Security News

US InfoSec Employment Surpasses 100,000
2017-10-11 22:33

Number of Information Security Analysts Jobs Up Nearly 20 Percent in a YearThe number of information security analysts employed in the United States has topped 100,000 for the first time,...

Cyber Ransom Group Hits Soft Targets: US Schools
2017-10-10 13:03

FBI Pursues 'The Dark Overlord' as Group Escalates Extortion TacticsThe Dark Overlord, a hacking group that hijacks data from businesses and holds it for ransom, is now threatening school...

FormBook Malware Targets US Defense Contractors, Aerospace and Manufacturing Sectors
2017-10-09 15:00

FormBook info-stealing malware has been part of two recent distribution campaigns and is being sold on the Dark Web for as little as $29 a week.

US Top Law Enforcement Calls Strong Encryption a ‘Serious Problem’
2017-10-06 07:53

U.S. Deputy Attorney General and other top cyber policy makers warn the use of strong encryption hobbles law enforcement’s ability to protect the public and solve crimes and is a serious problem.

Greek Court Approves US Extradition of BTC-e Operator In $4 Billion Money Laundering Case
2017-10-05 05:47

A Greek court has approved the U.S. extradition of a 38-year-old Russian national accused of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits involved in hacking attacks, tax fraud and drug...

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Hacking Suspect to US
2017-10-04 15:15

Spain's High Court said Tuesday it had agreed to a US request to extradite a Russian man accused of controlling one of the world's top generators of spam and online extortion. read more

US Reviewing Better Tech Identifiers After Hacks: Trump Aide
2017-10-03 17:02

US officials are studying ways to end the use of social security numbers for identification following a series of data breaches compromising the data for millions of Americans, a Trump...

Equifax Breach Probe: 145.5 Million US Consumers Exposed
2017-10-03 13:03

Mandiant Investigators Find More US Victims, But Fewer Canadians' Data ExposedCredit-reporting agency Equifax says its massive breach was even worse than it suspected, affecting 145.5 million U.S....

Incident Response Insights from US Army Medicine CISO
2017-10-02 14:03

The recent Equifax mega-breach demonstrates how essential it is to have a robust, well-tested incident response plan in place that includes a strong public relations component, says Heath Renfrow,...

How US and UK companies address GDPR data protection requirements
2017-10-02 13:00

Data privacy is becoming more complex, companies are equally unprepared in both the UK and US to comply with GDPR by the May 2018 deadline, and US companies are investing more in both privacy...