Security News

Classified U.S. Army Data Found on Unprotected Server
2017-11-29 09:35

Tens of gigabytes of files apparently belonging to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), including classified information, were stored in an unprotected AWS S3 bucket,...

Incident Response Insights from US Army Medicine CISO
2017-10-02 14:03

The recent Equifax mega-breach demonstrates how essential it is to have a robust, well-tested incident response plan in place that includes a strong public relations component, says Heath Renfrow,...

WireX DDoS Botnet: An Army of Thousands of Hacked Android SmartPhones (The Hackers News)
2017-08-28 10:32

Do you believe that just because you have downloaded an app from the official app store, you're safe from malware? Think twice before believing it. A team of security researchers from several...

U.S. Army to Protect Warfighters With Continuous Biometric Authentication (Security Week)
2017-08-17 13:04

U.S. Army to Deploy Continuous Biometric Authentication Cybersecurity Software to Protect Warfighters read more

US Army Nixes Use of DJI Drones Over Cybersecurity Concerns (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-07 13:18

Pull Batteries Out and Uninstall Apps, Army SaysThe U.S. Army will immediately stop using drones made by the world's largest manufacturer, DJI of China, and has ordered that batteries and storage...

US Army Researching Bot Swarms (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-24 11:39

The US Army Research Agency is funding research into autonomous bot swarms. From the announcement: The objective of this CRA is to perform enabling basic and applied research to extend the reach,...

Facing limits of remote hacking, Army cybers up the battlefield (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 10:45

Army prepares for a less friendly electronic battlespace, embeds cyber in units.

Facing limits of remote hacking, Army cybers up the battlefield (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 10:45

Army prepares for a less friendly electronic battlespace, embeds cyber in units.

An Army of Thousands of Hacked Servers Found Mining Cryptocurrencies (The Hackers News)
2017-05-05 02:19

A new botnet consisting of more than 15,000 compromised servers has been used to mine various cryptocurrencies, earning its master around $25,000 per month. Mining cryptocurrencies can be a costly...