Security News

'All of Us' Research Project: The Privacy Risks
2018-05-11 19:48

Although the National Institutes of Health is implementing strong privacy measures as it begins its effort to enroll 1 million volunteers to contribute data to its "All of Us" precision medicine...

Crypto Fight: US Lawmakers Seek Freedom From Backdoors
2018-05-11 12:18

'Secure Data Act' Tries to End Long-Running Encryption StandoffA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation in the House that would stop the government from forcing software...

'Allanite' Group Targets ICS Networks at Electric Utilities in US, UK
2018-05-10 14:03

A threat actor has been targeting business and industrial control networks at electric utilities in the United States and United Kingdom, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. read more

The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018
2018-05-08 14:07

This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American...

Equifax: US Breach Victim Tally Stands at 146.6 Million
2018-05-08 12:03

Unpatched Struts Implementations Remain Widespread, Researcher WarnsEquifax says it continues to field queries from U.S. lawmakers about the full extent of its massive 2017 data breach, which...

Friday Squid Blogging: US Army Developing 3D-Printable Battlefield Robot Squid
2018-05-04 21:18

The next major war will be super weird. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Time is running out, yet many US companies are not GDPR-ready
2018-05-02 11:45

A significant percentage of US companies are uncertain about or unprepared for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that takes effect later this month, according to a new...

EU, US Police Cripple Islamic State Media Mouthpieces
2018-04-30 11:07

European and US police forces have struck at the heart of Islamic State's propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a hole" in its ability to spread its radical jihadist message online. read more

UK Teen Sentenced For 'Cyber Terrorizing' US Officials
2018-04-23 12:18

Kane Gamble Receives Two-Year Sentence For Targeting CIA, FBI, DHS OfficialsBritish teenager Kane Gamble has been sentenced to serve two years in a youth detection center after he admitted to...

'Orangeworm' Cyberspies Target Healthcare Sector in US, Europe, Asia
2018-04-23 08:27

A threat group tracked by Symantec as Orangeworm has been targeting healthcare organizations in the United States, Europe and Asia, but the attacks do not appear to be the work of a nation state. read more