Cybersecurity (157)
More Cybersecurity Regulations Needed: Experts
- Friday, 18 June 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The surging wave of cyberattacks in the first six months of 2021 has led to calls for new private-sector cybersecurity rules.
Read more...Ransomware Brings Cybersecurity to Centerstage
- Saturday, 12 June 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Recent high-profile disruptions of a major meatpacking company and the largest U.S. fuel pipeline have thrust ransomware to the forefront of national discussion.
Read more...U.S. Seizes Millions In Ransom Paid By Colonial Pipeline
- Saturday, 12 June 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware saga has taken another turn as the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it recovered 63.7 Bitcoins paid to hacking group DarkSide. Those coins are valued at close to $2.3 million.
Read more...FBI Intelligence Agent Charged with Stealing Cybersecurity Docs
- Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A grand jury has charged a former FBI intelligence analyst with the theft of classified material, including documents related to cybersecurity. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Justice Department Plots 120-day Cybersecurity Review
- Thursday, 06 May 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The U.S. Department of Justice is poised for a 120-day cybersecurity analysis in light of mounting threats. So reports The Hill.
Read more...How Best to Bring Cybersecurity to the Hybrid Office?
- Wednesday, 28 April 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
As organizations reopen after the pandemic and find ways to combine the physical office with remote work, they’re facing the challenge of how to secure these hybrid workplaces.
Read more...White House Sanctions Russia for SolarWinds Hack
- Sunday, 25 April 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Biden administration has unveiled broad sanctions against Russia over the massive SolarWinds hack. So reports The Hill.
Read more...What to Know About Facebook’s Mega Leak
- Friday, 09 April 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Fallout from a Facebook leak earlier this month is underway. It involved the personal data from more than half a billion users.
Read more...'Zero Trust' Wins Moment in Sun After Huge Cyberattacks
- Wednesday, 31 March 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
More than a decade after researcher John Kindervag first argued that owners of sensitive computer networks should put strict limits on anyone in their networks no matter who they are, two massive hacks have made “zero trust” the cybersecurity industry’s maxim. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...New Apple Malware Baffles Cybersecurity Pros
- Friday, 26 February 2021
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Security researchers are struggling to figure out previously unknown malware that has been unearthed on nearly 30,000 Apple Macintosh computers around the world. So reports Ars Technica.
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