Tag: Cybersecurity

DNC confirms Russian hackers breached servers, stole Trump files

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DNC confirms Russian hackers breached servers, stole Trump files

Rudy Takala · June 14, 2016 4:11 pm

North Korea stole plans for a U.S. fighter jet by hacking into more than 100 South Korean firms and government agencies over a two-year period. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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North Korean hackers steal blueprints for F-15

Rudy Takala · June 13, 2016 7:48 pm

The Pentagon program was modeled on bug bounty programs that are in widespread use in the private sector. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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‘Hack the Pentagon’ program finds more than 100 bugs

Jamie McIntyre · June 10, 2016 6:53 pm

IRS ignores watchdog proposal to reduce taxpayer fraud

Gabriella Ciuffetelli · June 9, 2016 7:21 pm

The system would aim to "mislead and gain an advantage over a cyberadversary through a variety of tactics such as manipulation, distortion, [and] falsification of evidence," notes the request. (iStock photo)

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Intel community seeks autonomous cyber system to deceive enemies

Rudy Takala · June 8, 2016 3:10 pm

The two agreed on key principles prohibiting state-backed cyberattacks against other countries. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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U.S., India agree to fend off cyberattacks

Rudy Takala · June 7, 2016 8:54 pm

Sheldon Whitehouse said the country had witnessed several "game-changers" over the last seven months, and that they effectively amounted to a new Cold War in the cyberarena. (AP Photo)

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Senate Dem calls for cybersecurity ‘militia’

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 10:15 pm

Legislation to create a uniform national standard for notifying consumers of data breaches affecting their credit cards, medical records and other aspects of digital life has been pending for several years.

The 2 cybersecurity issues awaiting Congress this summer

Charlie Mitchell · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

The cybersecurity commission is tasked with finding ways to improve the nation's digital security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Cybercommission set for June meeting

Rudy Takala · June 3, 2016 10:09 pm

It’s the Server, Stupid

Shannen Coffin · June 3, 2016 5:00 am

Researchers noted that the physical method of cracking a cryptographic algorithm, commonly known as a "side-channel attack," works even against even sophisticated 4,096-bit encryption keys. (AP Photo)

Report: Computer noise can give away encryption keys

Rudy Takala · June 2, 2016 9:35 pm

Mystery malware designed to target industrial control systems has been inadvertently discovered by a cybersecurity firm.

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Researchers discover malware built to cripple industrial systems

Rudy Takala · June 2, 2016 12:00 pm