing the Mitigation EffortIn an increasingly complex world of interconnected information systems and devices, more must be done to protect critical infrastructure,...

What Family Harmony and Reducing Time to Containment Have in Common
2018-12-27 15:31

Most Organizations Have More Intelligence Than They Know What to do With.. read more

FBI Steps Up Efforts Against 'Money Mules' Online Fraud
2018-12-27 15:16

The email caught the executive at a small company by surprise one morning in 2016. The company's owner, or so he thought, was requesting a money transfer to pay for supplies from a new vendor. read more

Can You Mitigate Against Mission Impossible?
2018-12-27 15:10

Focus on the Countless Manageable Vulnerabilities That You Can Control and Protect Against read more

FTC Warns of Netflix Phishing Scam Making Rounds
2018-12-27 13:52

The scam targets Netflix users and asks for payment information.

Report: Trump Weighs Executive Order Banning Huawei, ZTE
2018-12-27 13:48

Move Would Prohibit All US Use of Chinese Manufacturers' Telecommunications GearPresident Donald Trump is reportedly continuing to weigh an executive order that would ban all U.S. organizations...

It's the end of 2018, and this is your year in security
2018-12-27 13:37

From fried chips to stuffed elections, a look back at the year that was The 2018 calendar year saw an interesting mix of both technical and strategic questions, as engineers were met with new...

Stealing Nativity Displays
2018-12-27 12:25

The New York Times is reporting on the security measures people are using to protect nativity displays....

BevMo Warns of Customer Credit Card Data Breach
2018-12-27 06:20

BevMo is warning that a data breach may have allowed a hacker to steal credit card numbers and other information from more than 14,000 customers who used the alcohol-seller’s website. The Concord,...

Idaho Lab Protects US Infrastructure From Cyber Attacks
2018-12-26 15:18

It's called the "Dark Side" because the 50 workers there prefer to keep the lights low so they can dim the brightness on their computer screens. Or maybe it's because of what they do in cyber...