Vietnamese government-backed hackers have been recently spotted deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside their regular cyber-espionage toolkits, Microsoft said on Monday. Keep Reading
The last several years of Defense spending have a seen a more than seven-fold increase in the amount of money being spent through other transaction agreements for technology development. Keep Reading
Mounting evidence suggests that TrickBot, the vast botnet that both U.S. Cyber Command and a Microsoft-led coalition sought to disable around the 2020 elections, is on the mend and evolving. Keep Reading
Two years into its existence, the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is metamorphosing into what top defense officials are calling ‘JAIC 2.0’ to readjust focus across its extensive user base. Keep Reading
The Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) system was forced to shut down classes on Wednesday after it was hit by a debilitating ransomware attack. Keep Reading
Cross-border access to digital information is paramount to an ever-increasing number of investigations, ranging from economic crimes and drug trafficking to terrorism, cybercrime and child sexual exploitation. Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the specter of bioterrorism. While defenses have usually been targeted at improving physical security, or cybersecurity in terms of sabotaging treatment and infrastructure, a team of researchers have found that biologists could be tricked into creating dangerous toxins in their labs. Keep Reading
Computer Security Day this year happened to also fall on Cyber Monday — a day when millions of online shoppers are relying on invisible 0s and 1s as they click their way to the perfect present. Keep Reading
In an era of increasing cyber awareness, fueled by the need for many to work from home, millions of people are still using “123456” to secure their online activity. Keep Reading
Tackling website domains selling counterfeit commodities, or involved with online piracy, has become a growing concern for all law enforcement bodies due to the versatility of criminals. Keep Reading
Minerva Engineering offers a range of advanced cyber services that support the intelligence community, including risk and vulnerability assessment, incident response and cyber intrusion detection, and wireless signal discovery. Keep Reading
Acronis has acquired CyberLynx, an Israel-based cybersecurity consultancy firm with a presence in the U.K., Switzerland, and Luxembourg. Keep Reading
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who publicly countered President Trump's claims of election interference, says he regrets not being able to say goodbye to his team before the president fired him. Keep Reading
The suspects are alleged to have developed phishing links, domains, and mass mailing campaigns in which they impersonated representatives of organizations. Keep Reading
Recent acts of terrorism in France and Austria in October-November 2020, have further demonstrated the importance of disrupting the dissemination of terrorist and violent extremist propaganda during, and in the aftermath of, terrorist attacks. Keep Reading
CISA has launched a new webpage with information for consumers on what to look for and how to avoid falling victim to fraud, through a series of easy-to-follow safety tips, videos and graphics. Keep Reading
As part of this new contract, NTT DATA will provide a wide range of proactive cybersecurity support to CISA’s Cyber Hygiene Program. This effort provides a variety of proactive cybersecurity services that simultaneously identifies vulnerable and poor practices. Keep Reading
Kimsuky has been using recognizable strategies to exfiltrate the information, such as using web hosting credentials – stolen from individuals outside of their targets – to host their malicious scripts and tools. Keep Reading
Since its establishment, this process resulted in significant benefits including positive Agency mission impacts, considerable ongoing improvements to the technology, and a huge economic windfall for the technology market. Keep Reading
The bill would require private sector groups providing devices to the federal government to notify agencies if the internet-connected device has a vulnerability that could leave the government open to attacks. Keep Reading