"Treason charges brought in December against two Russian state security officers and a cyber-security expert in Moscow relate to allegations made by a Russian businessman seven years ago, according to …
Security error leaves NY airport servers unprotected for a year
"The 760 GB of exposed data included TSA letters of investigation, social security numbers, internal airport schematics and emails, according to Chris Vickery, lead researcher from MacKeeper Security …
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Cyber isn’t all that special, says NSA chief
"Don’t be intimated by the technical aspects of cyber, he told conference attendees. ‘Don’t make this thing so specialized, so unique, so different that it just gets pushed to the side. That will …
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Hackers explain motivation, go-to techniques in new ‘Black Report’
"Pogue gathered his insights into a 50-page ‘Black Report,’ believing a look into the minds of the attackers can help inform how companies should most effectively provision resources to improve their …
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Hacker Shows How Easy It Is To Hack People While Walking Around in Public
"From smartphones to connected printers and even coffee makers, most of these IoT devices have good intentions and can connect to your company's network without a problem. However, as the Internet of …
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Serious Bug Exposes Sensitive Data From Millions Sites Sitting Behind CloudFlare
"A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in the CloudFlare content delivery network that has caused big-name websites to expose private session keys and other sensitive data. CloudFlare, a …
Amid cyberattacks, ISPs try to clean up the internet
"In more extreme cases, Level 3 can essentially block bad traffic from harassing victims, and effectively shut down or disrupt the hackers’ attacks. So why aren’t ISPs doing more to crack down on …
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Pentagon mulling split of NSA, Cyber Command
"The Pentagon is beginning to assess whether it’s time to split up the leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. Right now, the two organizations share a leader — Adm. Mike …
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Japan seeks “white-hat” hackers to defend against cyberattacks
"'White-hat' hackers who spot a security vulnerability in a computer system or network may be one of the most sought-after professions in Japan today with technology firms struggling with increasing …
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Malware Hijacks Microphones to Spy On Ukrainian Businesses, Scientists and Media
"Ukraine has once again been a target of a potential hacking attack that infected computer systems from dozens of Ukrainian businesses with highly sophisticated malware, allowing hackers to exfiltrate …