Security News

US Charges Iranians With Hacking, and Britain Concurs
2018-03-26 12:18

UK's National Cyber Security Center Also Ties HBO, University Hacks to GroupThe U.K. government concurs with allegations contained in a U.S. Department of Justice indictment, which charges nine...

US Accuses Russian Government of Hacking Infrastructure
2018-03-19 10:34

The Russian government is behind a sustained hacking effort to take over the control systems of critical US infrastructure like nuclear power plants and water distribution, according to US cyber...

US Finally Sanctions Russians for Hacking
2018-03-16 12:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: The Trump administration sanctions Russian organizations and individuals over U.S. election interference, the NotPetya campaign and energy...

US Power Company Fined $2.7 Million Over Data Exposure
2018-03-14 16:18

Grid Regulator Says Company Left Critical Data Exposed for 70 DaysA U.S. power company, unnamed by regulators, has been fined a record $2.7 million for violating energy sector cybersecurity...

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Top US General: Response to Russia Not Unified
2018-03-09 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: America's top general says the U.S. response to Russian election interference isn't as well coordinated as it needs to be, and Pennsylvania...

History of the US Army Security Agency
2018-03-08 12:29

Interesting history of the US Army Security Agency in the early years of Cold War Germany....

Most top US higher ed institutions fail to protect students from phishing
2018-03-07 17:00

88.8 percent of the root domains operated by top colleges and universities in the United States are putting their students, staff and other recipients at risk for phishing attacks that spoof the...

Putin Offers Extradition Promise to US: 'Never'
2018-03-07 13:33

Russian Information Warfare Operations Continue Unabated; What Can Be Done?Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an unequivocal promise about the extradition potential for 13 Russian...

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US Election Interference: White House Response Questioned
2018-03-02 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: President Trump has not authorized the National Security Agency to go after Russian election hackers at the source. Also, 23,000 digital...

Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government
2018-02-27 11:58

Forbes reports that the Israeli company Cellebrite can probably unlock all iPhone models: Cellebrite, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based vendor that's become the U.S. government's company of choice when...