According to a new study by Security Scorecard, the U.S. government shutdown may not have been as bad in terms of cyber security as industry experts have been claiming. The research found improvements …
The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Is Falling Behind
The latest annual report by the U.S. Defense Department’s test and evaluation office warns that while the cyberdefense capabilities of the U.S. military are advancing, "the rate of these improvements …
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DHS releases emergency order to prevent DNS hijacking
On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security ordered federal agencies to implement a variety of security measures aimed at preventing DNS hijacking attacks. As part of such attacks, …
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Hackers breach and steal data from South Korea’s Defense Ministry
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), which is the country's national defense agency in charge of managing arms procurement for the military, has experienced a …
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U.S. Spies to Americans: China and Russia Are Coming to Get You – Featuring insights from OODA’s Bob Gourley
Kimberly Dozier of the The Daily Beast has spoken to various U.S. counterintelligence specialists about the very real threat that foreign hackers pose to U.S. organizations. Bob Gourley of OODA was …
The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence
The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has spawned an AI arms race that makes the weaponization of AI seem inevitable. However, Jayshree Pandya, CEO of Risk Group LLC, …
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Most of the world’s businesses are unprepared for grim reality of cyberattacks
A new report by PwC among 3,000 business leaders across 81 territories shows that a majority of organizations worldwide are falling short when it comes to their resilience against cyberattacks. Only …
The government shutdown is catastrophic for US cybersecurity
The current US government shutdown caused by a conflict over the budget, and in particular by president Trump's refusal to approve legislation to fund the government if it does not include $5 billion …
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Global Certainty of Future Cyberattacks Growing
A global Pew Research Center survey shows that cyberattacks are increasingly considered a normal part of modern life. The survey was conducted among over 27,000 respondents from 26 different …
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National security center launches program to help US firms guard against foreign hackers
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has launched an initiative to assist U.S. businesses in protecting themselves against foreign nation-state hackers. As part of the program, …