Chinese hackers targeted the USS Ronald Reagan, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye, Financial Times reported Friday. “The China-based group created an infected document impersonating an official message addressed to officials visiting the USS Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier which … Read More
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Reports: US Authorities Examine Cyber Attack on DNS Provider Dyn
U.S. authorities are investigating a distributed-denial-of-service attack that hit internet performance management company Dyn‘s managed domain name system infrastructure, USA Today reported Friday. Eli Blumenthal and Elizabeth Weise write that Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Netflix and PayPal were among the prominent websites hobbled by the DDoS attack on the Dyn … Read More
3 things the flyover states need to compete with Silicon Valley
By Ivy Estabrooke, USTAR n the first presidential debate of 2016, Secretary Clinton pointed to innovation as a key to economic prosperity saying, “I want us to invest in you. I want us to invest in your future. That means jobs in … Read More
Serious security: Three changes that could turn the tide on hackers
It’s all gone. All the passwords, all the user names, all the credit card numbers, the selfies, the fingerprints, the emails. The state of tech security is currently so dire that it feels like anything you have ever stored on … Read More
Insulin Pump Vulnerability Lets Attackers Remotely Administer Dose
A security firm found a flaw in a brand of insulin pump systems that could allow a hacker to remotely administer a dose of insulin. Diabetics use insulin pumps to self-administer insulin and regulate blood sugar. The Animas OneTouch Ping … Read More
London police charge man with terrorism over use of encryption
The police force used the controversial section 5 powers to charge the suspect with, among other things, “developing an encrypted version of his blog site.” A man has appeared in court in London on six counts of terrorism — one … Read More
Russian special services to decrypt Internet traffic
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSS, or FSB) together with the country’s Ministry of Communications, are introducing of a set of technical procedures that will provide it with unencrypted access to the Internet traffic of all Russian citizens. This move … Read More
Russia Hacks, Barracuda, Put Cybersecurity Stocks On Alert
With Barracuda Networks (CUDA) set to report earnings Tuesday, other top cybersecurity stocks could hit buy or sell points in the coming week. The U.S. government also officially blamed Russia late Friday for cyberattacks meant to influence the presidential election, … Read More
Rep. Will Hurd: ‘Encryption is Good for Our National Security’
In 2016, the San Bernadino killings elevated encryption to national discussion as the FBI and Apple waged a very public battle over how much authority law enforcement should have in subverting encryption technologies that otherwise ensure privacy for users around … Read More
Forewarned is Forearmed: Confronting Adversaries in Cyberspace
The risk of attack or theft from cyber-enabled actors has been made extremely clear to both private businesses and governments. The last few years have demonstrated that any connected device – be it a computer, a phone, or even a … Read More