The United States is losing on the cyber-battlefield and face a bleak threat landscape, according to DHS chairman Michael McCaul. But, he says, there is still hope to turn things around.
Tag Archives: Government
Threatpost News Wrap, January 13, 2017
The news of the week is discussed, including the ShadowBrokers’ farewell, GoDaddy’s buggy domain validation issue, MongoDB ransoms, and the latest with St. Jude Medical.
Congressional Group Says Encryption Backdoors Are a Bad Idea
Members of the bipartisan encryption working group released a year-end report concluding that encryption backdoor laws would do more harm than good.
IBM Opens Attack Simulation Test Center
IBM introduced on Wednesday a new Cyber Range attack simulator during the opening of its global security headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
Risk of Election Day Cyberattacks Low According To Experts
Security experts monitoring cyber-chatter for virtual and real-world threats against U.S. Election Day targets don’t believe there will be cyberattack or al-Qaeda terror attack this Tuesday.
DMCA Exemptions Lift Hacking Restrictions
White hat hackers can hack cars, medical devices and home IoT devices without fear of running amiss of DMCA laws that prevent reverse engineering.
Microsoft Says Russian APT Group Behind Zero-Day Attacks
Microsoft said Russian APT group Sofacy, which has ties to the country’s military intelligence operations, has been using Windows kernel and Adobe Flash zero day vulnerabilities in targeted attacks.
WhatsApp Blasted by EU Data Protection Group Over Facebook Sharing
The Article 29 Working Party, an EU privacy coalition urges WhatsApp to clarify that user information shared between the company and Facebook is compliant with data protection laws on the books in Europe.
US Reps Requesting Further Intel Around Yahoo Surveillance Story
U.S. representatives are asking Yahoo for clarity around a surveillance program mentioned in reports earlier this month.
NSA Contractor Charged With Stealing Classified Hacking Secrets
A NSA contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton was arrested and charged with stealing secret documents from the U.S. spy agency.