Ideas
Here Are the Threats Federal Network Defenders Need to Know
Some cyber criminals are going old school.
Cybersecurity
Like Voldemort, Ransomware Is Too Scary to Be Named
Wary of alarming investors, companies victimized by ransomware attacks often tell the SEC that “malware” or a “security incident” disrupted their operations.
Ideas
It’s Time for Presidential Campaigns to Embrace Mobile Security
It's not just campaigns, voters could be targeted too.
Ideas
The Zero-Day War? How Cyber is Reshaping the Future of the Most Combustible Conflicts
Recent history has shown that states often use their offensive cyber arsenals to achieve surprisingly de-escalatory effects.
Cybersecurity
Stealthy Tool Detects Malware in Javascript
A new open-source tool called VisibleV8 allows users to track and record the behavior of JavaScript programs without alerting the websites that run those programs.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Co-Opt Iranian Cyber Tools to Attack 35 Countries, NSA Warns
In a joint advisory, U.S. and British authorities said the Turla group is piggy-backing off the work of Iranian rivals to advance its own agenda.
Ideas
Get Proactive to Better Arm Yourself Against Cyberattacks
Agencies must move to an integrated data-driven approach aimed at predicting and preventing cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
New Tech Aims to Tell Pilots When Their Plane Has Been Hacked
Raytheon is pitching a product to detect cyber intrusions into aircraft, drones and even missiles.
Ideas
Why I Changed My Mind about Federal User Cyber Training
Layer on all the protective systems you want—at the end of the day, the user still has to make a good decision.
Ideas
3 Major Threat Trends Federal Agencies Need to Know
Here's what agencies need to be mindful of.
Ideas
9 Tips to Help Secure Every Federal Employee’s Mobile Device
Bad actors increasingly target smartphones and endpoint devices that are generally less protected than government computers.
Cybersecurity
Apple iPhones Could Have Been Hacked for Years—Here's What to Do About It
As there is no visible sign of infection on the device, it is likely users are completely unaware of the risks they’re facing.
Cybersecurity
IRS Warns of New Imposter Scam That Spreads Malware
Agency officials recently learned of a phishing campaign in which scammers pose as IRS agents to spread malware and scoop up users’ sensitive information.
Ideas
Can New Technologies Restore a Robust Federal Cyber Perimeter?
Many agencies are deemphasizing traditional notions like perimeter security and concentrating more on the concept of resiliency, recovery and ways to mitigate the effects of a breach.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Build Fake Skype, Signal, Pornhub Apps to Lure Victims
Installing the apps activates malware that steals personal data and sends it off to St. Petersburg.
Cybersecurity
NSA Issues Warning to Patch Legacy Windows Systems Over ‘Wormable’ Threat
The National Security Agency is warning Microsoft Windows administrators to patch and update systems due to a new vulnerability called “BlueKeep.”
Policy
House Homeland Gives Thumbs Up for Permanent DHS Cyber Response Team
The committee passed a trio of other bills that would fight digital spies, improve intelligence sharing and bolster counterterrorism tech research.
Cybersecurity
Report: Weaponized PDFs on the Rise
The form of malware is targeting mostly the United States and Britain.
Cybersecurity
Which Country has the Best Cybersecurity? It Isn’t the U.S.
A study says the U.S. is above average when it comes to cybersecurity, but it’s not the best nation.
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