Tag: Cybersecurity

"Maintaining plausible deniability will be Moscow's goal," national security expert says. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Experts: Trump discouraged future Russian email leaks

Joel Gehrke · July 28, 2016 9:29 pm

Americans need to calm down and stop blaming Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Intel chief: Americans need to calm down about DNC hack

Rudy Takala · July 28, 2016 7:54 pm

As the Sony Pictures hack revealed a couple of years ago, cyber attacks aren't limited to "critical infrastructure" targets, and hits on soft targets like a movie studio or the offices of a political party can have major consequences.

Does the U.S. have a credible cyber deterrence policy?

Charlie Mitchell · July 28, 2016 5:52 pm

An MSNBC host thinks Donald Trump's controversial comments about Russian hackers are all about diverting attention from the DNC. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP)

Joe Scarborough: Trump a ‘one trick pony’

Eddie Scarry · July 28, 2016 1:23 pm

Hacked voicemails reveal Democratic rage against Bernie

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Hacked voicemails reveal Democratic rage against Bernie

Rudy Takala · July 28, 2016 3:24 am

Russia is the only country to face accusations of using a "false flag" to to mask responsibility. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russia is known for hiding its cybercrimes, experts note

Rudy Takala · July 27, 2016 10:08 pm

Dianne Feinstein believes that since the hack may have been "a state-sponsored attempt to manipulate our presidential election," it should be met with a "heightened measure of transparency." (AP Photo)

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Dems demand release of intelligence gathered on DNC hack

Maria Biery · July 27, 2016 9:28 pm

"This has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent," campaign spokesman Jake Sullivan said in a statement. (John Taggart/Bloomberg)

Clinton camp outraged by Trump statement on hacked emails

Rudy Takala · July 27, 2016 5:16 pm

He explained that powerful, wealthy and famous people like Trump are constantly being second guessed. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

National Security

Rush Limbaugh: Donald Trump is unhackable

Rudy Takala · July 26, 2016 8:28 pm

Forensic analysis has reaffirmed the belief that Russian actors are behind the hack of the Democratic Party, researchers reported Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Holston)

National Security

Cybersleuths: Russians are behind the DNC hack, and aren’t covering it up well

Rudy Takala · July 26, 2016 5:46 pm

Russian officials on Tuesday denied any responsibility for the leak of documents. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Russians angry over DNC hack accusations

Rudy Takala · July 26, 2016 5:34 pm

Hacked Democratic National Committee emails show the organization was using weak passwords. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Leak reveals DNC’s weak email passwords

Rudy Takala · July 26, 2016 3:14 pm