The US Department of Home Security (DHS) on Saturday issued a rare National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) alert warning about possible Iranian terror and cyber campaigns in retaliation for the US …
Alert overload is burning out security analysts
A recent CriticalStart study sheds light on the impact of alert overload on security operations centers (SOCs) and their staff. The survey found that only 41% of SOC employees still consider their …
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Crooks are exploiting unpatched Android flaw to drain users’ bank accounts
Hackers are taking advantage of StrandHogg, a recently publicized Android vulnerability, to steal banking credentials and empty accounts. European security company Wultra warns that several banks in …
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Report: APT gang increased cyberattacks on businesses in Q3
Positive Technologies published a Cybersecurity Threatscape Q3 2019 update that found targeted attacks rose to 65% in Q3. Positive technologies also established that 81% of malware infections of …
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Charges: Chinese Surveillance Goods Illegally Sold to US
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) accuses US company Aventura Technologies of lying about the origin of millions of dollars in Chinese surveillance and other security equipment sold by the firm to …
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Solar, Wind Power Utility Disrupted in Rare Cyberattack
In March of this year, Utah-based renewable energy provider sPower suffered a denial-of-service (DoS) attack resulting in multiple short periods of downtime at the firm's main control center. …
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DISA Is Looking to Buy AI-Powered Cyber Defenses
The US Department of Defense plans to bolster its cybersecurity defenses by adopting automated cybersecurity solutions that rely on machine learning. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) …
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House Republicans’ national security-threatening impeachment stunt, explained by an expert
A security expert on Wednesday warned that when two dozen Republican lawmakers stormed the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in the Capitol earlier this week because they were …
Senior Infosec Staffer Resigns, Says White House On Track To Be Hacked Again
Dimitrios Vastakis, a branch chief of the White House computer network defense who resigned from his post earlier this week, warns that the White House "is posturing itself to be electronically …
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US Military Will Stop Using Floppy Disks to Operate Its Nuclear Weapons System
The Pentagon is finally abandoning its archaic nuclear launch systems that still rely on 8-inch floppy disks. According to an official, the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) will …