Tag: Cybersecurity

The FBI agreed on Wednesday to share a new tool for hacking Apple products with authorities in Arkansas (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

FBI shares tool for hacking iPhones with local law enforcement

Rudy Takala · March 31, 2016 2:56 pm

The FBI has issued several public alerts over the last year alerting consumers to the possibility of electronic fraud. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Hackers reportedly breach top New York law firms

Rudy Takala · March 30, 2016 3:46 pm

Prosecutors suggested on Tuesday that Apple's position may become immaterial in the days ahead, advising the court that they may "modify" their request for assistance by April 11. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

Feds debate whether to drop case against Apple in New York

Rudy Takala · March 30, 2016 2:02 am

The commission must produce a final report by Dec. 1, offering immediate, concrete steps that industry can take to improve cybersecurity as well as recommendations for the next administration on how to tackle cyber challenges over a 10-year horizon.

National Security

Tight deadline for ‘actionable’ mandate from presidential cybersecurity commission

Charlie Mitchell · March 30, 2016 1:36 am

The Obama administration has yet to use the new powers spelled out in the order, but officials frequently cite their existence when discussing penalties the U.S. can impose on major hacks linked to the Chinese, Russian and Iranian governments, among others. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama extends cyberemergency, sanctions authority

Nicole Duran · March 30, 2016 12:33 am

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: FBI’s hacking secret

Washington Examiner · March 29, 2016 8:50 pm

The virus has affected Washington's Georgetown University Hospital and other medical offices in the region. (AgnosticPreachersKid, via Wikimedia Commons)

FBI investigating computer virus causing outages at D.C. hospital system

Associated Press · March 28, 2016 8:25 pm

The process involves using Google's advanced search function to narrow search parameters, using them to discover confidential information that wouldn't be displayed in a normal search. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian hacker allegedly used Google to hack dam

Rudy Takala · March 28, 2016 7:43 pm

National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers was in Israel last week to discuss cooperation on cybersecurity, just as both countries seem to be preparing for a surge in cyberattacks out of Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

NSA chief in talks with Israel over Iranian cyberattacks

Rudy Takala · March 28, 2016 12:15 pm

End-to-end encryption prevents messages from being read by hackers or snooping governments while in transit. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Google takes credit for increasing encrypted emails by 25 percent

Rudy Takala · March 25, 2016 2:41 pm

Officials reported the software being used was identical to what they agency had been asking Apple to create. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Report: FBI testing encryption-breaking software

Rudy Takala · March 24, 2016 8:31 pm

Earlier Tuesday, more than 20 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson calling for a change in the refugee-vetting policy. (AP Photo)

DHS info-sharing ‘open for business’

Charlie Mitchell · March 24, 2016 6:39 pm