White House says security incidents at US federal agencies went down in 2019
In a report filed with Congress last week, the White House says the number of cyber-security incidents recorded at US federal agencies in 2019...
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Cybersecurity the responsibility of agencies, not us, AGD and ASD say
During a hearing held by the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit last month into the cybersecurity resilience of Commonwealth entities, the federal...
CISA Reminds Federal Agencies to Use Its DNS Service
A memorandum sent by the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) at federal agencies reminds them to...
Intelligence Agencies Share Web Shell Detection Techniques
The United Sates National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have issued a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) that provides details...
DarkHotel hackers use VPN zero-day to breach Chinese government agencies
Image: Qihoo 360, ZDNet Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now...
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New Mexico Agencies on Edge Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
New Mexico school districts, universities, and government agencies have collectively spent millions of dollars to regain control of their computer systems after employees unknowingly...
US government agencies have shadow IT infrastructure problem, cybersecurity risks, says GAO
AI is changing everything about cybersecurity, for better and for worse Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools could go a long way to helping...
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Hackers used the websites of Russian government agencies to extract cryptocurrency – E Hacking News
According to the deputy head of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents of the FSB, Nikolai Murashov, encryption viruses decreased their activity last...
New York state wants to ban government agencies from paying ransomware demands
Image: Jp Valery Two New York state senators have proposed two bills last week to ban local municipalities and other government entities from using...
Australian enforcement agencies angling for metadata review on telco cost recovery
It should not be a surprise that Australia’s metadata enforcement agencies have taken to warrantless access to two years’ worth of customers’ call records,...