The most-cited challenge federal agencies face in cybersecurity are vulnerabilities from aging applications and technologies, according to a survey by Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told Americans they must start taking cybersecurity seriously in a public question and answer session last week, reports WQAD 8.
A 2015 breach to the National Security Agency may have exposed its cyberwarfare strategy, according to TechCrunch.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, expressed support for developing a national standard when notifying individuals impacted by corporate data breaches during the committee's Equifax hearing, according to The Hill.
White House Chief of Staff and former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security John Kelly may have had his personal cell phone compromised, reports Politico.
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Seventy-six percent of healthcare respondents in IT departments agree their organizations need visibility to detect and mitigate human errors and misuse, according to a Netwrix report.
The Government Availability Office found all 24 agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act — which includes HHS, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology — have weaknesses in at least one core…
The plurality of corporate IT and security professionals — 42 percent — ranked ransomware as a moderate cyberthreat, according to a Crowd Research Partners report.
The use of ransomware for computer extortion is now considered a class E felony in Connecticut, according to The National Law Review.
In a recent press release, Zimperium®, a global leader in mobile threat defense (MTD) and the only provider of real-time, on-device protection against known and unknown threats, is announcing z9 for Mobile Malware.