Security News

Judi Dotson to lead Booz Allen Hamilton’s National Security business
2020-01-20 23:30

Booz Allen Hamilton announced that Judi Dotson, an Executive Vice President, will lead the firm's National Security business and join the firm's Leadership Team, effective April 1. Throughout her 31 years at the firm, Dotson has developed market strategies, built teams and shaped business with a wide variety of federal defense and civilian clients.

Top Euro court tells cops, spies that yelling 'national security' isn’t enough to force ISPs to hand over massive piles of people's private data
2020-01-16 06:03

In a massive win for privacy rights, the advocate general advising the European Court of Justice has said that national security concerns should not override citizens' data privacy. In essence, the issue was whether national governments can oblige private parties - in this case, mostly ISPs - to hand over personal details by simply saying there were national security issues at hand.

TikTok owner to separate company over US national security worries
2019-12-02 10:30

Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.

Should the National Security Council restore the cybersecurity coordinator role?
2019-09-27 05:30

Former national security advisor John Bolton’s elimination of the cybersecurity coordinator role in May 2018 came as a surprise to many in the cybersecurity industry, especially security...

Connected Cars Could be a Threat to National Security, Group Claims
2019-08-05 15:44

Attack on Connected Cars Could Could Kill Thousands, Advocacy Group Claims read more

Personal security and national security concerns are back on the rise
2019-06-13 04:45

More than one in five (22%) Americans say they have cancelled plans or considered cancelling plans to attend large-scale public events due to concerns about physical attacks and the safety of...

Lack of Secure Coding Called a National Security Threat
2019-05-20 18:09

The lack of secure coding is a pervasive and serious threat to national security, according to a new paper from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology. In an interview, Rob Roy,...

U.S. Blocks China Mobile, Citing National Security
2019-05-10 01:40

US regulators on Thursday denied a request by China Mobile to operate in the US market and provide international telecommunications services, saying links to the Chinese government pose a national...

Grindr Poses National Security Risk, U.S. Gov Says
2019-03-27 17:41

According to a report, Grindr's Chinese owners are selling the platform after concerns were raised about user data handling.

UK citizens fear identity theft over other security concerns such as national security
2018-10-24 10:43

The 2018 Unisys Security Index, a security barometer which surveys over 1,000 UK citizens, has revealed identity theft as the top worry for UK citizens, with 56 percent of respondent registering...