Security News

Enhancing national security: The four pillars of the National Framework for Action
2024-10-24 04:30

In this Help Net Security interview, John Cohen, Executive Director, Program for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security, discusses the four pillars of the National Framework...

Tesla, Intel, deny they're the foreign company China just accused of making maps that threaten national security
2024-10-21 05:33

As TSMC defends itself against report it may have helped Huawei Tesla has denied it was involved in illegal-map making activities in China after Beijing asserted an unnamed foreign firm working on...

US bans Kaspersky antivirus software due to national security risks
2024-06-21 09:48

The US Department of Commerce has announced an upcoming US-wide ban of cybersecurity and antivirus software by Kaspersky, as its "Ability to gather valuable US business information, including intellectual property, and to gather US persons' sensitive data for malicious use by the Russian Government pose an undue or unacceptable national security risk." Starting on July 20, 2024, Kaspersky is prohibited from entering into any new agreement with US persons involving its cybersecurity and antivirus products and services.

U.S. Bans Kaspersky Software, Citing National Security Risks
2024-06-21 04:25

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Thursday announced a "first of its kind" ban that prohibits Kaspersky Lab's U.S. subsidiary from directly or indirectly...

Russia's cyber spies still threatening French national security, democracy
2024-06-20 12:27

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Third-party vendors pose serious cybersecurity threat to national security
2024-06-04 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Paul Prudhomme, Principal Security Analyst at SecurityScorecard, discusses the findings of the 2024 Redefining Resilience: Concentrated Cyber Risk in a Global...

Chinese 'connected' cars are a national security threat, says Biden
2024-02-29 19:01

Concerned over the chance that Chinese-made cars could pose a future threat to national security, Biden's administration is proposing plans to probe potential threats posed by "Connected" vehicles made in the Middle Kingdom. The US president said he's putting the onus for sussing out the reality of the threat posed by Chinese automobiles on the Department of Commerce, which today said it issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on the matter.

China's national security minister rates fake news among most pressing cyber threats
2023-09-28 03:58

Chinese minister for national security Chen Yixin has penned an article rating the digital risks his country faces and rated network security incidents as the most realistic source of harm to the Chinternet - both in terms of attacks and the dissemination of fake news. The article appeared in China Cyberspace, the official organ of regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China.

Quantum computing’s threat to national security
2023-06-13 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Denis Mandich, CTO at Qrypt, talks about quantum computing. If we thought AI turned security and privacy on their head, quantum computing will break how we encrypt data today and risk revealing sensitive data of citizens, governments, hospitals, banks, and more.

UK refreshes national security plan to stop more of China's secret-stealing cyber-tricks
2023-03-14 07:40

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday announced the National Protective Security Agency as part of a refresh of the government's security strategy known as the "Integrated Review". The refresh included the replacement of the UK's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund with an Integrated Security Fund that's funded to the tune of £1 billion to "Deliver on the core objectives of the Integrated Review at home and around the world, including in economic and cyber security, counter terrorism and human rights."