Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Death threats in recent months against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, especially at the time of his trip to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, are being taken seriously by the US Secret Service (USSS) and other The…
Feds must have ‘zero trust’ of employees to stop hackers, report says
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Federal agencies seeking to stop another major hack of Americans’ personal data must establish a “zero trust” system that treats government employees as just as big a threat to cybersecurity as foreign attackers, says a report being released Wednesday by The…
Feds might force your board to be cyber-aware
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Laws frequently change the way that we do business. Whether it’s taxes, regulations or some other requirement that we, as business people, are obliged to abide by, compliance is essential to avoiding legal actions and getting our jobs done without interference….
West Haven Women Charged in Mail and Identity Theft Scheme: Feds
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two West Haven women are accused of operating an extensive identity theft and mail theft scheme that resulted in a loss of more than $50,000 to banks and the victims, according to authorities. Jamila Williams-Stevenson, 36, and Lorena Coburn, 42, both…
Feds fight journalist’s release pending appeal in hacking case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Federal prosecutors are opposing a tech-savvy journalist’s bid to stay out of prison while he appeals his convictions on computer hacking charges. Without relief from a federal judge or a higher court, former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys could have…
FASHION INDUSTRY TELLS FEDS: WE NEED BETTER CYBERSECURITY FOR INTERNET-CONNECTED CLOTHES
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The fashion industry is urging Washington not to hinder creativity when the government formulates policies surrounding the internet of things, as everyone from Met Gala celebrity guests to U.S soldiers slip on wired garments. During February’s New York Fashion Week, designer…
Mozilla Denied Request To Learn How Feds Hacked Firefox
Mozilla Corp. asked the feds toshare details of a Firefox vulnerability that was used in exposing a child pornography website, but the U.S. authorities shut down the plea. The uncomfortable answer came from U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan, who recently denied Mozilla’s attempt to learn which part of Firefox is…
FEDS MAY SCAN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT CAN’T ‘FRIEND’ OR ‘FOLLOW’ YOU
Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. Background investigators may soon explore social media postings when deciding whether to grant a security clearance, but they won’t be able to use fake accounts…
Feds to keep iPhone-hacking method under wraps
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t plan to tell Apple Inc. how it cracked a San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist’s phone, said people familiar with the matter, leaving the company in the dark on a security vulnerability on some iPhone models. The FBI knows how to use the phone-hacking tool it…
Lawyer charges feds admit spying on everyone
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Obama administration’s insistence on further delaying a court ruling against the National Security Agency’s telephone surveillance program indicates the government actually was spying on “everyone,” charges a brief by the plaintiffs. The administration is arguing that immediate compliance with an…