Tag: Cybersecurity

GAO said the American role in the Internet had been a —œstewardship—£ role. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Study: Cybersecurity spending to hit $75.4B in 2015

Rudy Takala · September 24, 2015 6:38 pm

The Obama administration has refused to publicly attribute the OPM breach to China, but the revelation indicates that the government seems sure that the hack was based in China.Â (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Baby pictures lead cyber sleuths to Chinese hacker

Rudy Takala · September 24, 2015 4:50 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a U.S.-China business roundtable, comprised of U.S. and Chinese CEOs, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)

Rep. Gibbs Op-Ed: Obama should press China on human rights, cyberattacks

Rep. Bob Gibbs · September 24, 2015 4:01 am

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for "all attachments and all documents that include the estimated cost," in addition to any documents "referring or related to the source(s) of funding to cover the cost ... during the base period and options."Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Oversight chairman: What does OPM do with its money?

Rudy Takala · September 23, 2015 7:53 pm

The estimated number of individuals whose fingerprints were stolen in a breach this year has increased from 1.1 million to 5.6 million, OPM spokesmanÂ Samuel Schumach said.Â (Tibor Rosta/MTI via AP)

Why millions of fingerprints make OPM hack worst ever

Rudy Takala · September 23, 2015 3:04 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his wife Peng Liyuan wave upon arrival Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Boeing Field in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Obama wants no-hacking pledge from China

Nicole Duran · September 23, 2015 12:48 am

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., speaks during the Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee markup of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senator says U.S. ‘under attack’ by cyber enemies

Rudy Takala · September 22, 2015 11:01 pm

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Washington.

Feds settle charges against company that lost data to Chinese hackers

Rudy Takala · September 22, 2015 6:20 pm

Pro-democracy protesters wear cages and cardboards written the name of jailed Chinese dissidents as they march to Government office during the China's National Day in Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chinese dissidents deserve U.S. support

Marco Rubio · September 22, 2015 4:02 am

The hackers used a 2007 Super Bowl commercial for a job-seeking website that showed monkeys in an office. Victims who attempted to watch the commercial downloaded malware in the process. (image courtesy screenshot)

Beware of emails with monkey videos, cyber watchdog says

Rudy Takala · September 21, 2015 9:04 pm

This month, Ron Wyden sent a letter to the National Counterintelligence and Security Center asking if they had identified security weaknesses in OPM systems. (AP Photo)Â

Wyden slams federal response on OPM breach

Rudy Takala · September 18, 2015 6:43 pm

"We are conducting thousands of defensive operations each and every day â¦ and countering millions of cyberattacks annually," saidÂ Brig. Gen. Robert Skinner, deputy commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-DoD Information Networks.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Military leaders cite weaknesses in cybersecurity

Rudy Takala · September 18, 2015 3:03 pm