Cerber ransomware rakes in cash by recruiting unskilled hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cerber’s creators take 35 percent of the profit, and the rest goes to partners A ransomware strain has been making a pretty penny by opening its doors to unskilled hackers. Security firm Check Point gained a rare look at The post Cerber ransomware rakes in cash […]
U.S. grapples with controlling ‘cyber-munitions’ while recruiting 6,000 new cyber-warriors
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Clicks and keystrokes can now crash economies and burn governments faster than fighter jets and firearms. So-called ‘cyber-munitions’ are technological products and protocols with both offensive and defensive capabilities, little-known to the public, and hotly debated by digital security experts. The U.S. government is currently in […]
Recruiting the Marijuana addict hackers was a prank!
OK! It has been revealed that the FBI Director was only teasing and was being funny when he talked about recruiting the week smokers. It was all a joke when he said that he would look into the policy of recruiting any addict in FBI. He actually meant to say that increasing number of joint […]
NIST recruiting new members for two advisory panels
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cyber_security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for new members for two advisory groups that might be of interest to the readers of Government Security News: Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Maine police departments have difficulty recruiting officers
Sun Journal PORTLAND, Maine — A bright red "we're hiring" advertisement comes flashing forward when the Portland Police Department's website is opened. The Maine State Police website has a "***now hiring***" line in red and also … View full post on National Cyber Security