Security News

Battle lines drawn over US mass surveillance as senators probe NSA's bonfire of phone records
2018-08-06 22:34

Ding! Ding! Round three in blanket spying bout Analysis A fight has begun over another of the US government's mass surveillance systems – with two Senators raising questions about an unusual data...

How the US Military Can Better Keep Hackers
2018-08-03 11:21

Interesting commentary: The military is an impossible place for hackers thanks to antiquated career management, forced time away from technical positions, lack of mission, non-technical mid- and...

How to Secure US Elections - Before It's Too Late
2018-08-03 11:18

Two cybersecurity veterans detail the specific steps the Trump administration must take now if it has any hope of safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections in November against Russian interference,...

DEF CON plans to show US election hacking is so easy kids can do it
2018-08-02 20:35

Exploit contest opened for tykes – meanwhile, Republicans kill new funding for election security Last year, the hackers at DEF CON showed how shockingly easy it was to crack into voting machine...

SMS 2FA gave us sweet FA security, says Reddit: Hackers stole database backup of user account info, posts, messages
2018-08-01 18:40

Email addresses, hashed passwords, and other details from mid-2000s era swiped In a Wednesday mea culpa, Reddit – the online chat board that got a little out of hand and became the sixth most...

How the SamSam attacker stole millions from US companies
2018-08-01 18:13

There are many reasons that the SamSam ransomware has achieved widespread notoriety: it disrupted the operations of some of its victims to a point that the attack couldn’t remain secret, the...

Three Ukrainians Arrested for Hacking Over 100 US Companies
2018-08-01 17:55

Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of customer records, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. read more

The Poor Cybersecurity of US Space Assets
2018-07-30 17:08

Good policy paper (summary here) on the threats, current state, and potential policy solutions for the poor security of US space systems....

Help us bring a smile to a sysadmin’s dial…
2018-07-27 13:59

There's a bit of poetry in everyone, so we're asking you to write an amusing limerick to celebrate #SysAdminDay... how hard can it be?

US Homeland Security warns of latest hacker craze – ERP pwnage
2018-07-25 19:25

Attacks on SAP, Oracle platforms incoming Hackers are increasingly looking to target enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to disrupt and steal data from large companies.…