"The last thing you want your smartphone doing is sending your text messages, contacts, and location history to a server in China. But according to mobile security firm Kryptowire, a particularly …
In 2017, Agencies Should Expect Forced Cyber Disruption
"In response to the OPM data breach, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigated, reaching out to private-sector chief information officers to get cybersecurity recommendations to …
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Georgia Tech Gets $17 Million Defense Deal For Cyberattack Attribution
"US Department of Defense awards research to work on technique for quick attribution of cyberattack with hard evidence. The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $17.3 million contract from …
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Moscow: Foreign intelligence to attack Russian banks next week
" The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is warning that nation's banks that foreign intelligence operations will launch 'large-scale cyber attacks in order to destabilize the financial system of …
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Cybersecurity commission calls for increased investment and innovation
"In April, President Obama officially formed the The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity to examine the country's electronic vulnerabilities in the wake of high-profile hacks like that of …
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Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Easily Hacked
"The communication protocol used by some of the latest generation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) is weak enough to allow even attackers without advanced knowledge to …
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Hacks at Russian central bank have cost 2 billion rubles
"Hackers in 2016 stole 2 billion rubles -- equivalent to $31 million -- from accounts that banks keep at Russia's central bank. The Bank of Russia confirmed the cyberattacks and the extent of the …
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Army Electronic Warfare Strategy Nearing Completion
"The establishment of an Army Cyber Directorate, the Rapid Capabilities Office and a nearly completed strategy are ushering in a more productive era in electronic warfare capability development, …
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Interpol is using AI to hunt down child predators online
"The FBI may have scored a big win with operation Playpen, which helped dismantle a ring of TOR-based pedophiles and prosecute its members (thanks, Rule 41), but that was just one battle in the …
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White House Plans to Retire Outdated Cyber Regulations
"White House cyber officials have identified 63 different policy directives, regulations or other requirements they plan to retire, the government’s chief information security officer said …
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