When a Computer Hack is a Good Thing at Your Co-op

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Joe Trentacosta not only encourages a hack into Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s computer network—the co-op foots the bill for it. And other co-ops would do well to follow suit, said Trentacosta, senior vice president and chief information officer at the Hughesville,…

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OPM hack fallout: feds pay $133 million for (largely useless) ID theft monitoring services

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Last year, hackers believed to have Chinese government connections managed to breach the database of the federalOffice of Personnel Management (the agency that oversees security clearances for government employees and contractors), and stole sensitive and often blackmail-worthy information about 21.5 million…

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Why the Ashley Madison Hack is Concerning

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Granted, the Ashley Madison hack is proving to be ripe ground for jokes from all over, particularly in terms of how many government officials’ email addresses were spotted on the information released from hackers. The appearance of Josh Duggar of “19…

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