California Senate votes to restore net neutrality rules
The California State Senate voted yesterday in favor of a bill aimed at restoring the net neutrality protections put in place by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015, …
DHS, FBI warn about malware tied to North Korean threat actor
US-CERT has released a new technical alert on malware used by Hidden Cobra, a threat actor whose activities they believe to be directed by the North Korean government. The …
America’s most cyber insecure cities exposed
Coronet researchers identified Las Vegas, Memphis and Charlotte as America’s most cyber insecure cities. “While big companies may have the budgets, personnel and …
US Senate votes to save net neutrality
The US Senate has voted in favor of net neutrality by approving a Congressional Review Act resolution that would undo the Federal Communications Commission’s December …
White House eliminates Cybersecurity Coordinator role
The White House has eliminated the role of Cybersecurity Coordinator, generally viewed as the top cybersecurity role in the US government. The decision was made by John …
Former SunTrust employee stole data on 1.5 million clients
US commercial bank SunTrust has announced on Friday that they’ve fallen victim to insider threat, and that customer records of some 1.5 million of its customers had been …
FDA plans to improve medical device cybersecurity
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to tackle security issues related to medical devices and has released a plan of action it means to implement in the near …
US, UK warn Russians hackers are compromising networking devices worldwide
Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting network infrastructure devices worldwide, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), …
Emergency alert systems used across the US can be easily hijacked
A vulnerability affecting emergency alert systems supplied by ATI Systems, one of the leading suppliers of warning sirens in the USA, could be exploited remotely via radio …
How safe is your personal information?
Another day, another data breach. Recent news about cybercriminals obtaining more than 5 million credit card numbers from high-end U.S. retailers joined a series of major …
Hackers steal payment card data of 5 million Saks, Lord & Taylor customers
Hackers have apparently managed to compromise the cash register systems at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in the US and Canada, and have stolen payment card …
Worldwide spending on security solutions to reach $91 billion in 2018
Worldwide spending on security-related hardware, software, and services is forecast to reach $91.4 billion in 2018, an increase of 10.2% over the amount spent in 2017. This …
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