“New and old flaws in systems at a Treasury Department bureau added up to ‘a significant deficiency,’ according to the Government Accountability Office.” Source: Security Gaps Could Let Hackers Edit Government Spending Data, Watchdog Says – Nextgov

“Congress and watchdogs have been warning the IRS to upgrade its systems for years.” Source: IRS’ 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware – Nextgov

“The revised framework offers useful lessons for how to secure the digital supply chain, an area officials say is particularly vulnerable to foreign espionage” Source: Amid National Security Warnings, NIST Adds Supply-Chain Security to Cyber Framework – WSJ

“The Russian government is attacking critical national infrastructure in the UK and the US, security agencies have warned.” Source: ‘Russia government hackers attacking critical national infrastructure in UK and US’

“Ian Balina, a former IBM salesman who became a full-time cryptocurrency trader and pundit, is not known for his modesty. Like many YouTube personalities in the vein of motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk, he brands himself as a self-starter-made-good who now wants to teach you how he did it (while clarifying,

“IN SEPTEMBER, SECURITY researchers at Cisco Talos and Morphisec made a worst nightmare-type disclosure: the ubiquitous computer cleanup tool CCleaner had been compromised by hackers for more than a month. The software updates users were downloading from CCleaner owner Avast—a security company itself—had been tainted with a malware backdoor. The

“Russia denied accusations from the United States and Britain that its agents have planted malware on key components of the internet to spy on rivals, steal trade and potentially launch cyberattacks.” Source: Russia denies ‘feeble’ US, UK charges of internet tampering

“Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen promised swift and punishing responses to attacks from U.S. cyber adversaries, such as Russia and North Korea, warning that ‘complacency is being replaced by consequences.’” Source: DHS Secretary Promises U.S. Will Strike Back Against Cyber Adversaries – Nextgov

“The IRS extended Tax Day to midnight April 18 after unidentified outages took down key online tools Tuesday.” Source: Taxpayers Get Extra Day To File After IRS Online Tools Go Down – Nextgov

“Russia is using compromised computer-network equipment to attack U.S. and British companies and government agencies, the two countries warned in an unprecedented joint alert.” Source: Russia Steps Up Hacking, Spurring U.S.-U.K. Warning on Risk – Bloomberg