Security News

FBI director insists Silicon Valley can solve the encryption dilemma - if they try hard enough (Help Net Security)
2015-07-09 17:09

On Wednesday, the US Senate Judiciary Committee got to hear from FBI director James Comey and DOJ Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates on how end-to-end encryption employed by certain companie...

FBI Director to Silicon Valley: ‘Try Harder’ to Find ‘Going Dark’ Solution (Threatpost)
2015-07-08 18:07

FBI director James Comey and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before a Senate committee on how encryption is hampering law enforcement and national security efforts.

Senator Demands Answers on FBI’s Use of Zero Days, Phishing (Threatpost)
2015-07-02 15:06

The chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee is asking some pointed questions of the FBI director about the bureau’s use of zero-day vulnerabilities, phishing attacks, spyware, and...

FBI Says Cryptowall Cost Victims $18 Million Since 2014 (Threatpost)
2015-06-23 16:12

In a little more than a year, consumers affected by the Cryptowall ransomware have reported to the FBI more than $18 million in losses related to infections from the malware. Cryptowall is among...