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…
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…
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…
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
