Security News

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

US-CERT issues alert for Russian attacks targeting IoT devices
2018-04-19 10:25

Attorney and former CIA case officer Jack Rice explains how foreign actors could attack critical infrastructure, and how US intelligence agencies deploy a proportional response to cyber attacks.

Flash! Ah-ahhh! WebEx pwned for all of us!
2018-04-19 00:12

Cisco issues critical patch to stop in-meeting attacks Cisco has patched a serious vulnerability in its WebEx software that lets an attacker remotely execute code on target machines via poisoned...

DHS Secretary: US Won't Tolerate Cyber Meddling
2018-04-18 12:33

Department of Homeland Security Soon Will Unveil New Cybersecurity StrategyDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen warns that the U.S. will more aggressively move to punish...

Sizing Up US Federal Security Strategy
2018-04-17 17:03

Sean Frazier of Duo Security on Strengths, WeaknessesWhat are the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. federal security strategy? Sean Frazier of Duo Security, provides an assessment and addresses why...

US, UK warn Russians hackers are compromising networking devices worldwide
2018-04-17 16:17

Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting network infrastructure devices worldwide, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United...

Most US consumers don’t trust companies to keep their data private
2018-04-17 14:14

While a majority of the US public sees companies’ ability to keep data private as absolutely key, it has little trust in companies to do so. In fact, only 20 percent of them “completely trust”...

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US, UK: Russian Hackers Deeply Embedded in Routers, Switches
2018-04-17 12:48

Advice: Update Outdated Protocols, EquipmentThe U.S. and U.K. warned Monday that Russian hackers have compromised critical internet infrastructure with the aim of spying, extracting intellectual...