Security News

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.…

The best and worst US states for protecting online privacy
2018-07-25 14:04

As the concern for data privacy grows, new data from Comparitech identified the best states for online privacy.

Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
2018-07-25 10:53

Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and "got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have...

US, Australia Work to Improve Cyber Capabilities
2018-07-25 06:51

The United States and Australia have signed an agreement that will enable the two allies to conduct research and development to advance their combined cyber capabilities, officials said Tuesday. read more

Head of Hacked Bitcoin Exchange Pleads Guilty to US Charges
2018-07-24 13:18

After Theft of 6,000 Bitcoins, Joe Montrose Obstructed FBI's InvestigationJon Montroll, the former operator of a bitcoin exchange that was hacked, leading to the theft of 6,000 bitcoins, has...

No big deal... Kremlin hackers 'jumped air-gapped networks' to pwn US power utilities
2018-07-24 05:28

'Hundreds' of intrusions, switch could be pulled anytime, where have we heard this before? The US Department of Homeland Security is once again accusing Russian government hackers of penetrating...

Spectre Will Haunt Us For a Long Time
2018-07-23 18:22

These vulnerabilities have existed for over 20 years, and we are not even close to closing the door on these significant risks.

Here's what US adults actually know about cybersecurity
2018-07-23 14:41

While cybersecurity attacks are becoming regular occurrences, many Americans have little knowledge of the industry.