Regional municipal ransomware attacks soar; MS-ISAC can help
Recent regional ransomware attacks underscore the importance of information sharing among municipalities.
View ArticleCISA’s Krebs seeks more measured approach to election security heading into 2020
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director says overhyped concern a problem, while election officials say they reap the benefits of improved communications.
View ArticleJustice Department takes another run at encryption backdoors with ‘lawful...
Law enforcement officials and experts on the distribution of child pornography gathered on Friday to make the emotional, if not technological, case that tech companies should open up their encryption...
View ArticleHow enterprises can benefit from Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Organizations are working with the US Department of Homeland Security to enhance their own security awareness training and promote it in their communities.
View ArticleUS Department of Justice push for encryption backdoors might run afoul of...
Is encryption code speech? Earlier court rulings suggest that it is, legally, and therefore subject to First Amendment protections.
View ArticleTwitter spy scandal a wake-up call for companies to clean up their data...
Two Twitter employees accessed user data on behalf of the Saudi government. Neither should have had access, and this is a sign of a bigger problem at all companies.
View ArticleA new era of cyber warfare: Russia’s Sandworm shows “we are all Ukraine” on...
In-depth research on Russia's Sandworm hacking group shows broad capabilities and scope to disrupt anything in any part of the world.
View ArticleGlobal threat groups pose new political and economic dangers
Nation-state players in Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Russia are getting new objectives and changing strategies, say experts.
View ArticleCrowdStrike, Ukraine and the DNC server: Timeline and facts
Politicising cyber security only serves to undermine trust in its practices and objectivity, experts fear.
View ArticleThe race for quantum-proof cryptography
Lawmakers briefed on quantum computing’s threat to encryption and the urgent need for mathematical research.
View ArticleHigh-profile departures widen federal government’s security talent shortage
Recent key departures--voluntary and forced--might make it harder for government agencies to find the talent needed to fulfill their security missions.
View Article2020 outlook for cybersecurity legislation
Here's a rundown of all the security-related bills working their way through this year's U.S. Congress, plus some hot security topics likely to be debated.
View ArticleUS elections remain vulnerable to attacks, despite security improvements
Continued Russian interference, insecure paperless voting processes will sow doubt about the next election despite some security improvements.
View ArticleOn the 2020 Congressional cybersecurity agenda: Critical infrastructure,...
Despite the distraction of an election year, Congress is expected to give the Department of Homeland Security tools to identify critical infrastructure threats and copyright exemptions to security...
View ArticleRecent False Claims Act cases a caution to gov’t contractors that skimp on...
Two FCA cases unsealed in 2019 show that contractors can face multi-million-dollar penalties if they don't comply with federal government cybersecurity requirements.
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