Please turn on your JavaScript for this page to function normally.
money
Government sector: largest revenue contributor for the global cyber security market

The cyber security market is predicted to reach close to USD 161 billion in revenue by 2020, according to Technavio. “During the forecast period, the market share of North …

IRS
101,000 US taxpayers affected by automated attack on IRS app

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed more details about an attack it suffered last month, mounted by unknown individuals with the aim to file fraudulent tax …

Department of Justice
Info on 20,000 FBI and 9,000 DHS employees leaked following alleged DoJ hack

On Sunday, Motherboard reported that a hacker contacted them and claimed to have hacked into a US Department of Justice (DoJ) computer, exfiltrated 200GB of files, as well as …

Europe
EU-US Privacy Shield: New framework for transatlantic data flows

The European Commission and the United States have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows: the EU-US Privacy Shield. The College of Commissioners approved the …

NASA
Hackers claim to have hacked NASA, hijacked one of its drones

AnonSec hackers claim that they have breached a number of NASA’s systems, and they have published a data trove containing video recordings made by the agency’s …

Binary
UK activists dumps 2.5 GB of data stolen from US police union

Last Thursday, UK-based researcher and activist Thomas White has made available for download 2.5 GB of data stolen in a recent hack of the computer systems of the Fraternal …

pound
How much could a cyber attack cost the HMRC?

HMRC could face compensation claims of over £13 billion if it were to lose people’s personal and financial data as a result of a cyber attack, according to a new study by …

Cloud
Security to become primary reason government agencies move to the cloud

Public cloud options now offer the scalability, computing power, storage and security to better enable digital government platforms and meet rising expectations for …

escalator
How well protected is NHS data?

A new study carried out by Vanson Bourne reveals a gap between the perceived strength of IT security measures in the NHS and the actual level of IT security built into NHS …

Red door
Most IT pros oppose government backdoor access

Close to two-thirds of global IT professionals oppose giving governments backdoor access to encrypted information systems, and 59% feel that privacy is being compromised in an …

Glass
BlackEnergy APT is back, deleting files and killing computer systems

The BlackEnergy APT – or SandWorm group, as some researchers call it – has been active since 2007 (at least). Its past exploits include cyber-espionage campaigns …

bald eagle
Is the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 effective?

While many are decrying the newly signed Cybersecurity Act of 2015 for its privacy issues, DB Networks is taking the Act to task for an equally troublesome reason: It is based …

Don't miss

Cybersecurity news