Security News

NSA Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-22 17:17

Every year, the NSA has a competition for the best cybersecurity paper. Winners get to go to the NSA to pick up the award. (Warning: you will almost certainly be fingerprinted while you're there.)...

Even a cybersecurity firm can fall for a W-2 phishing scam (Help Net Security)
2017-03-20 21:04

US Tax Day (April 18) is quickly approaching, and scammers are hard at work to get what they can before the set tax season deadline. The US IRS is warning about last-minute email scams, aimed at...

Cybersecurity today: Turning positive with new thinking and innovation (Help Net Security)
2017-03-20 14:23

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Melanie Ensign, Co-Chair for WISP and Head of Security & Privacy Communications at Uber, and Ajay Arora, CEO and founder of Vera Security, talk...

Govt. Cybersecurity Contractor Hit in W-2 Phishing Scam (Krebs on Security)
2017-03-17 22:02

Just a friendly reminder that phishing scams which spoof the boss and request W-2 tax data on employees are intensifying as tax time nears. The latest victim shows that even cybersecurity experts...