Security News

DOJ convicts second bloke for helping malware go undetected
2018-05-17 00:25

Scan scam? Scram The US Federal government has got its second conviction in the dismantling of a service that helped malware writers get around security software.…

Did the FBI engineer its iPhone encryption court showdown with Apple to force a precedent? Yes and no, say DoJ auditors
2018-04-01 00:00

Official report blows lid on behind-the-scenes Analysis On December 2, 2015 Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik attended his employer's holiday party in San Bernardino, California – and...

Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data (Help Net Security)
2017-08-25 19:05

After the US Department of Justice demanded from DreamHost data that could identify visitors of anti-Trump website Disruptj20.org and the web host refused to comply with such an unreasonably broad...

DOJ wants to know who visited anti-Trump website (Help Net Security)
2017-08-16 17:42

The US Department of Justice wants DreamHost to hand over IP addresses of some 1.3 million visitors to disruptj20.org, a website that helped organize political protests during President Trump’s...

US DOJ publishes guidelines for setting up a vulnerability disclosure program (Help Net Security)
2017-08-02 21:35

Instituting a vulnerability disclosure program (aka bug bounty program) that won’t blow up in the organization’s face can be a daunting task. Some will prefer to enlist outside experts to advise...

DOJ Helps Organizations Build Vulnerability Disclosure Programs (Security Week)
2017-08-02 08:54

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Cybersecurity Unit has created a framework designed to help organizations develop formal vulnerability disclosure programs. read more

EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules (Threatpost)
2017-06-07 21:18

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the United States Department of Justice demanding to know whether the agency is complying with rules that mandate a periodic review of National Security...