Security News

Google carves out cloudy safe spaces for nations nervous about America's reach
2025-05-21 14:38

From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue Google has updated its sovereign cloud services, including an air-gapped solution for customers with strict data...

Trump announces $175B for Golden Dome defense shield over America
2025-05-21 13:38

In practice, it'll cost many times that and almost certainly won't work In a White House press conference on Tuesday President Trump announced his plans for a defensive network of missiles, radar,...

Scattered Spider snared financial orgs before targeting shops in Britain, America
2025-05-21 07:29

Crew ain't done hopping sectors, Unit 42 threat hunter warns interview Scattered Spider snared financial services organizations in its web before its recent spate of retail attacks in the UK and...

America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown
2025-05-16 22:47

Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities Uncle Sam's consumer watchdog has scrapped plans to implement Biden-era rules that would've treated certain data brokers as credit bureaus,...

Altman's eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America
2025-05-04 12:43

El Reg checks out shop in SF On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition: Come on in, let a metal orb scan your irises, and walk out with a new online...

China now America's number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed
2025-04-29 15:02

Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable RSAC Russia used to be considered America's biggest adversary online, but over the past couple...

Signalgate lessons learned: If creating a culture of security is the goal, America is screwed
2025-04-25 23:58

Infosec is a team sport … unless you're in the White House Opinion Just when it seems they couldn't be that careless, US officials tasked with defending the nation go and do something else that...

America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside
2025-04-23 08:27

The CVE system nearly dying shows that someone has lost the plot Opinion We almost lost the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database system, but that's only the tip of the iceberg of...

Whistleblower describes DOGE IT dept rampage at America's labor watchdog
2025-04-17 02:46

Ignored infosec rules, exfiltrated data … then the mysterious login attempts from a Russian IP address began – claim Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation after a tech staffer at...

FCC on the prowl for Huawei and other blocked Chinese makers in America
2025-03-24 21:24

Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting rackets The FCC is investigating whether Chinese manufacturers black-listed on its so-called Covered List - including Huawei - are still somehow doing business in...