US lawmakers intend to take control over the US ban on Huawei products, which would allow them to block President Donald Trump's recent decision to partially relax the blacklisting of the Chinese tech …
New Election Systems Use Vulnerable Software
A recent AP investigation discovered that the security of election systems across the US is significantly undermined by the fact that the overwhelming majority of election jurisdictions rely on …
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US mayors group adopts resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers
Earlier this week, the United States Conference of Mayors took a united stance "against paying ransoms in the event of an IT security breach." A nonbinding resolution unanimously adopted by the …
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NSA Isn’t Always Following Its Own Cybersecurity Policies, Watchdog Says
A new report by the Inspector General of the US National Security Agency (NSA) shows that the agency doesn't always follow internal policies that are meant to protect the highly sensitive information …
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Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought within industrial environments
Applied Risk warns that even though cyber risk awareness has increased, cybersecurity is still often an afterthought in industrial environments where new technologies are regularly deployed without …
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US Coast Guard Issues Cybersecurity Warnings for Commercial Vessels
The US Coast Guard is urging commercial vessels to implement best cybersecurity practices in order to protect internal networks and control systems. The warning mentions a February incident in which a …
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Iran Launches New Military Command And Control Unit To Withstand U.S. Cyberattack
In the midst of mounting US-Iran tensions, both countries have been stepping up offensive cyber campaigns directed at each other. For instance, US Cyber Command recently took down Iranian systems used …
The biggest concern for election security may be phishing
Outdated voting machines that are vulnerable to hacking are hardly the only cybersecurity concern for US election security officials. Earlier this week, the US Department of Homeland Security warned …
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Report: Pentagon Should Assume US Satellites Are Already Hacked
New research by London-based think tank Chatham House warns that NATO forces need to step up efforts to protect their space infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russia, China and other …
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US Military Warns Outlook Users To Update Immediately Over Hack Linked To Iran
US Cyber Command has issued an unprecedented alert about the "active malicious use" of a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook by Iranian hackers. The warning follows recent reports that Iran …