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Hedge funds are increasingly targeted by cyber extortionists, John Carlin, US Assistant Attorney General for National Security, has warned the audience at the SALT hedge fund …

An indictment is charging a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with a total of four felony offenses in …

If you’re a Windows user and you’re connecting securely to remote machines, you’ve probably heard about WinSCP. This multi-functional open source tool has …

DevOps is a software development and IT management method that brings software engineering, quality assurance, and IT operations together as an integrated team to …

“Malware distribution campaigns based using the popular Angler exploit kit continue delivering different types of ransomware. Last week, it was AlphaCrypt, which …

The Tor Project has discontinued the Tor Cloud project due to a lack of dedicated software developers and maintainers.The Tor Cloud project was started in late 2011, with the …

The majority of IT security professionals don’t have full visibility into where all their organization’s sensitive data resides, according to Perspecsys. Challenges with …

The cryptography used in the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP), one of the most widely used smart meter and smart grid device networking standards, can be easily cracked, …

You might or might not know that some countries – especially some European ones – have (or are working on) strong data protection laws.What most people don’t …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles:Securing the smart grid: European Network of Cyber SecurityDr. Klaus Kursawe …

“A new type of ransomware is targeting Australian users, and its creators have decided to have some fun and express their love for the popular US TV show Breaking Bad …

It took nearly two years, but three judges of a federal appeals court in New York have unanimously ruled that the bulk collection of telephone metadata associated with phone …