Security News

Incident That Targeted Maritime Facility Traced to Phishing EmailThe U.S. Coast Guard issued a security alert this month after a ransomware attack took down the IT network of an unnamed maritime...

Measures Could Include 'Limited Cyber Operation' Against RussiansThe U.S. Cyber Command is weighing several cyber strategies to counter Russian influence and interference during the 2020...

As US lawmakers head home without agreeing on consumer privacy legislation, a new California law is set to become the de facto national standard, potentially leaving consumers and businesses...

Facial recognition systems can produce wildly inaccurate results, especially for non-whites, according to a US government study released Thursday that is likely to raise fresh doubts on deployment...

Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes!

A UK national suspected of being a member of the notorious hacker group called The Dark Overlord has been extradited to the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. read more

Once Classified Document Finally ReleasedIn 2017, the U.S. Army ordered that the use of drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI be discontinued, citing security concerns. Now, a second classified...

A data silo we didn't know existed until a certain IT admin went rogue Analysis The FBI is likely breaking the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches, when it investigates...

World+dog hunts for new password manager Remote access, collaboration and password manager provider LogMeIn has been sold to a private equity outfit for $4.3bn.…

Just another, oh, $1.675bn to go to defend systems, it is estimated US lawmakers have formally earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars for an election security overhaul.…